Information sought on early morning Galashiels assault
Police are still seeking information after a 30-year-old man was arrested for assault in Galashiels yesterday morning.The incident took place on Hawthorn Road in the northern area of the Langlee...
View ArticleSunshine and smiles for festival’s special 75th anniversary
Say ‘yes’ in a heartbeat was the advice from this year’s Melrosian to any young man who gets the chance to follow in his footsteps.Sam Thomson, the 21-year-old son of Lesley and Jamie Thomson, was...
View ArticleBraw Lads’ Gathering visits Torwoodlee and enjoys fun of fancy dress
Braw Lads’ followers enjoyed another evening of entertainment with the fancy dress parade and a look back at its history with the rideout to Torwoodlee.A cavalcade of 135 followed Braw Lad Daniel...
View ArticleWowed by shining light of the valley
Well the weather has finally broken down again, but it was a nice spell while it lasted. I hit double figures for the first time in my moth trap this year, with 10 species being recorded last...
View ArticleCelebrating jubilees in Galashiels
I hope Her Majesty is having an enjoyable – if busy – jubilee year. Actually it’s her second jubilee on the trot – her succession to the throne last year and the coronation this year. And I’m glad the...
View ArticleCallant and Laddie meet at Morebattle
Riders from Jedburgh and Kelso converged on Morebattle on Sunday for their annual tryst which included a service at the war memorial.Kelso Laddie Calum Thomson and Jethart Callant Gary Ramsay laid a...
View ArticleWater rescue warning
With the school holidays set to get under way, warnings have been issued to parents after two people were rescued from rivers within three days.The first took place on June 17 when a man was pulled...
View ArticleAction group launches an attempt to improve the A7
The creation of a 10-year action plan to improve the A7 road is not a fanciful wishlist, insists the woman behind the consultation.Majorie McCreadie, secretary of the A7 Action Group, is visiting...
View ArticleSyrians help with appeal
A total of £700 was raised last Saturday thanks to donations from shoppers in Hawick to the Syrian Appeal. Syrian refugees Tariq, Manhal, and Montasem made the trip from Edinburgh to help at the...
View ArticleQueen to officially reopen Abbotsford
The final touches are being made to Abbotsford ahead of the Queen’s visit next week, when she will open the refurbished house.The Royal visit will take place the day before the historic property...
View ArticleCub’s ‘Channel’ swim raises £3,000
Selkirk cub Ivan Burt-Smith, eight, has raised £3,000 towards reslating the local scout hall roof following his 22-mile swim of ‘the English Channel’ in the town’s pool earlier this year. Grateful mum...
View ArticleSelkirk’s Lions licence granted
A last-ditch plea from ex-British Lion John Rutherford helped convince Scottish Borders Licensing Board not to kick Selkirk Rugby Club’s early-morning application into touch. Fans were able to enjoy...
View ArticleFuel poverty fight gets £1.3m funding boost
Households across the region will benefit from a £1.3million funding allocation for energy efficiency work from the Scottish Government.The announcement of the £1,332,506 windfall, through Home Energy...
View ArticleBridge lower bar bid hits troubled waters
A licensee has denied her application to open up the ground floor of her Hawick function suite was an attempt to turn it into a nightclub.Michelle Walsh’s bid to allow the lower level of the Bridge...
View ArticleParker wins bus shelter approval
David Parker has defended a new £9,000 bus shelter – which took three council meetings to be approved – in his home village, writes Kenny Paterson.The Council leader was also supported in his...
View ArticleLow planes fear for festivals
Kelso councillor Simon Mountford is seeking to find out if Scottish Borders Council plans to provide Borders festival dates to the RAF to avoid planes flying low overhead.He said: “I know ex-SBC...
View ArticlePolice in Borders, Northumberland and Cumbria make driver arrests in...
Borders police officers have carried out a operation to put the brakes on criminal activities on the region’s roads.In conjunction with Northumbria Police and Cumbria Constabulary, Police Scotland...
View ArticleWhy I will never stand by my beds
This week I’m feeling quite smug. I am at that stage of the grow-your-own process which I love the most – the one where the raised beds are more or less planted up.For just a few weeks they look like...
View ArticleAndrew Buckham
Many of us mourn the passing of Andrew Buckham on the day before the Selkirk Common Riding. Andrew was definitely the epitome of a Scottish lad o’ pairts – firmly true to his Souter roots, but with a...
View ArticleLucy and Daniel prepare for big Braw Lads’ Day
A total of 138 horses made the trip to Lindean via the River Tweed on Monday night as Braw Lads’ Week got fully under way.And upon reaching Lindean Kirk, a short service was held by the Reverend Duncan...
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