Weekday parking charges for some Peebles sites
Plans to introduce new free and paid parking in Peebles were due to be approved at a meeting of Tweeddale area forum last night (Wednesday).A report to be discussed included a proposal to introduce...
View ArticlePolice appeal after ‘sentimental’ jewellery stolen
A daughter has been left distraught after her mother’s engagement ring was stolen.The heirloom – described as a marquisette set with three small diamonds – was one of three rings to be taken from the...
View ArticleMinister praises Galashiels-based counselling group
A LOCAL counselling group has been praised for the support they give women and their families suffering from post-natal depression.Aileen Campbell MSP, minister for children and young people, made the...
View ArticleAward recognises partnership effort on drug problems
A PARTNERSHIP campaign to highlight new drug issues in the Borders has been presented with a national award.The New Drug Trend programme, which was launched by SBC Safer Communities, Police Scotland...
View ArticleSummer visitors flock to heritage sites
ALMOST 4,000 more visitors took in Historic Scotland’s paid-entry sites in the Borders this summer than the previous year.At Hermitage Castle the number of visitors rose by almost a quarter, to 3,314,...
View ArticleWedding plans wrecked by Ukraine smash
The Borders holiday cottage business owner stuck in the Ukraine after a serious car smash, says his wedding plans were ruined as a result.Nicholas Weeks, who lives in the Ettrick Valley, has now been...
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SELKIRK Vintage Rally takes place on Sunday after a year’s absence.It is hoped success this year will help secure the immediate future of the event, which was first run in 1993.Gordon Edgar, chairman...
View ArticleWest Linton fan gets football ban
A West Linton man has been given a two-year football banning order for his part in a 50-man brawl in Glasgow’s Central Railway Station last year.James Clark, 27, was also ordered to carry out 300 hours...
View ArticleEttrick family’s car crash nightmare in the Ukraine
A Borders family has been stuck in the Ukraine for more than a month after a nightmare saga involving a horror crash and red tape bureaucracy.Nicholas Weeks, his wife Natasha and their one-year-old...
View ArticleKelso High celebrates achievers
Ordinary classroom teachers are the unsung heroes of our schools, according to this year’s recipient of the Freedom of Kelso High School.In her acceptance speech at last Thursday’s Celebration of...
View ArticleCelebrating bookshops
The Borders is set to “wake up to a sea of orange” on Saturday as bookshops across the region launch the Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign.Books Are My Bag is a nationwide campaign to celebrate...
View ArticleLucky St James’ Fair escaped rain
The sun shone despite the heavy rain forecast for Kelso’s St James’ Fair last weekend.“It was just magic,” chairman Peter Fry said. “The fair makes a happy town and happy people. The attendance was...
View ArticlePolice seek help over hit and run
Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run in Peebles on Thursday, August 29.It happened on Port Brae at 8.20pm when a man loading goods from a delivery vehicle was hit by a light blue Fiat...
View ArticleEarlston High the model for new Galashiels school
The councillor responsible for education in the Borders says Galashiels must plan for a new secondary school now, despite finances not being available.Sandy Aitchison hopes to see a school to match...
View ArticleKelso pupil raises £1,200
Kelso High pupil Matthew Hall handed over a defibrillator to Rector, Mrs Ruth McKay, above, at the school’s Celebration of Achievement awards evening.Matthew raised more than £1,200 after organising a...
View ArticleCommunity councillor quits to boost interest
Unless community councillors are elected, they are not truly representative of their communities, says one Earlston councillor who has now quit.Councillor John Paton-Day told The Southern he can no...
View ArticleCourt’s open day ‘snub’ raises closure concerns
The Scottish Courts Service has dismissed claims that the future of Selkirk Sheriff Court is in doubt after it was left off a list of facilities which will open their doors to the public.A total of 18...
View ArticleSeason starts for Selkirk society
The first meeting of the new session of the Antiquarian Society will be held on Wednesday, September 18, at 7.30pm, in St Joseph’s Church Hall. Dinah Iredale, from north Northumberland, will present a...
View ArticleFears grow for missing Hawick man
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing in Hawick.Kevin Shiel, from Noble Place, was last seen outside his home on Tuesday, September 10. However, the 46-year-old has...
View ArticleMissing Hawick returns home
A 46-year-old Hawick man returned home safe and well on Tuesday night, a week after being reported missing. His family had appealed for him to come home.Concern about Kevin Shiel’s whereabouts was...
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