BVD eradication programme opens with farmers’ meetings
BORDERS cattle farmers are being encouraged to give their views on how the Scottish industry’s planned eradication programme for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) moves forward. The National Farmers’ Union...
View ArticleDenholm petition plan in broadband battle
Denholm and District Community Council is launching a petition to demand better broadband connection and charges in the area. Locals have complained they are getting a raw deal – and they want...
View ArticleSelkirk school replacement backed by council
COUNCIL planners have agreed that the hunt for a site for a replacement for Knowepark Primary School, Selkirk, should be included in discussions over the local plan.Discussing the main issues report...
View ArticleLauder votes for new health centre
BY AN overwhelming majority, the people of Lauderdale have voted to have a new health centre built on Common Good land at Crofts Road in Lauder.In a referendum organised by NHS Borders, there was a...
View ArticleBlow me, that sounds very like a record – Bill’s 70 years with Hawick Saxhorn...
Not that Bill Baptie wants to blow his own trumpet – he’s more of a baritone man – but the music veteran talks to Mark Entwistle“Aye, it’s been a long time – I can still remember my first public...
View ArticleNorman joins Lib Dems as line-up announced
FORMER independent councillor Nancy Norman will stand for the Lib Dems in Peeblesshire at the local government elections in May.The Kirk minister, who is soon to retire, whose switch of affiliation was...
View ArticleBusiness awards deadline extended
THE deadline for companies entering the Scottish Borders Council Business Excellence Awards has been extended by a week until February 17.There are eight categories in the contest which is open to...
View ArticleChristine offers taste of therapy which is more than just a buzzword
MINDFULNESS is, as Christine Millar freely admits, a bit of a buzzword at the moment, writes Andrew Keddie.The form of secular meditation, pioneered in the United States during the 1970s, has now...
View ArticleGalashiels driver killed just weeks before birthday
A FAMILY has paid a moving tribute to a young driver killed in a car crash on the outskirts of Galashiels on Wednesday, writes Bob Burgess.Graham Milroy of Torwoodlee near the town would have...
View ArticleGalashiels driver killed just weeks before birthday
A FAMILY has paid a moving tribute to a young driver killed in a car crash on the outskirts of Galashiels on Wednesday, writes Bob Burgess.Graham Milroy of Torwoodlee near the town would have...
View ArticleA remarkable lady with staying power
There was a time when it was a relatively simple matter to find out what was going on in the world – just tune in to the BBC Home Service or read any newspaper.For the most part, information...
View ArticleGrand effort for artificial leg charity
GALASHIELS Rotarian and adventurer Duncan McCosh (pictured looking out over the route he has covered) raised more than £3,000 for Jaipur Limb on his latest journey.Duncan, rector of St Peter’s Church...
View ArticleQueen’s anniversary
CONGRATULATIONS from the people of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale have been sent to the Queen on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.And Lord Lieutenant Captain Gerald Maitland-Carew...
View ArticlePetition to cut traffic speed
FIVE hundred people from Langholm have signed a petition calling for the speed limit on the A7 through the town to be cut from 30 to 20 miles per hour.And South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine wants...
View ArticleNew school session dates
AT its meeting last week, Scottish Borders Council’s education executive agreed an adjustment in the school sessions dates for this year.Schools will open for teachers on Tuesday, August 14, and for...
View ArticleCommunity projects win bank cash
THERE was joy in Earlston and St Boswells recently with news that two local community organisations have each scooped £6,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland’s community force scheme.Earlston Scouts on...
View ArticleMore local control needed for the common good
COUNCILLORS need to take a long-term view when dealing with common good funds and, to that end, they should be overseen by local people, writes Mark Entwistle. That call, from the Borders Party, came...
View ArticleWardens on the trail of dog owners who fail to bag it
A DAWN raid on dog fouling was launched in Selkirk on Thursday in the war against owners who fail to clean-up after their pets.Councils wardens hit the streets at 7am and continued to prowl for...
View ArticleAbbotsford restoration turns into a voyage of discovery for builders
ORNATE floors, an ancient well and part of Abbotsford’s private gas works are among the architectural treasures that have been unearthed at Sir Walter Scott’s home as it undergoes a major...
View ArticlePhone mast radiation risk not our problem – SBC
ANY health risk from radiation which may be emitted from a lamp post-style telecommunications mast, due to be erected in a residential area of Galashiels, is not the responsibility of Scottish Borders...
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