Being her own boss is blooming good for Emma
A young Peebles florist who works from a shed in her back garden has scooped a national award for her wedding arrangements.Emma McDonald only established Stems in April 2012, but is celebrating being...
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Learning how to change a lightbulb or cashing up a tuckshop till are not the first things that spring to mind when it comes to youth clubs. But then Hawick’s Escape Youth Cafe is about as far removed...
View ArticleBurns is the word for Galashiels schoolchildren
The Galashiels Burns Club-supported Celebration of Scots Language and Culture Primary School Competition was held at the town’s academy.All schools in Galashiels and surrounding area took part in the...
View ArticleMute swan: not silent, but deadly
What a difference a few sunny days make, not just to the general feeling of wellbeing, but to the advancement of the seasons into spring. On one such day last week, I heard the first singing...
View ArticleHappy lays are here again ... it could be Real Proper Spring
Spring has come to Chook Cottage. And the chooks neither know, nor care, if this is Real Proper Spring or Pretend Spring With Surprise Hard Frosts/Snow Later.They are bounding out of the coop like...
View ArticleUncovering history in Manor Valley
At a packed meeting (pictured) in the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, the Arthur Association announced the results of the 2003 archaeological excavations in Manor Valley.The site covers 32 acres in Glenrath...
View ArticleFarmers’ wives organise shindig to help Somerset
Farmers’s wives are hoping to raise over £10,000 for flood-hit producers in Somerset later this springBerwick’s Lucy Armstrong, also a part time business analyst, of Murton Farm, and six others are...
View ArticleTweed Shepherds in new exhibition
SHEPHERDS of the Tweed are to be part of an exhibition in the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery in Peebles this spring and summer.The exhibition Shepherding the Tweed from May 17 to August 16 will tell the...
View ArticleNew goals for spring
We all find that in life we get stuck in our ways, as if we are walking through treacle and can’t seem to let go of old habits - whether in our thinking, behaviour, eating or drinking patterns.This is...
View ArticleTweed Shepherds in new exhibition
Shepherds of the Tweed are to be part of an exhibition in the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery in Peebles this spring and summer.The exhibition Shepherding the Tweed from May 17 to August 16 will tell the...
View ArticleJim Hume calls for police to improve relationships with staff
South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume has said the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland must rectify what he has described as a significant breakdown in relationship with staff.It follows the...
View ArticleTom Tokely from Yetholm receives his British Empire Medal
A stalwart of Yetholm and the surrounding area has been presented with the British Empire Medal which he was awarded in the Queen’s New Years Honours.Tom Tokely received the medal from Captain Gerald...
View ArticleStaff prepare Borders attractions for influx of tourists
Some of the region’s best-loved historic attractions are set to re-open on Monday, April 1 after being closed for the winter.Staff at Historic Scotland’s Hermitage Castle and Smailholm Tower are...
View ArticleLast year’s success sees Beat the Borders return
RUNNER and part-time fire fighter Chris Currie of Kelso is challenging anyone to beat his winning time from 2013 of 5 hours and 40 minutes in this year’s Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS)...
View ArticleApprentice posts made available by Scottish Borders Council
Twelve modern apprenticeships are being offered by Scottish Borders Council with applications closing on April 7.The posts are in the council’s environment and infrastructure department and for eight...
View ArticleSt Boswells vets confirm Scotland’s first case of Cattle Scab on Borders farm
Scotland’s first case of Cattle Scab since the early 1980s has been confirmed at an unnamed farm in the Borders.It was diagnosed by vets from Scotland’s Rural College working at the SAC’s Veterinary...
View ArticleDealership top notch for service
A Borders car dealership has achieved the highest score possible in a customer satisfaction survey carried out by the manufacturer. Adam Purves Mitsubishi, on Tweedbank Industrial Estate, was awarded...
View ArticlePeebles hospital and parts of BGH remain closed by virus
Health bosses have confirmed that Hay Lodge Hospital in Peebles and one bay in wards 4 and 9 at the BGH remain closed to admissions because of Norovirus.Ward 10 at the BGH is also closed to new...
View ArticleChanges planned at Jim Clark Rally
An event at this year’s Jim Clark Rally is being moved from one part of Kelso to the other.Organisers have announced that this year’s events, scheduled to run over the weekend of Friday May 30 to...
View ArticleTop marks for Borders high school following inspection
Inspectors have praised the staff and pupils at Selkirk High School, highlighting also the quality of support and care for students.The HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIe) report acknowledges how well...
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