Fun and farming in the middle of nowhere
At a loose end wondering what to do last Saturday, I decided to scan The Southern to see what was on. Being a lover of such events, I couldn’t resist a trip to the Upper Kalewater Show and Sports.The...
View ArticleBrand new trophy for Pennymuir Show
Pennymuir Show’s best sheep prize went to Steven Mackay, from Dudlees, Otterburn, who took the interbreed championship with a Blackface, writes Sally Gillespie.Among the Cheviots, Tom Elliot of...
View ArticleBenty show a success say organisers
There were showers, but the weather deterred neither exhibitors nor crowds from attending the Benty Show last Saturday.The overall sheep champion at the Westerkirk Horticultural Society’s show in...
View ArticlePeebles farmers hear ideas for improvement
Anyone interested in seeing an electronic identification (EID) reading and weight- recording crate in action is invited to a Peebleshire monitor farm next Thursday (September 19).Hundleshope farmers,...
View ArticleYet more horses set for Yarrow Show
ENTRIES are up for Yarrow and Ettrick Show at Carterhaugh, near Selkirk on Saturday, with another rise in horse numbers.Entries secretary Christine Gray said: “Amazingly, we have superceded last year’s...
View ArticleSad sight of my poor bare naked ladies
There are more feathers on our back plot than there are in a dorm at St Trinian’s after the ‘gels’ have had a pillow fight (probably followed by a midnight feast of contraband tuck). Bless my jolly...
View ArticleSelkirk gets set for Flodden finale
After a frantic series of events around the actual date of the Flodden anniversary, the main commemorations come to a close in Selkirk.On Saturday, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be performing a...
View ArticleHelping children back to school
Starting primary or secondary school is exciting, but can also be a time of stress as children adjust to the challenges of being away from home, following school rules and fitting in with their...
View ArticleScottish soldiers needed bravery to face the foe, and the food
War is hell, but, a soldier might add, so is war food too. If armies march on their stomachs, as Napoleon said, it’s a wonder they left home at all.As Borderers remember the Battle of Flodden 500 years...
View ArticlePause credulity and have great fun
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has to be safer than Fort Knox – unlike Buck House, where loonies and burglars pop over the wall every now and again to liven things up.The official res of the Pres should have...
View ArticleJustin And The Knights Of Valour (PG) Pavilion, Galashiels
Justin is the spit of Hiccup in How To Train Your Dragon, but that’s where the similarities end. How To Train is a firm favorite amongst animnerds, while Justin & The Whatnots is an also ran.The...
View ArticleInsidious: Chapter 2 (15) Pavilion, Galashiels
If you push the paranormal too far you get para-abnormal and that’s a mind field. At any moment credibility will explode, leaving a mess of story parts bleeding across your consciousness.Chapter 2...
View ArticleGuides wowed by Tartan gig
Conor Maynard, Amy MacDonald, and Little Mix were among the top acts to entertain more than 130 Girlguides from Galashiels, Tweedbank, Selkirk, West Linton and St Boswells, who joined 6,000 music fans...
View ArticleMums and ‘gannie’s – smarter than you think
TSB returnsI can remember, oh, yonks ago, my late mum railing about the privatisation, sale, of TSB. She was a saver with them and refused to take shares. She said it was no good would come of it. How...
View ArticleCalls for record-breaking history tapestry to settle in Hawick
Hawick should become the permanent home of the world’s longest embroidered tapestry, says local MSP John Lamont.The politician is backing calls by local stitchers for the Great Tapestry of Scotland to...
View ArticleTSB returns to Gala
RETIRED TSB bank manager Jim Walker officially opened the new branch in Galashiels on Monday.Mr Walker joined the branch in 1940, aged 14 and later served as manager at Selkirk until he...
View ArticleGalashiels rat problem
An infestation of rats in Galashiels has been tackled by environmental health officers.Councillor Sandy Aitchison said: “The current fashion of feeding birds has caused a real problem in terms of rats.”
View ArticleStained glass window tribute to wool trade
A stained glass window has been created as a lasting reminder of an industry that brought more than 300 years’ prosperity to the Borders,Entitled A View of the Wool Trade in the Scottish Borders since...
View ArticleVariety at Peebles High
Peebles High School’s head boy and girl have announced the school’s variety show and auction will take place on October 5. Auction lots can be seen at www.auctionofpromises.com, with tickets (£5)...
View ArticleRiverside unit proposal
Plans for a retail unit and warehouse on a Jedburgh site previously the subject of a supermarket planning bid have been submitted.Borders Leisure, an internet-based company selling caravan and outdoor...
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