Councillors help visitors hoping to spend a penny
An email campaign by community councillors in Kelso has resulted in temporary toilets being set up in the town centre this summer. Councillors were concerned visitors were going to have to cross their...
View ArticleEntries open for floral gateways
The council is inviting communities, large and small, to enter the 2013 Floral Gateway Competition, which it runs in association with Beautiful Scotland.For an entry form, call 0300 100 1800. The...
View ArticleLocals back school move
A consultation on the relocation of Kelso High School has revealed ‘overwhelming’ support for the plans. Presenting a report on the consultation to the council, Glenn Rodger, director of education,...
View ArticleGender pay gap at council
On average, women working for the council earn just over £1 per hour less than men, rising to £1.70 per hour for those working in education.That is the finding of an equality report put before...
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PLANS for a memorial garden to mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden have been approved by thecouncil. Although given the green light, detailed plans of interpretation boards and seating...
View ArticleBursary boost for cadet
An Army Cadet from Oxton is set for a 22-day Ultimate Adventure course, thanks to a national bursary award.Corporal Katherine Caswell, 16, is one of only four cadets in the UK to receive the Matthew...
View ArticleDyslexia meeting
Glasgow’s Yousef Ahmad, of Remploy, an employment services provider for people with disabilities, will address a Dyslexia Scotland Borders group meeting at the Buccleuch Arms Hotel, St Boswells, this...
View ArticlePROPERTY OF THE WEEK
THIS is a most attractive traditional end-terraced cottage which has been created by combining two cottages.The bright, spacious and well-appointed family-sized accommodation includes a hall/study,...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly Primestock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 236 hoggs and 82 ewes.Hogg numbers again tight but fleshy types again sold readily, poorer sorts again hard...
View ArticleMan dies from gunshot wounds
A HAWICK man who died following a shooting incident has been named locally as Adam Hepburn.The 22-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night, but died during the early hours of Wednesday...
View ArticleDuke to officially open student halls
It has been announced that the Duke of Gloucester will officially open the new student residences at Heriot-Watt University’s Galashiels campus during his visit to the region next Thursday.The Duke, a...
View ArticleA72 crash biker in critical condition
Police are appealing for witnesses following a crash on the A72 on Sunday afternoon which left a 52-year-old man critically injured.The incident happened at 1pm on the A72 between Peebles and Blyth...
View ArticleCable to meet farm business people
Vince Cable, secretary of state for business, will meet with a small group of Borders businessmen and women this weekend to discuss the challenges and opportunities that diversified farm businesses are...
View ArticleBari pair set sights on Stob Stanes
Yetholm’s lead man and woman were installed on Friday, when a newly commissioned flag was also flown for the first time.The 2013 Bari Gadji is Anders Cameron, and Bari Manushi, Stephanie...
View ArticleHail Hawick Cornet Ritson
Christopher Ritson was announced as the 2013 Hawick Common Riding Cornet at a ceremony in the Town Hall last night. In May every year, the Provost’s Council, on the recommendation of the two previous...
View ArticleSam’s the man for Melrose and Zoe the Festival Queen
Although nervous about his speech, Melrosian Sam Thomson said it was not the most daunting part of appointment night on Friday.Instead, the traditional spin round the Market Cross, on the shoulders of...
View ArticleReece and Katelyn named Tweedbank Lad and Lass 2013
TWEEDBANK has revealed the two young principals who will lead the village’s annual festivities this summer.On Friday night in a ceremony in the community centre, local primary seven pupils Reece Simons...
View ArticleAid will help but 2013 is a write-off for many
“For the most affected farms there will no immediate relief in 2013 and there will be a hard road back to perhaps more normal production in 2014.”So said NFU Scotland president Nigel Miller in his most...
View Article‘Serious liver fluke epidemics’ forecast
Fluke has had a “devastating” impact on Borders sheep flocks in the last six months, according to a former NFUS livestock committee chairman.Union vice-president and Lilliesleaf farmer Rob Livesey’s...
View ArticleThe horrific tale of Patterdale Jock, the giant turkey slayer
WHAT do you think is the biggest killer of poultry? Foxes? Avian ’flu? Wile E. Coyote? Nope. Round our way it’s Jock, the Patterdale terrier.And Jock doesn’t just stick to chickens. His repertoire...
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