QubeGB co-founders look forward to national award finals
THE men behind QubeGB, which has its headquarters in Galashiels, have their sights set on a prestigious awards ceremony in London after securing two Scottish awards.Darren Bunker and Raymond Kerr,...
View ArticleScheme appeals to businesses and investors
THE Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is an incentive to invest in new small company businesses and allows equity investors to obtain immediate tax relief of up to 78 per cent.The investor’s tax...
View ArticleRecovery more risky than recession
HISTORICALLY, more businesses fail during an economic recovery than during a recession. So what steps should owners of small businesses take to survive the upturn that appears to be under way?With...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur has expansion on his mind
A businessman who seized the opportunity to set up his own business near West Linton has scooped a national tourism award.At this year’s Moffat Travel and Tourism Awards, Jamie Flynn, 23, won the...
View ArticleSynton Hill coins find returns to Borders
A hoard of 228 Roman coins found on Synton Hill, near Ashkirk, in 2011 has gone on display at Melrose’s Trimontium Museum.The coins, dating from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD, and depicting Roman...
View ArticleEarlston Civic Week ready to go with a bang
The 41st Earlston Civic Week kicks off next week, with Earlstonians hoping for better weather than the soaked but successful ruby anniversary last year.The week starts on Sunday with the traditional...
View ArticleMND benefits from cash
Lesley Stone of Lauderdale Community Choir presented a cheque for £886 to Will Roberts of MND Scotland at an event in the Lauderdale Hotel last week.The motor neurone disease charity was selected as...
View ArticleRoman coin stash heads up display
A £10,000 hoard of 228 silver Roman coins found on Synton Hill in 2011 was put on display at Melrose’s Trimontium Museum on Friday.The coins, dating from the 1st to 2nd century AD, and depicting Roman...
View ArticleDemarco’s Gala day
Old Gala House’s exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work received a special visitor last weekend, one of Scotland’s most influential artists and promotors.Richard Demarco, who has been to every...
View ArticleGPs failed to spot cancer
Two doctors have been advised to apologise for failing to recognise the symptoms of thyroid cancer in a patient, writes Kenny Paterson.A report by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman upheld a...
View ArticleReport says PE targets being missed
A Scottish Government report has shown Borders primary schools are missing the goal for physical education targets.But Scottish Borders Council officials say they are mystified by the findings and are...
View ArticleCounting down to festival
Jethart Callant Garry Ramsay is counting down the days until Festival Day on Friday, July 12.Not that he’s been idle since his declaration outside Jedburgh’s courtroom in May. The first official duty...
View ArticlePolice call for public help over missing Peebles man Allan McTeir
Police today continue the search to find Allan McTeir who mysteriously went missing on June 18. He was seen last in the Lambeth area of London. Authorities have described Mr McTeir as white, 5ft 8ins...
View ArticleWork to take place on historic Galashiels clock
The Galashiels War Memorial Clock is to be silenced for two weeks from July 22. This will allow specialists to conduct jobs such as upgrading the existing motors, carry out the electrification of the...
View ArticlePaul Wheelhouse accuses John Lamont of hypocrisy over business rates
A Borders MSP has accused a rival of hypocrisy over comments he made on business rates. Paul Wheelhouse, SNP South of Scotland MSP, has responded to John Lamont’s statement in The Southern’s sister...
View ArticleRiver Tweed banking fears at HQ of NHS Borders near Melrose
Staff have been moved from part of the headquarters of NHS Borders at Newstead near Melrose over fears of a crumbling embankment on the River Tweed.The local health authority says the five employees...
View ArticleSBC leads by example, buying local
At the same time as economists are tentatively predicting the economy has turned a corner, and that we are slowly climbing out of the recession, it is heartening to read a Federation of Small...
View ArticleDistrict News
ANCRUMFun for the youngThe village hall is to host three fun activity sessions for three to six-year-olds, each running from 10am-noon – August 2 – puppeteer and story-teller Poppy Browne; August 9 –...
View ArticlePolice-chase drugs offender is jailed
A Hawick man was jailed for five months after throwing prescription drugs from a car stopped by police.Alexander Higgins, 42, a front-seat passenger in the vehicle, threw a package containing 120...
View ArticleThe Scottish SPCA appeal for information about stray ferrets in Newtown St...
The Scottish SPCA today asked for information about three stray ferrets that were found near a school in Newtown St Boswells. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was contacted after a lady spotted two...
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