£4.8m Peebles High sports hub on track as work starts
The inclusion of a 2G pitch in the new £4.8 million sports hub at Peebles High School is the correct decision, according to Councillor Catriona Bhatia.Monday saw a sod cutting ceremony take place at...
View ArticleHawick hub plan submitted to SBC
Proposals have been unveiled to build a community hub and nursery at the site of The Burnfoot Road House which closed a number of years ago. Burnfoot Community Futures has received £50,000 from The Big...
View ArticleBorders women and girls walk the MoonWalk for cancer
The charity fundraising MoonWalk Edinburgh attracted local walkers on Saturday night.An estimated 10,000 participants left Leith Links at midnight to tackle the new New Moon (6.55 miles), Half Moon...
View ArticleJames Hogg exhibition opens in new valley home
A crowd of around 100 gathered for the recent opening of the James Hogg Exhibition in its new home in the mothballed Ettrick Primary School.The exhibition was reopened earlier this month in its new...
View ArticleLamont calls for A68 repairs to be speeded up
John Lamont has written to transport minister Keith Brown to complain about delays caused by traffic lights on the A68 south of Jedburgh.Mr Lamont claims little work has been carried out since the...
View ArticleTom Conti enjoys relaxed atmosphere of Borders Book Festival
Book Festival favourite Tom Conti was another big name gracing the annual four-day literary extravaganza’s opening night.Speaking to The Southern in a sunlit Harmony Garden in the shadow of Melrose...
View ArticleVillagers come out in force to join in annual festivities and sports
There could hardly have been a better week for St Boswells to hold its annual festivities, as the sun shone almost the whole time.The first of many events kicked off a week past Saturday with the...
View ArticleReviews reward for Hawick hotel
The Mansfield House Hotel in Hawick has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.The award is only given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on the site.
View ArticleIan aiming to promote region round the world
A former shooting manager for a top hotel has set up his own business in the Borders, offering rural sporting packages to visitors.Ian Hendy established Exclusively Scottish to offer tailored holiday...
View ArticleNHS hit out at BBC
NHS Borders chief executive has stuck the boot into the BBC for its interpretation of the health board’s spending on private healthcare.Former footballer Calum Campbell said the corporation...
View ArticlePeebles woman’s G8 mission
Fiona Scott of Peebles is setting off for Belfast for next week’s G8 summit. She is also attending the Enough Food for Everyone IF event on Saturday in nearby Enniskillen where around 10,000...
View ArticlePoster girl Iona is youngest winner
Five-year-old Iona Wishart, a pupil at St Mary’s School in Melrose, has been named youngest winner in the history of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s annual schools poster competition.Her poster...
View ArticlePoster girl Iona is youngest winner
Five-year-old Iona Wishart, a pupil at St Mary’s School in Melrose, has been named youngest winner in the history of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s annual schools poster competition.Her poster...
View ArticleRescue teams alerted to person in water near Galashiels in Scottish Borders
Emergency services are heading for Caddonfoot near Galashiels where a person is reported to be in the water close to the former school.Fire and Rescue Service crews from Galashiels and other stations...
View ArticleRiver Tweed rescue man in Borders hospital for check up
A man pulled from the River Tweed near Caddonfoot has been taken to the Borders General Hospital.A rescue operation was launched with crews from the Fire and Rescue Service based at Galashiels, an...
View ArticleNumber of unemployed Borderers falls in May
The number of unemployment Borderers fell last month.Figures showed people claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance in the region dropped by 29 people to 1,783 compared to last year. The figures also show that...
View ArticlePublic asked not to call Borders General Hospital unless urgent due to phone...
A telephone fault at Borders General Hospital this morning means members of the public have been told to only contact via phone if it is a matter of urgency.An NHS Borders spokeswoman said it was...
View ArticleLilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem Community Council seeks members
Lilliesleaf, Ashkirk and Midlem Community Council is holding an election for the eight available places on the organisation.Nomination forms are available until Monday, July 8 from the Returning...
View ArticleChristine Grahame raises questions over Scottish Borders Council’s handling...
A Borders MSP has raised concerns about Scottish Borders Council’s handling of a £420,000 bequest left for the elderly people of Galashiels.George Knox passed away in 2010, leaving the six figure sum...
View ArticlePhone lines restored to Borders General Hospital
Phone lines to Borders General Hospital have been restored over seven hours after first being reported.“We would like to thank everyone for their patience,” said an NHS Borders spokeswoman.The health...
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