Local marts in profit turnaround
The managing director of the St Boswells and Wooler livestock marts says a pre-tax profit of nearly £125,000 last year, up from a £23,000 loss in 2012, is due to more animals through the ring and cost...
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The council has re-affirmed its backing for the creative business sector, after concerns over the future of the Creative Arts Business Network (CABN).At a meeting of the economic development group last...
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A Galashiels councillor has called part of the town a disaster area in terms of empty shops and has urged more to be done to attract new firms.Bill White made the comment at a meeting of the council’s...
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Weekends. Don’t you just love them? To be honest, because I don’t do proper work and we have livestock (animals and kids), one day is much like another.Don’t get me wrong, I’m not like Maggie Smith’s...
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This week’s front page story about Scottish churches trying to help cut the number of young homeless Borderers, could easily have been written to paint Scottish Borders Council in a poor light as...
View ArticleYour letters on independence
Realistic view would serve Nats betterEric Falconer states in his latest letter that I acknowledge the difficulties that would result in the EU trying to expel the Scots. I did not acknowledge it...
View ArticlePlea to help homeless
Borderers with spare rooms are being sought in an effort to help hundreds of local homeless under-25-year-olds.Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA), the charity bringing together the country’s...
View ArticleCouncillors agree priorities for development
MEMBERS of the council’s economic development group have agreed a wish list of priority strategic developments.The aim is for the list to be included in a rural regional economic development programme,...
View ArticleYour photos of the Borders
We’ve been inundated with your fantastic photos of our beuatiful Borderland over January ... and we’re loving it.In fact, we’ve had so many we have simply been unable to fit them all in the paper.So...
View ArticleJack Ryan: Shadow recruit (12A) Pavilion, Galashiels
THE FASHIONfor prequels goes on. Tom Clancy wrote 11 Jack Ryan thrillers, but not this one. Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck played Jack on screen (Clancy’s fave was Affleck) and now Chris...
View ArticleLone Survivor (15) Pavilion, Galashiels
WAR is beautiful. Cinematically speaking, perhaps, but otherwise it destroys everything you hold dear.Lone Survivor looks great. You can’t go wrong accompanying helicopters into the dawn sunrise,...
View ArticleUS rewards look into horrific past
This is the one to beat in the 2014 Oscar ceremony as irony slides effortlessly into overdrive. A black British director and lead actor. An African-American scriptwriter. An autobiographical memoir by...
View ArticleMSP’s concerns over rise in dog-related investigations
Borders MSP John Lamont says he is concerned over the rising number of incidents involving dogs in the region.Mr Lamont was commenting on figures released by the Scottish Government, showing the number...
View ArticleHousing building is focus of next Business Forum
The next Scottish Borders Business Forum event will be held on Friday, February 7 at Scottish Borders Council HQ in Newtown St. Boswells, starting at 11 am.This meeting will be chaired by Graham Bell...
View ArticleLocal marts in profit turnaround
The managing director of the St Boswells and Wooler livestock marts says a pre-tax profit of nearly £125,000 last year, up from a £23,000 loss in 2012, is due to more animals through the ring and cost...
View ArticleSelkirk students enjoy a day of science mania
Knowepark Primary School’s ‘super scientists’ will be in action for one day only at the town’s pop-up shop at 1 Tower Street on Wednesday.The P5/6 pupils have been experimenting and investigating in...
View ArticleCelebrating Christmas in Kabul
This week, The Southern’s Afghanistan columnist, Union Jack, recounts how remembrance services helped forge closer links between troops.Having started with ISAF Joint Command (IJC) at the beginning of...
View ArticleSelkirk’s new post office opens
Michael Moore MP opened Selkirk’s new post office at Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) on Monday. He’s pictured with SBHA chairman Ray Licence and chief executive Julia Molloy.The ‘Post...
View ArticleBrewery’s £500k visitor centre to toast Borders’ best
THE Scottish Borders Brewery is building a new £500,000 visitor centre called ‘Born in the Borders’, creating up to 10 new jobs.John Henderson, owner of the brewery and the Chesters Estate site, told...
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Cheer up they said – things could be worse. So I cheered up and sure enough – things got worseI must confess to being somewhat confused these days when I hear any mention of standards of living or...
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