Nordic Walking making strides in the Borders
A former gym instructor has retrained and is offering Nordic Walking in the region.Earlston’s Careen Paterson is running two classes in her home village and in Melrose so far and is enthusiastic about...
View ArticleBorders’ first Lazy Daisy teacher helps expectant mums
Lilliesleaf’s Rosie Kennedy is one of only two antenatal Lazy Daisy teachers in the east of Scotland using several techniques to help pregnant women. The method combines yoga, self hypnosis, breathing...
View ArticleTea-chest plea in aid of sound cause
Those who know my musical capabilities – and even more so my lack of ability – will realise I have no aspirations to fame on the great scale that is music.In fact I know very little about scales. I...
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BOWDENCafeThe next community cafe will be held on May 15 in the village hall at 11am.EARLSTONParish churchThe kirk session meets tonight (May 9) in the church at 7.30pm. Donations (new or nearly-new...
View ArticleTee time at The Glen
There was a bear in the Borders in the summer of 1986. Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus, known as the Golden Bear, demonstrated his skills to a party of London businessmen at The Glen House near...
View ArticleBoleside baptism
Boleside on the River Tweed between Galashiels and Lindean was the scene of a total-immersion baptism in June 1987.Mrs Maureen Thomson was living in the County Hotel, Selkirk, and about to take over...
View ArticleLate opening
Deanfield Residential Home in Hawick was opened by former Scottish Office minister Michael Ancram in July 1987 – almost a year late after the original contractors, Tensa, from Edinburgh, went...
View ArticleWoman jailed for breaches
A Hawick woman who admitted breaching a community-based sentence for the third time was jailed for four months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.Emma Elliot’s solicitor maintained her client had made...
View ArticleFarm raider acted out of character
A thief who stole equestrian items and tools worth more than £2,000 from a Hawick farm avoided custody with an alternative community payback order (CPO).Kyle Lawrie was also told to complete 200 hours...
View ArticleCouncil roll out new payment machines
The council is introducing chip-and-PIN payment technology this month, reducing the risk of card fraud.The new payment machines will be rolled out across council sites from Tuesday, May 21.Because of...
View ArticleStroke help needed
Stroke survivors are not getting the emotional support they need according to findings by the national charity Stroke Association.The charity’s Feeling Overwhelmed survey of 2,700 people, including 166...
View ArticleProperty auctions come to the Borders
LOCAL chartered surveyor Nick Green and auctioneers Border Livestock Exchange have joined forces to create a new regional property auction venture. Lomax Lang provides a property auction management...
View ArticleHMRC wins round two of Inheritance Tax battle, ringing alarm bells for those...
THE Upper Tier Tax Tribunal has considered the criteria for the letting of furnished holiday accommodation to be considered a business, in order to qualify for Business Property Relief from Inheritance...
View ArticleGala Inner Wheel Club’s Guiding hand
Galashiels Inner Wheel Club president Rosemary McCosh presented a cheque to Guide Leader Alison Henry as a donation towards the activities for local Guides completing the Baden Powell Award this year....
View ArticleVisual signals that rail plan is on track
With each week that passes, there is abundant evidence that the railway is coming closer and closer.Driving up and down the A7, I see BAM entry point signs, and trucks going up and down the track bed....
View ArticleMSPs clash over Peebles court closure plans
Two local MSPs have entered a war of words over the planned closure of Peebles Sheriff Court by the Scottish Courts Service, writes Adam Drummond.Jim Hume launched the initial attack, aiming at the...
View ArticleCrafters to pop up in ‘forty eight’
THE CRAFTERS will be at pop-up shop, ‘forty eight’, (48 Market Place) on Friday and Saturday.The craft co-operative numbers 13 creatives who run a shop in Melrose, and one explained: “As some of our...
View ArticleAbility Centre saved – now bring on more members
Disabled campaigners fighting to save Gala’s Ability Centre, the Borders’ only centre for the physically disabled, celebrated triumph last week.And now their next mission is to recruit new members, an...
View ArticlePeebles pupils have all the answers
Priorsford’s Alex Jones, Ross Millar, Jack O’Hara and Emily Wright won the area final of the Rotary Primary School Quiz.The Peebles pupils were accompanied by their head teacher, Sandra Macgregor, who...
View Article‘Shocking’ lack of scam reporting
THE Central Borders Citizens’ Advice Bureau is urging local people to stand up to scammers and report them as part of a national campaign. Kathryn Peden, bureau manager, said: “We want everyone in the...
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