Hawick-born Lib Dem activist set to join House of Lords
Borderer Alison Suttie is being elevated to the peerage in the latest round of appointments to the House of Lords.Born and brought up in Hawick, Ms Suttie worked at the European Parliament, ran the Lib...
View ArticleFormer Hearts secretary takes railway to tribunal
A former secretary of Hearts FC is taking the Borders Railway Project to a tribunal over a disputed compensation claim.Leslie Porteous, who owned the former Porter’s bar in the Midlothian village of...
View ArticleLangholm Moor report
Research conducted at Langholm Moor by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust claims hen harriers and grouse can be managed alongside each other in moorlands.Harriers are seen as a predator of grouse...
View ArticleBroughton homes bid fails on boundary issue
Plans for 25 homes in the village of Broughton were rejected on Monday, on the basis that half the site lies outwith the settlement boundary.Despite the rejection of the scheme, the developer, Emma...
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View ArticleSavile fancy dress entry sparks free speech debate
Lauder Common Riding has defended its fancy dress parade after complaints over a Jimmy Savile prank.Members of the Twenty10 Club took part under the name Jim’ll Fix It and dressed as the disgraced TV...
View ArticleDuns firm to create 32 jobs
Farne Salmon will create 32 jobs as a result of a new £1.2 million production facility at its Duns factory.The new facility at the Berwickshire base, which was opened by Michael Moore MP and employs...
View ArticleMSP criticises Jimmy Savile fancy dress float at Lauder
Borders MSP Christine Grahame has today criticised the group behind the Jimmy Savile float which was entered into Lauder Common Riding’s fancy dress.Men from the Twenty10 Club dressed up as the...
View ArticleVoicing separation and wind farm fears
Every year since I was first elected I have carried out a summer surgery tour, where I visit 70 towns and villages across the Borders to listen to people’s concerns.This year I had more than 300 people...
View ArticleWhere to draw the decency line
It is all a question of taste.Lauder celebrated another successful Common Riding last weekend, but questions have been asked of a fancy dress entry the previous Wednesday which centred on Jimmy...
View ArticleCounty next door seems a world apart
The thing I enjoy most about visiting other parts of the country is discovering wildlife we don’t normally find here in the Borders. Recently, I spent a couple of days in the Lake District and although...
View ArticleTwo legs better than four for business
CROFTING is a hard life. Schlepping peat cut from the bog for your fire, milking your sole coo then spending hours beating, churning and slapping the milk into butter or cheese, digging stony plots...
View ArticleGrouse broods are smaller but survival rate is good
PROSPECTS for this season’s grouse shooting that starts on August 12 are looking good across the Borders according to estate managers.Ewan Harris of Sales and Partners, who work with a number of...
View ArticleLocal lairds’ fears about land reform
Large estate owners in the Borders have damned a new review of land ownership in Scotland.In submissions to the Scottish Government earlier this year but only published this month, the landowners – who...
View ArticleFun in the sun for old and young at Duns Show
The grounds of Duns Castle played host to farmers, cattle breeders and countryside enthusiasts of all stripes on Saturday. The show went ahead bathed in sunshine, a welcome change after the heavy rain...
View ArticleMan facing multiple charges
A 27-year-old man has been charged with a variety of offences following what police described as a ‘drunken brawl’ involving a large number of people in the High Street, Galashiels on Saturday. A...
View ArticleSheriff’s warning after incoherent appearance
A woman suspected of being high on drugs was led screaming to the cells complaining about being jailed.But because of her condition, Kimberley Moscrop didn’t realise she hadn’t even been...
View ArticleFire death probe continues
POLICE remain in position outside a driveway in Melrose a week-and-a-half after a caravan fire which claimed the life of David Ogg.It took until this Monday for Police Scotland to officially confirm...
View ArticleSBC’s £25k cultural strategy
A deadline for applications to create a £25,000 cultural strategy for Scottish Borders Council came to an end on Tuesday.The consultation will end in November or December this year in an attempt to...
View ArticleRugby star carried out pub attack that could have killed
A rugby player who starred for Selkirk Youth Club has been told by a sheriff that his brutal attack at a pub could easily have killed his victim.Jordan Lunt, 18, admitted repeatedly punching, kicking...
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