Aussie shed project could find a home in the Borders
A project launched in Australia more than a decade ago to provide opportunities for men to socialise together could soon be started here.The Men’s Sheds inititive began in Australia some 12 years ago...
View ArticlePupils ready themselves to perform on BBC Children in Need’s live appeal show
PUPILS from 17 different Borders schools have been in last- minute rehearsals this week ahead of a live performance on BBC Children in Need tomorrow (Friday).The 130 students make up the entirety of...
View ArticleHomeowners cash in on rise
Growth in the housing market is seeing more Borderers opting to release money tied up in their properties to ease their retirement.The three months to the end of September saw £19million released in...
View ArticleIntimidation high on sheriff’s no-go agenda
New Borders sheriff Peter Paterson has warned he will come down heavy on people who interfere with police while they are making their enquiries.On Monday he locked up a 38-year-old man who was arrested...
View ArticleHelping you deal with chronic pain
Millions of us live with chronic pain, relying on painkillers in order to cope. However, complementary therapies can address underlying causes of the pain which your doctor may be unable to...
View ArticleBusiness support project extended
SCOTTISH Borders Council has been successful in applying to extend a project which has helped hundreds of Borders businesses.In partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, SBC made an application...
View ArticleCoalman celebrates 25 years in the job
Local coalman Billy Martin has been recognised for 25 years of service to Pearsons of Duns.Billy, from Chirnside, received an award and gift from managing director Monty Pearson, who praised Billy for...
View ArticleHawick firm pipped to national award
Hawick Knitwear missed out on a Modern Apprenticeship Award last week.The firm were one of four companies in the hunt for a Skills Development Scotland honour for businesses with less than 250...
View ArticleHawick hosts Reclaim the Night march
A plea has gone out for Borderers to Reclaim the Night and help end violence towards women.The evening march, which has been organised by the Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre annd takes place in...
View ArticleParents reassured over school closure law proposals
The Scottish secretary for education has said planned law changes on school closures will not make it easier for rural schools to be shut.Clear financial information for a school closure will be...
View ArticleSchool staff and pupils applauded by inspector
AN INSPECTOR has praised staff at Langlee Primary School for creating a “calm, purposeful ethos” following a recent visit.Dr Kate Hannah of HM Inspectorate of Education reported that the majority of...
View ArticleF1 studies takes Matthew to Paris conference stage
Research into brain activity which could help predict future Formula 1 champions has been presented to a leading conference by a local student.Matthew Hislop, a mechanical engineering student at...
View ArticleTrust makes ‘major donation’ to rescue centre cattery fund
THE Arthurshiel Rescue Centre has been given a substantial boost in its bid to build a new small animal cattery at their St Boswells base thanks to The Weir Charitable Trust.Fundraiser Sheena Chappell...
View ArticleBorders’ best bits can’t be quantified says MSP
A quality of life study which has ranked the Borders as the ninth worst place to live in the United Kingdom has been rubbished by John Lamont MSP.However,Mr Lamont has said that it does highlight some...
View ArticleFirm shortlisted for partnership award
A PEEBLES business has been shortlisted for an award recognising the success of collaborative work between businesses and academics.Propeller Multimedia, one of the largest distributors and designers...
View ArticleFirms ensure sisters get royal treatment
Two young Hawick girls had a day to remember on Friday, being treated to a Princess for a Day package won by their father in a charity auction.However, Sarah and Emily McLeod only got to enjoy the...
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BowdenWRIThe AGM was followed by a moving talk from Iris Lawrie, with technical help from her daughter, on their work in the Philippines at a school for street children. The joint winners of this...
View ArticleSalt poured into taxpayer wounds
Council staff and those constructing the new Borders rail link this week found themselves between a rock and a hard place – or in this instance, between rock salt and a hard case.The former is the salt...
View ArticleDomestic argument ‘got out of hand’
A Jedburgh man who assaulted his partner has been sentenced to a six-month community payback order, with 70 hours of unpaid work.Mark Jackson, 25, of Bountrees, appeared from custody and admitted...
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