‘Lip service’ claim over library cuts
IF councillors vote today for the merger of contact centres and public libraries, with a cut in the opening hours of the latter in four towns, they must be prepared to face the wrath of voters at the...
View ArticleTasty business plan was no pig in a poke for Kelso farmers
CROSS-breeding two pigs on their family farm in the Borders was the move that eventually led to husband-and-wife team, Moira and Colin Dalgliesh, who farm near Kelso, setting up the Juicy Meat Company,...
View ArticleRural primaries win praise from inspectors
TWO of the smallest schools in the Borders have been given glowing reports from government inspectors.With six and nine pupils respectively, but with capacity for 50 at each site, Ettrick and Yarrow...
View ArticlePolice warning over ongoing internet scam
Lothian and Borders Police are again asking the public to be on their guard following further complaints from the public concerning a recent computer scam. Last week, a woman from Peebles received a...
View ArticleHoly holiday ... or a commercial chaos
WITH just three ‘sleeps’ to go until Christmas, many Borders households will find themselves in that familiar chaotic build-up to the big day – getting far too much food ready, buying expensive...
View ArticleYoungsters festive fun is given Latin twist
BORDERS youngsters are gathering evidence on bullying in the region’s schools.The aim of the Scottish Borders Youth Commission is to come up with new ways of stopping the antisocial behaviour.The team...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from The Southern!
With mere days to go till the big day, we were feeling a little in need of some Christmas spirit.So Southern photographer Stuart Cobley took to the streets of Selkirk to see if shoppers and shop...
View ArticleCopshaw voices raised in Christmas harmony
NEWCASTleTON geared up for Christmas last Friday evening with a concert in the village kirk from Liddesdale Voices and Friends.In spite of the bitter cold outside, there was a warm welcome inside, with...
View ArticleGunn to stand in May elections
Councillor Kenneth Gunn has been reselected by the SNP to stand for the Selkirkshire ward at the Scottish Borders Council elections in May.Mr Gunn will join Stuart Bell, secretary of Clovenfords...
View ArticleJoined-up thinking from protection agencies
A LONG-AWAITED project will, for the first time in the Borders, now see specialist workers from all the various agencies involved in adult and child protection housed under one roof to help provide an...
View ArticleFresh voice for Borders victims of domestic abuse
A DVD featuring the voices of survivors of domestic abuse in the Borders was launched this week.More than 60 people attended the launch of the Hear our Voice DVD at Scottish Borders Council HQ in...
View ArticleWhellans up for Boxing Day boogie
TWO of the most enduring musical forces in the Borders will come together for an impromptu one-off gig in the Bridge Inn, Galashiels, on Boxing Day from 4 till 7pm.The Border Boogie Band normally keep...
View ArticleGina and Nigel make a classic duo
MUSIC In Peebles presents Gina McCormack and Nigel Clayton on Thursday, January 12 at the town’s Eastgate Theatre.Gina, pictured left, is a well-established violinist with regular solo appearances at...
View ArticleHone your skills on the stage with Borders Youth Theatre
TUTOR Clare Watson will use drama, games and techniques to teach new skills, particularly in communication, in Borders Youth Theatre’s Engage workshops at the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, in the new...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON
TomorrowBuddy Holly and the Cricketers (live music): Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. 7.30pm. £14. Tel: 01721 725777SaturdayChristmas Eve Community Carol Service: Town Hall, Hawick. 7pm. Charity collection....
View ArticleCarly nominated
KELSO’s Carly Blain and her Monster Ceilidh Band, pictured top of page, are up for a top world music magazine award.The group have been nominated for best band in the Songlines Music Awards 2012.To...
View ArticleUtility pledges action after power cuts hit valley
ALTHOUGH most of the Borders escaped the recent gale-force winds relatively unscathed, a rural settlement in Selkirkshire, not for the first time, was left without electricity.And “powerless” is how...
View ArticleWildfowl count didn’t stretch my maths
After weeks of saying how topsy-turvy everything was due to the mild weather, suddenly winter is here. Last Friday brought the first significant snowfall of the season so far, with about a couple of...
View ArticleBadger-baiting plea
BORDERS women are among the main targets of the Scottish SPCA’s latest appeal to help it tackle one of the most horrific of all wildlife crimes.Badger baiting, like most forms of animal fighting, is...
View ArticleJanny’s close shave is a charity winner
A LITTLE boy facing major surgery in the new year is the inspiration behind a Jedburgh man losing nearly three stones, writes Sally Gillespie.Janitor James Hogg, of Jedbank Drive, has raised more than...
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