Three appear in court on Hawick assault and robbery charges
TWO men and a woman from Hawick made a private court appearance today charged with assaulting and robbing a male victim.Twenty year old Robert Searle and Stephen Scott, who is 30, appeared alongside...
View ArticleA72 closure for landslip works at Nutwood near Peebles
The A72 will be closed for one day in September as Scottish Borders Council repair the landslip at Nutwood, near Peebles.Works include the use of draped and contoured rock netting to contain any...
View ArticleWedding party reunited after 50 years
A golden wedding is a special occasion for any married couple – but it was a little more than just special for Ogilvie and Flora Dickson, writes Bert Houston.For with them at a celebration to mark the...
View ArticleHealth board review
NHS Borders’ annual review, which is open to the public, takes place next Thursday at Borders College from 9.30am to 12.30pm. An open session will take place until 10.45am, and from 11am chairman John...
View ArticleFewer working age adults in area
The Borders has one of the lowest populations of people of working age, new figures have revealed. In mid-2012, 58 per cent of Borderers were aged 16-64, with only Argyll and Bute having a lower total.
View ArticleCrime not ruled out in mystery Melrose fire death
Eighteen days after a man was found dead in a blazing caravan, detectives have admitted they still don’t know if they are dealing with a crime or an accident.Firefighters found David Ogg’s body in the...
View ArticleSupport group in pipeline
A PEER support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse is being developed in the Borders.The service is being provided by In Care Survivors Service Scotland (ICSSS), a support service for adults...
View ArticleMen behind Lauder Savile float say sorry
The Jimmy Savile float fall-out at Lauder has continued this week with an apology and a police investigation after the incident which made headlines across the world.The group of men from the Twenty10...
View ArticleBody of missing Southdean woman recovered
The body of the 93-year-old Southdean woman who went missing on Saturday was recovered from a river near her home on Monday morning.Miss Jean Arres of Whiteburn, Southdean, 10 miles south of Hawick,...
View ArticleEntries strong for Peebles Show move
On-going work in Hay Lodge Park sees this year’s Peebles Show move out of town to fields opposite the Macdonald Cardrona Hotel on the A72 on Saturday.Show secretary Jacqui Campbell said: “We are lucky...
View ArticleAdapting is key says St Boswells mart boss
Nearly four months into the job, John Swan’s new managing director Steven Wilson is settling in at St Boswells and confident about the mart’s future.The 40-year-old Borderer took over from Jack Clark,...
View ArticleReturn to Flodden 500 years on from bloodbath
It is just a few weeks short of 500 years since the Scots and English clashed in what became known as the Battle of Flodden.Historians have argued for almost as long as to the significance of the...
View ArticleMore Borderers online
Between the middle of 2012 and this year, the number of internet users in the Borders increased more than almost anywhere else in Scotland. Latest figures show that the number of locals who have used...
View ArticleSalmond set for Hawick meeting
First Minister Alex Salmond and his cabinet will meet in Hawick next Tuesday and Wednesday.The meeting is part of a now annual series of cabinet meetings held round the country. One was held in Melrose...
View ArticleNo bother boyo as choir prove a Galashiels hit
It doesn’t matter if they are playing in front of 80,000 in the Millennium Stadium or crammed into a tiny Borders cricket clubrooms.All the famous Treorchy Male Choir want to do is one thing – sing.The...
View ArticleCouncil finally lines up school parking law
The council is proposing to spend up to £17,400 on signage and line painting to ensure school ‘zigzag’ markings can be enforced.This week councillors in the Cheviot area, which covers Kelso, Jedburgh...
View ArticleRegion is frackingfree zone – so far
The Borders has yet to receive an application for fracking, the controversial drilling technique for gas.Depute leader for finance, John Mitchell, said: “I have spoken to Brian Frater, head of planning...
View ArticleSandwich claims off the menu at Falahill
Network Rail says a new road layout at Falahill will not entrap the tiny community of 11 homes between the new railway and A7.The quango is wishing to drop its proposals to add a double roundabout to...
View ArticleWalkerburn turns to technology to help the elderly
PENSIONERS in Walkerburn are set to benefit from a project which could see new technology help avoidtrips to hospital and health centres.The project, called Walkerburn Watch, has been funded by the...
View ArticleFormer minister is Lib Dem’s Chosen One for Tweeddale
Nancy Norman will attempt to get back into Scottish Borders Council, ten years after first being elected.The former church minister has been named as the Liberal Democrats candidate for the Tweeddale...
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