Crash closes A68 for five hours
The A68 at Oxton was closed for five-and-a-half hours last Thursday following a three-vehicle collision at around 5.15pm.The drivers of all three vehicles were taken to the BGH for assessment and...
View ArticleHope for Jedburgh bus firm’s former workers
Workers who lost their jobs through the collapse of Munro’s of Jedburgh are expected to be taken on by firms that picked up its contracts.Up to 30 staff have been affected by the announcement last...
View ArticleMurray victory revives memory of 1936 Perry win
It might have been three years before Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, but the last time a Briton won Wimbledon is still remembered by a select few.Among them is Joan Graham, now 94, from St...
View ArticleHope for new tennis cash in wake of Murray victory
An indoor tennis facility and more invesment in coaching are vital if the Borders is to capitalise on Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win on Sunday.Dunblane native Murray became the first Briton to lift the...
View ArticleAnother reason to hope it doesn’t rain
It looks like summer has finally arrived, after a wait of around three years! June was good, but July looks set to be even better, with a glorious weekend behind us and the forecast set fair for the...
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ST BOSWELLSJohn Swan Ltd sold 73 clean cattle, 50 OTM cattle, 1496 new season lambs, 117 old season lambs and 547 ewes. Bullocks (31) averaged 245p per kg and sold to 272p (+9.0p on week) Heifers (38)...
View ArticleJohn excited about new role
While excitement builds for this year’s Kelso Laddie, Calum Thomson, spare a thought for the town’s relatively new provost, John Bassett.John took over from Fiona Scott earlier this year after Mrs...
View ArticleKelso Laddie looks forward to his big day
Hark ye gallant chiels o’ Kelsae, Dance and sing your cares away, Drink a toast – a bright tomorrow, Never, never dread that day.So runs the chorus of the rousing seven-verse The Gallant Chiels o’...
View ArticleAndrew seeks key to endurance success
Endurance athletes Dr Andrew Murray and Donnie Campbell ran up and down Africa’s highest mountain in a day last week.The fundraising duo completed the 5,895metres up and down in seven hours on day one...
View ArticleSounding out the spirit of Copshaw
Sunshine without showers. Music without madness. And loads of fun. That was my Friday to Monday under canvas at Newcastleton – the village’s annual traditional music festival, a weekend of concerts,...
View ArticleWhite Elephant (15) Heart of Hawick
The relevance of religion in a secular society has been knocked sideways by every kind of indiscretion, whether it be sexual or extremist. It’s not good enough to say that God gave man free will and...
View ArticlePACIFIC RIM (12A) The Pavilion, Galashiels
Huge equals box office bonanza. Otherwise this would be Robocop in Jurassic Park, with computer generated everything.But wait! Who wants to go down the apocalyptic path to world destruction? Again?This...
View ArticleNOW YOU SEE ME (12A) Pavilion, Galashiels
Except you don’t. See me. See anything.Magic on screen is an oxymoron because in terms of what you can do with it, film is magical anyway, so how to boggle minds using a system that is itself a shape...
View ArticleRecess doesn’t mean respite for this MSP
Parliament went into recess for July and August, and before anyone calls it “holidays”, let me make it plain that I’ve not packed my sun hat and barrier cream for sunnier climes – though it was 27C in...
View ArticleNew chapter in Ogilvie story
A special gathering is to be held at the Will H. Ogilvie Cairn on the hill road from Ashkirk to Roberton on August 24, at 11am.The event is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the structure being...
View Article1,000 objections blow wind farm off course
A wind farm development near the Cheviot Hills which attracted more than 1,000 objections has been thrown out by council officials.The planning department’s decision on Tuesday ends a four-year battle...
View ArticleKelso schools pledge given
A councillor says he has been assured local primary schools, at least in the Kelso area, are not threatened with merger as part of the planned £11.5million cuts in Scottish Borders Council’s education...
View ArticlePatience plea over Galashiels disruptions
Galashiels faces a summer of disruption with major works starting as the Borders Railway closes two well-used traffic and pedestrian routes.Network Rail will shut Plumtreehall Brae and two large...
View ArticleBells to fall silent in Galashiels
The Galashiels war memorial clock is to be silenced for two weeks from July 22, writes Jason Holland. The upgrade work is predicted to cost £2,000 and SBC says it is needed to ensure the clock operates...
View ArticleMinisters edit out Selkirk bypass plan
Scottish Government ministers have taken a red pen to a proposal for a Selkirk bypass in a strategic planning document for Edinburgh and south-east Scotland.Improvements on the A7, including a bypass,...
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