Whitehead and Black perfect combination for Braw Lads’ celebrations
It was something both Daniel Whitehead and Lucy Black admit they have pondered and considered for a number of years. But any doubts the Galashiels pair had about becoming Braw Lad and Lass vanished on...
View ArticleJim Hume MSP urges Scottish Power to fix Ettrick Valley power problems
South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume has written to Scottish Power urging the company to resolve ongoing power supply problems in the Ettrick Valley.Earlier this month, we reported on farmer Richard Scott’s...
View ArticleSchmallenberg is Scotland’s latest unwelcome import
Because something has been expected doesn’t make it welcome. That applies to last week when the inevitable happened and the first confirmed case of Schmallenberg disease in Scotland was reported in a...
View ArticleWind farm delayed for lambs
It took years to get planning permission, but a windfarm of 13 turbines is on hold until the lambing on the Berwickshire site is over. Wind energy company Banks Renewables gained permission to put up...
View ArticleLFASS and SFP in CAP reform rollover
Main funding schemes for farmers will be rolled over into 2014 as the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) kicks in, European politicians agreed earlier this week.Bridging arrangements will be...
View ArticleAuctioneer Jack retires after 48 years
John Swan Ltd managing director Jack Clark retires on Tuesday. But you will find the St Boswells auctioneer in the ring, gavel in hand, at the company’s weekly sale on Monday.Jack steps down after 48...
View ArticleRising from the ashes like a Phoenix
Promise I’ll move on to odd-shaped veg or how to strip down and rebuild an old Fergie tractor next week. This week it’s chickens again.I make no apologies for this as I have to draw your attention to a...
View ArticleRailway A7 speed call despite jobs boost
Contractors BAM Nuttall say they would support moves to introduce speed restrictions on the A7 while the Borders Railway is built.Commuters have seen further traffic on the route north of Galashiels as...
View ArticleTransport Police’s track plea
British Transport Police have warned Borderers that walking across the Borders Railway line will result in arrest.Inspector Angela McGregor said: “It is an offence to trespass on a railway line and...
View ArticleGrahame makes Gala visit
Christine Grahame MSP, a long-term supporter of the Borders Railway, was shown round the project’s Langhaugh Road base in Galashiels on Tuesday. She was joined by Ken MacGillivray project manager of...
View ArticleAmbulance base given the green light after appeal
A new ambulance station should be built in the grounds of Borders General Hospital and will save lives, a planning appeal reporter has said.Philip Hutchinson made the comment in his decision notice,...
View ArticleWork to start on sports facilities
Construction of new state-of-the-art sports facilities at Peebles High School will start in May.New indoor facilities will be created, as well as a 2G synthetic pitch and sprint track outdoors. The...
View ArticlePeebles cornet can’t believe he’s about to live the dream
Leading from the front at the Beltane Festival in Peebles will be Cornet Daniel Williamson and Cornet’s Lass Susan Thomson - both of whom are steeped in the Beltane tradition.They were named at a...
View ArticleCalum is new Kelso Laddie
The new Kelso Laddie was introduced to cheering crowds on Friday evening as sunshine streamed into the town’s historic Georgian Square.Proud Calum Thomson of Tanners Court, told TheSouthern: “I’m...
View ArticleOne lane of A72 to remain closed
DRIVERS on the A72 are likely to face disruption for ‘a number of weeks’, with traffic lights to remain in place following Friday’s landslide at Dirtpot corner.A council spokesman told The Southern...
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Despite a fall in the number of people unemployed and claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in the Borders last month, the March figure was still the second highest in 12 months.Figures released last...
View ArticlePrison warning for Peebles wedding reception bully
A wedding guest who intimidated his former partner at a reception in Peebles was branded a bully.David Stanton, 28, of Kingsland Square, Peebles, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour, shouting and...
View ArticleDrunk Kelso man lost the rag with police officers
A drunken man behaved in an abusive manner in Kelso and struggled with police.Three officers had to take Stuart Carruthers to the ground and handcuff him after he lost his temper.The 40-year-old, of...
View ArticleRustlers on the hoof
Nearly 130 sheep have been stolen from Tweeddale and the Gala Water Valley since the start of the year, The Southern can reveal.Both areas have been targeted by ruthless rustlers, despite many farms...
View ArticleFour-and-a-half years for Hawick herion dealer
A drug dealer from Hawick has been sent to prison for four-and-a-half years .Forty-two-year-old Alexander Higgins was due to stand trial by jury on a charge of being concerned in the supply of heroin...
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