Drug dealer who scored an own goal
A MAN caught dealing drugs to undercover police officers was jailed for eight months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court, pictured.Twenty-three-year-old Dale McAulay was involved in seven transactions of heroin...
View ArticleSent mum offensive text message
A KELSO accused who repeatedly contacted a witness – his mother – in a case against him was jailed for 201 days.Darryl Wyper, 21, of Inchmyre, Kelso, pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive...
View ArticleMuseum Hours (12A) Heart of Hawick
Museum Hours has a title that turns you to stone.The reality is a far, far better thing. This is docudrama at its most personal. Expect nothing, feel generous and let the meaning wash over you. The...
View ArticleMum wants action on Kelso High bully claim
The mother of a Yetholm teenager says she has removed her daughter from Kelso High School because of inaction over her complaint of bullying.Sarah Mcfarling claims daughter Nicole, who is aged 15 and...
View ArticleMP Moore plans visits to review A7 mud cleaning task
Local MP Michael Moore plans revisiting railway sites on the A7 to see new measures being introduced to clean construction lorries.Last week The Southern reported road safety fears along the...
View ArticleJedburgh cruelty kitten appeal
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a kitten with bleeding paw pads was found outside flats in Howden Road, Jedburgh last Friday evening. Vets believe the five-month-old male was...
View ArticleIs it the right time for expansion?
THERE are many situations where a business would benefit from expansion and it is important to weigh up both the advantages and disadvantages of growing your business.Research is key in making an...
View ArticleAll round success for product imaging firm
A Peebles company has obtained exclusive UK rights to technology which has been proven to increase online sales by over 30 per cent.Albion Interactive Solutions is the sole distributor of OutSphere...
View ArticleUnion bosses ratchet up pressure over CAP
FARMING leaders last week increased pressure on politicians over convergence and rolling out the new CAP for 2015.NFU Scotland president Nigel Miller, Stagehall, Stow said the CAP delivery debate will...
View ArticleWildlife aplenty on the Galloway coast
November can be a dodgy time to take a holiday in this country, but last week I had a break on the Galloway coast and hit it lucky. The weather was cold, but the sun shone most of the time,...
View ArticleMurrayfield experience proves an expensive one
The chooks are still, sadly, not back in full production, or anywhere near for that matter. In fact, three more (from last year’s hatch) have now decided to moult. Late? Positively posthumous, as every...
View ArticleTaking steps to help disaster victims
Selkirk Rotarians have been taking to the hills to save lives and mold futures – for ShelterBoxes and local youth development, which includes the Rotary Youth Music Competition, RotaKids and the Rotary...
View ArticleErin can vouch for her design skills
Erin Henderson’s efforts in winning a nationwide competition to design a Christmas card for National Garden Gift Vouchers (NGGV) were recognised on Saturday.Erin, 11, a pupil at Newtown Primary...
View ArticleStating a commitment to the economy
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that he will give his Autumn Statement to parliament on December 5, providing an opportunity to hear an update on the government’s plans for the economy,...
View ArticlePound is our currency too
The idea that the UK Government could prevent an independent Scotland continuing to use the pound is based on the mistaken belief that somehow the pound would be in the “ownership” of what remains of...
View ArticleDealing a blow to the taxpayer
Wind farms were inflicted on Britain by Tony Blair in one of his evangelical insights – and this myth was sustained by the SNP Government with its target of 100 per cent renewables by 2020.Wind farms...
View ArticleSBC workers reject contract changes
A vote by Unison members at Scottish Borders Council has rejected proposed contract changes – with a majority voting in favour of industrial action. The ballot result comes at the same time as the...
View ArticleAnger over Selkirk trees festooned with dog dirt
There is growing anger in Selkirk over bags of dog excrement being thrown into trees on the town’s historic Haining Estate.The issue was highlighted by local dog owner Sarah Cotter, from the town’s...
View ArticleSelkirk Camera Club
Pat Rafferty from Hawick judged the monochrome competition.Prints – 1, Margaret McKinney, “Colin”; 2, Pauline Fenton, “Issac”; 3, Pauline Fenton, “Peek a Boo”. Projected Images – 1, Eileen Nichol,...
View ArticleJed skateboard park proposal
I’m writing concerning the article in The Southern (November 14) about objections being faked regarding the area in Jedburgh known as “The Dip”being used as the site for a skateboard park.It was not an...
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