Encourage reviews as an opportunity to sell your product and you good...
When you’re shopping online it doesn’t matter what the size of your purchase is, chances are you will find yourself drawn to read the product reviews left by previous customers. They can help you make...
View ArticleGardeners go online to lobby to keep green bins
A campaigning social media page has attracted nearly 400 ‘likes’ in just a few weeks as Borderers battle to keep their garden waste collection.Started in Jedburgh on January 4, ‘Save our garden waste...
View ArticlePippa’s green fingers ready for work in Scott’s garden
A garden designer from Kent has been appointed to oversee the next stage of development at Sir Walter Scott’s world famous Abbotsford home.The Abbotsford Trust, which looks after Sir Walter Scott’s...
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woolerAt their weekly Prime Stock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 865 hoggs and 153 ewes and rams.Slightly less numbers forward, all classes meeting a slight resistance resulting...
View ArticleMobile library service hit with savings plan
The council’s mobile library service will remain, but users could be left with a month between visits as savings of £130,000 are sought.It is just 18 months since the service was reviewed and routes...
View ArticleNo fix as Kevin wins engineer honour
Kevin Hawker from Olivers Transport in Eccles has been recognised for his work in the country’s top road haulage awards, being named Scottish Fleet Engineer of the Year 2014.Kevin joined the firm in...
View ArticleRenewables make farms more resilient say bank
Banks are keen to help farmers looking to invest in small scale renewables because it makes their business more resilient.That was the message from the Bank of Scotland’s Donald Stewart as he attended...
View ArticleChamber hope for big public turnout at debate
Borderers will get the chance to hear local politicians discuss the pros and cons of independence at a debate in Galashiels later this month.The independence debate on Thursday, February 20, is being...
View Article‘Silent’ protest at BGH ends in jail
A disgruntled patient protested about his hospital treatment by wedging himself through the guard rails on a trolley bed and refusing to move. Jason Lowe finally freed himself when the fire service...
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denholmLine dancingLine dancing begins again on Wednesday in the village hall (2-3pm). Former and new pupils welcome. More information from 01450 870042.EARLSTONWednesday ClubMorag Hunter has been...
View ArticleChipping in to do my bit for dogs’ welfare
I have to report that the free microchipping event in Galashiels was a runaway success –110 dogs were chipped, vet checked, patted on the heid and barked their wee hearts out.Isn’t it the case that wee...
View Article38 cases of virus reported
SINCE the start of January, NHS Borders has reported to Health Protection Scotland that 38 patients have been affected by norovirus in the wards that have been closed at the BGH.However, the health...
View ArticleSentence deferred on DVD bootlegger
A GALASHIELS woman traded online in pirate DVDs and CDs – worth over £54,000 – from her website.First offender Angela Cochrane, of Penman Place, admitted three charges of infringing copyright by...
View ArticleResidents could face scaled down services
The council has warned neighbourhood services could be cut if savings cannot be made and if local groups do not take on more responsibilities.The stark message was issued last week, when councillors...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly Prime Stock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 865 hoggs and 153 ewes and rams.Slightly less numbers forward, all classes meeting a slight resistance resulting...
View ArticleEven the best farmers would struggle in a free market
Farm income figures published last week for 2012 and 2013 confirm what we knew already – 2012 financial results were bad, mainly because of the appalling weather, and improved in 2013 because the...
View ArticleTime to face up to responsibilities
Social networking site Facebook has hit the headlines – it’s celebrating its 10th birthday, for which it won praise, and as an avenue for the NekNomination drinking game, for which it has attracted...
View ArticleTeenager’s behaviour upset patient
WHEN a nurse told a disruptive 16-year-old he was causing distress to a young child being treated in an adjoining hospital cubicle and his parents, he replied: “I don’t give a f**k”.Kyzer Summers had...
View ArticleNo silver lining to these clouds
Rain, rain go away. After being spoiled with The Fantastic Summer it seems we have slipped into what passes for a Scottish winter nowadays – no snow, just gallons and gallons of rain turning the ground...
View ArticleAllez Ecosse!
Before he came to Kelso with his parents and sister four months ago, French youngster Clemênt Femenias had never played rugby.Now a keen player at his new school, where he is in S1, Clemênt was stunned...
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