Sentence deferred again on offender
After being found with two knives, Alex Skippon claimed he planned to stab his stepfather in the throat and laugh while he bled to death.The 20-year-old, of Park Crescent, Newtown St Boswells, admitted...
View ArticleWoman struggled with hospital staff
A drunken woman who behaved in a threatening or abusive manner at a hospital was fined £200.Charmaine Miller was found barefoot in the street by police and told officers to “f**k off”.A constable tried...
View ArticlePub row led to knives confrontation in street
A drunken Selkirk man who brandished two knives in the street outside his home was jailed for a year at the town’s sheriff court on Monday. Sheriff Peter Paterson told 20-year-old Jordan Inglis, of...
View ArticleTakeaway tantrum is a recipe for jail
A woman who threw a takeaway meal at her partner has been jailed.Jedburgh Sheriff Court, pictured, heard on Friday that Kimberley Redpath contacted police because she was concerned about her partner’s...
View ArticleHere’s the one that just got away
I now know the feeling of missing a putt to win The Open by half an inch. When it comes to trapping moths, there are some you can do without, some which are of great interest and some you only dream...
View ArticleAttack was ‘form of retribution’
A 20-year-old punched and kicked a man he believed had stolen from him.Alyxs Millar, of Burnhead Road, Hawick, admitted assaulting a man at Baguette Express, Sandbed, in the town on July 27.Prosecutor...
View ArticleObituary: Peter Keddie, Galashiels
It was fitting that the music playing as mourners filed into Galashiels’s Trinity Church on Friday was a march well-known to followers of the town’s Braw Lads’ Gathering.For the man to whom they had...
View ArticleMob man Bob is a big potential hit
Bobby’s back where he belongs. Michelle has returned from the day nursery. Tommy Lee never went away. And then there are the kids - Dianna Agron from Glee and John D’Leo from New Jersey.Great cast....
View ArticleLE WEEK-END (15) Heart of Hawick
No, it’s not French; it’s very English. A 30-year wedding anniversary in Paris. Memories and reconsideration (perhaps).“Can I touch you?”“What for?”Meg (Lindsay Duncan) gets it. She feels the warmth of...
View ArticleTHE COUNSELLOR (18) Pavilion, Galashiels
It is difficult to know who to blame, or where to start. Ridley Scott has always been good at making his movies look ravishing. This isn’t rave material, but he tries. After that, he falls asleep.The...
View ArticleWest Linton break-in appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after £8,000 of ridiing equipment was stolen from a tackroom in West Linton.The break-in happened between 4.30pm on Sunday (November 17) and 7.30am on Monday. The...
View ArticleSelkirk financial adviser admits theft of £158,666
A financial adviser who fraudulently obtained more than £158,000 from clients has been warned she is likely to face custody.Forty-three-year-old first offender Angela Lauder of Victoria Crescent,...
View ArticleBranch agm tackles independence
Scottish independence was the subject of debate at the NFU’s Mid and East Berwickshire branch annual general meeting in Duns.Speakers at the meeting of about 20 producers in the Black Bull pub were the...
View ArticleLaura lands award for Scotland’s best salon
Still just a teenager when she set up her own beauty salon in Kelso, Laura Louvain Noon’s belief in her abilities has paid off with a national award.On Sunday night, Laura picked up the Salon of the...
View ArticleFair play, John’s a prize guy
Borders MSP John Lamont, with volunteers Jill Freshwater, left, and Christine Tucker, tried his luck at Jill’s Amazing Tombola at the Kelso Charity Fair – and won a prize.The tombola and stall sales...
View ArticleMaking a borderline case for the Union
The National Farmers’ Union recently held a debate on what the impact of independence would be on our agricultural industry – and I was invited to make the case for us being better together.The...
View ArticleParent slams school ‘inequality’
A parent has launched a scathing attack on the council for “inequalities” in the models of the Curriculum for Excellence in Borders high schools.Chris Mowat, from Kelso, said his son is facing less...
View ArticleGlastonbury with a garlic flavour
Garlic. The Marmite bulb veg. Personally, I love it. I have been hooked on garlic since my late teens when I loaded fluffy mash with it, stirred in peanuts and grated cheese, and served it with baked...
View ArticleParents band together over education review
A parents group set up to protest planned cuts to education services is already more than 100 members strong after just a few days.And a Facebook page set up by the campaigners on Monday had attracted...
View ArticleReturn to Ridings back in 2014
Principals and representatives of the 11 Borders common ridings and festivals gathered at Tower Mill at the Heart of Hawick on Monday for the official launch of Return to the Ridings, part of...
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