Borders-based firm invests in future
ONE of the UK’s leading sawmilling firms, BSW Timber, has launched a graduate management training programme to support young people into senior positions within the company. BSW, which has its...
View ArticleBGH visitors given repeat prescription – stay away
NHS BORDERS has reiterated that visitors to the hospital in general are ‘strongly discouraged’ from visiting as the norovirus outbreak continues.It is now over a month since the first confirmed cases...
View ArticleCouncil tax warning issued
COUNCIL leader David Parker has welcomed the approval of budget proposals, but has warned that council tax will not be ‘fit-for-purpose’ soon.Mr Parker said that the seventh year of a council tax...
View ArticleDistrict News
Bonchester bridgeQuizA quiz and raffle will be held in the Horse and Hound on February 22 at 7.30pm with proceeds going to Rulewater Carpet Bowling Club.BOWDENCafeThe next meeting of the community cafe...
View ArticleCouncils slam appeal case for Shaw Park turbines
A joint submission from two community councils has criticised the appellant’s case for approval of plans for a wind farm above Stow.In a statement submitted to the Shaw Park appeal by Stow and...
View ArticleWhat to do when fairies go bad
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILERWith more and more sophisticated animated features appealing to mums and dads, as well as older kids, what’s left for the six-year-olds who still play with Barbie?The...
View ArticleAll is Lost (12A) Heart of Hawick
CLICK HERE tO WATCH THE TRAILERA man alone. A man alone in a boat. A man alone in a boat on the sea. A man alone in a boat on the sea with problems.No back-up. No supporting actors. No lines to...
View ArticleRobocop (12A) Pavilion, Galashiels
Click here to see the trailerRoboWhat? RoboNot! The original fuzz-of-steel flick (1987) was a huge hit because it’s such a great idea and in those days special effects had the wow factor, unlike now...
View ArticleVillages set to party as playgroup celebrates 40 years young
Morebattle and Yetholm Playgroup celebrates its 40th birthday with a Big Birthday Bash on Saturday, February 22, to raise funds.Anyone interested is invited to the event, featuring stalls, tombola and...
View ArticleBus passenger urinated in his seat
A mother and daughter, along with other bus passengers, were upset by a drunken man urinating in his seat.Eric Haig had boarded the vehicle, travelling from Peebles to Melrose, carrying a bottle of...
View ArticleMan feared his wife had cheated on him
Believing his wife was having an affair with his brother, Samuelle Knoesen bagged her belongings and put them in the street with a label saying, “free sh*t because wife is a cheating whore”.The...
View ArticleA7 repair cash warning issued by councillor
A Galashiels councillor has warned colleagues that SBC may face a large part of the repair bill to fix the A7 after the railway is constructed.Sandy Aitchison brought fellow councillors down to earth...
View ArticleBan for driver who was clocked at 104mph
Speeding at 104mph cost Scott Lawrie a £400 fine and five-month driving disqualification.Lawrie, 42, of Royal Elizabeth Yard, Kirkliston, admitted exceeding the 60mph limit in a car on the A68 at...
View ArticleRad language causes BBC to pull plug
Last week rain, this week snow. There is nothing happening with the veggie beds, and on the livestock front it’ll be chooks, chooks, chooks shortly, with the Peebles Poultry Show coming up. We’ll be...
View ArticleNo gain without pain, Bob!
Bob Hurren, of Borders Exploration Group (BEG), bravely bore the pain of his fundraising effort, raising more than £250 for the group’s Malawi expedition in July.Beautician Julie Johnstone, of...
View ArticleExpert ‘horrified’ by bridge plan
One of the most picturesque spots along the River Tweed would be “irreparably damaged” if councillors back a controversial plan recommended by their officers.Chartered landscape architect James Welch...
View ArticleCouncil rejects garden waste decision review
A bid from the Conservative group at the council to have the decision to scrap garden waste collections reviewed by experts has been rejected.Councillors voted 21-10 against group leader Michelle...
View ArticleStudent jumps on board to provide firm’s designs
A Borders College student’s designs are hitting high streets across the country as part of the launch of a new product.Art and design student John Alder has been working off and on with Axiski for...
View ArticleSwedish professor discusses sustainable farming
Sustainable farming and the science behind it will be the subject of lectures in Edinburgh on Thursday (February 20).Professors Ingrid Oborn and Bryan Griffiths were recently awarded professorships by...
View ArticleFree workshops go on the road
A series of Business Gateway Scottish Borders workshops are to be held in Peebles next month.The free workshops, to be held at the Tontine Hotel, include ones aimed at new or prospective business...
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