Galashiels guys set to get tooled up for new venture
Anything is possible if you have a shed, it’s said. And after a few months of hard work and drinking tea, it’s about to happen for a Galashiels group.The Men’s Shed movement has come a long way from...
View ArticleSecond consecutive rise in jobless total
Despite a second consecutive increase, the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in the Borders remained at one of lowest levels at the end of 2013.Official figures just published show that in...
View ArticleBudget details revealed by SBC leadership
Despite having to make savings of almost £29million over the five years to 2019, council leaders outlined ambitious budget proposals this week.The updated revenue plan and 10-year capital programme,...
View ArticleFor speech therapy, go2Jane
Does your child need extra help with speaking, reading or writing? Jane Pearn M.RCSLT, M.ASLTIP, Dip. SpLD, HCPC registered, is based in Selkirk, but covers the whole of the Borders, providing a...
View ArticleLocal homecare company excels in inspectorate report
HCC Homecare, a care at home company with offices in Hawick and Peebles, has recently been awarded a grade 5 (very good) grading across the board by the Care Inspectorate following their recent...
View ArticleRain was not too much of a problem during birdwatch
I can hardly believe that January has almost gone and we’ve had no snow and barely a frost so far.The bulbs in the garden are all well through, the snowdrops and aconites are in bloom and the birds all...
View ArticlePickin’ through the year’s best bits
Monday at work was spent pulling together some extremely important dates for our editorial and photographic diary. If ever proof is needed that year follows year, it’s pulling together dates for a...
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A classroom at Borders College in Galashiels was turned into a French café for evening students as one of the fun, interactive ways that French is being taught. As well as the French ambience, the...
View ArticlePush on to expand broadband in Borders
More Broadband RolloutEarlier this month it was announced that Melrose, Selkirk and Galashiels will get access to fibre broadband through the next phase of the £410 million Digital Scotland scheme. The...
View ArticleCourt news
Two held and two freed on theft charges FOUR local people have appeared in private at Selkirk Sheriff Court charged on petition with theft by house-breaking and stealing a car in Galashiels.Leon...
View ArticleLocal heroin dealer jailed for 39 months
A sheriff this week warned that dealers who sell hard drugs such as heroin will be locked up for lengthy periods. Sheriff Derrick McIntyre jailed Brian Johnston for four years after he was caught with...
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Marital issues led to assault in Hawick pub A HAWICK man has been ordered to pay £900 compensation to a man he assaulted in a pub toilet.Bruce Cranston, 55, of Appletreehall, was also fined £400 for...
View ArticleChesters community feels pressure under turbine seige
There will be a wind turbine for every single house in Chesters if proposals for schemes at Highlee Hill and Cummings Hill get the green light.And, according to campaigners fighting applications from...
View ArticleGround-breaking housing complex opens in Peebles
A new development offering ground-breaking extra care and general needs housing was opened by Margaret Burgess MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Housing and Welfare, this week. The Dovecot development is...
View ArticleHigh Court told how Kelso couple were killed by driver who overtook lorry
A DRIVER has admitted causing the death of a popular Kelso couple and is expecting a lengthy jail sentence.Derek Peoples, 53, and his wife Avril, 51, died within an hour of each other after a head-on...
View ArticleKelso traders’ concern over Bridge St parking
There are concerns over a lack of parking Kelso’s Bridge Street, with some councillors of the opinion its bus stop could be scrapped.Speaking at this month’s meeting of Kelso Community Council, local...
View ArticleHigh school teacher charged
An Earlston High School teacher has been charged by police in relation to an allegation of ‘inappropriate conduct’ towards a 16-year-old female pupil.Police Scotland confirmed the matter is now in the...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly prime stock sale on Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 1,028 hoggs and 377 ewes and rams.Larger numbers of hoggs forward, all classes in keen demand, heavy weight’s...
View ArticleCouncil set to explore in-house care options
Councillors are expected to agree to a business case being put together to look at moving all adult social care services to an arms-length organisation.An initial report has stated that the creation of...
View ArticleFarms ‘walloped’ as thefts rise by nearly 400 percent
The cost of farm theft has escalated nearly fourfold in the last three years, with £130,000 worth of livestock and machinery stolen from Borders farms last year. Inspector John Scott told Kelso...
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