Police appeal over incidents
A POLICE probe is ongoing into a spate of incidents at Innerleithen which have included an assault, fire-raising and vandalism between Tuesday and Saturday of last week.They happened around Leithen...
View ArticleFatal crash witness plea
POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to a two-car crash in which 24-year-old Graham Milroy, from Torwoodlee, near Galashiels, died.His Citroen Saxo and a black Skoda Octavia collided around...
View ArticlePapal hand of friendship for Borders MP
Borders MP and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore met Pope Benedict XVI during a UK ministerial visit to the Vatican, writes Mark Entwistle.They discussed international issues such as international aid,...
View ArticleTime running out for valley youth hostel
THERE is little hope that Scotland’s oldest youth hostel, situated at Broadmeadows in the Yarrow Valley, will be kept open beyond the summer, unless user numbers can be almost doubled.That was the view...
View ArticleTry this at home: how the Ambrosians fed themselves
James Hogg explains the secrets of a Border dish to his fellow Ambrosian, Christopher North, aka Professor John Wilson...North: May I ask, with all due solemnity, what are rumbledethumps?Shepherd:...
View ArticleMission Marmalade (by Keith Allan)
The single-track road that skirts Ullswater in Cumbria from Pooley Bridge to Sharrow Bay is a bit tricky, even in broad daylight. But when an eerie pea-souper descends, making you drive at a snail’s...
View ArticleYetholm Church to reach out with interior facelift
built on the site of the last thatched church in Scotland, Yetholm kirk occupies a location that has been a place of worship for more than eight centuries, writes Mark Entwistle.And tomorrow will see...
View ArticleDrivers urged to take care
POLICE officers have been called in to assist a major change to Galashiels’ current road network.Drivers travelling through the Borders’ largest town have been urged to take care from 6am on Monday,...
View ArticleMotion on Selkirk bypass
SUPPORT for a Selkirk bypass from Scottish Borders Council will be sought today, writes Kenny Paterson.Selkirkshire Liberal Democrat councillor Vicky Davidson will ask her colleagues at Newtown St...
View ArticleWe all have a duty to step on the brakes
TRANSPORT is a hotly debated topic in the Borders, as highlighted by our stories on page 5 this week.However, a current concern for many people must be the ongoing danger at the junction for the...
View ArticleParker’s move to cut BGH junction’s ‘appalling accident record’
councillors will today be urged to take action over one of the region’s worst accident blackspots – the junction for Borders General Hospital, writes Mark Entwistle.In the 10 years up until 2011, there...
View ArticleMinister’s rail timetable pledge
trains will be running through the central Borders countryside again by December 2014, Scottish Government transport minister Keith Brown insisted this week.Mr Brown was speaking during a visit to...
View ArticleBest in Borders on their way to take on best in world
A TOTAL of 38 dogs from the Borders will take on the best in the canine competition world when they appear at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, next month, writes Mark Entwistle.The varied...
View ArticleSBHA safety talks after electrician’s suspension sparks walkout threat
DISCUSSIONs are ongoing between Scottish Borders Housing Association and union officials after tradesmen threatened to walk out following the suspension of an electrician who is just weeks from...
View ArticleGig aims to aid station fund
A CONCERT by the Border Strathspey and Reel Society will be held at the Wynd Theatre next weekend, in aid of the Melrose Station Restoration Fund.The performance starts at 7.30pm on Friday, March 2,...
View ArticlePeri-dent’s Black Friday – Trench speaks out
A UNION leader has described the “horrendous” experience of Peri-dent announcing the closure of its Tweedbank factory, as the last of its production staff left on Friday, writes Kenny Paterson.The...
View ArticleAngry homeowners call for planners to see the light and change policy
The new Barratts homes built at Vinery Park in Clovenfords are having an “unacceptable impact” on neighbouring Meigle Row, and planning policy on housing development must be reviewed. That’s the view...
View ArticleThe serenity of the block of flats is ended by the smash of a battering ram...
The police officers creep quickly up the dingy stairwell, in their balaclavas, helmets and full body armour. As they arrive at the front door of the tiny flat, they pause in complete silence, making...
View ArticleSEPA probe after valley burn’s appearance is coloured by spillage
A pollutant spill which temporarily turned the Gamescleuch Burn in the Ettrick Valley a bright viridian, alarming residents living nearby, is being investigated by the Scottish Environment Protection...
View Article‘With the public’s support, we will get the people responsible for any...
DRUG dealers in the Borders have been told to expect their homes to be raided, after three houses in Galashiels were targeted by police officers.A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court following an...
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