Peter snaps up photography award
At Earlston Camera Club’s final meeting of the 2013/14 session, Peter Moore won the Helen McDonald Travel Award.It was donated to the club in memory of long-standing club member Helen by her...
View ArticleOutgoing education boss given standing ovation
At his final meeting before retirement, Glenn Rodger, the council’s director of education, was given a standing ovation by elected members.Mr Rodger arrived at the council in 2002. His first job was to...
View ArticleHalf day a chance to increase pupils’ skills
The half-day pupils will enjoy from August is an opportunity that needs grasped, the chairman of Borders Sport and Leisure Trust has said.David Ferguson, a father of two high school children, told The...
View ArticleSurveyor Oates on move to Youngs RPS
Rural surveyor Tom Oates has left George F White to join Youngs RPS as an equity partner.The son of well-known Borders farmers Richard and Marion Oates, he made the move after 15 years with his former...
View ArticleYoung farmer numbers increasing year on year
The Scottish Association of Young Farmers (SAYC) is going from strength to strength with membership numbers at their highest since 1999.The trend is reflected in the Border Federation District where...
View ArticleCoffee morning cash for Harry’s hospital
Hawick Salvation Army corps raised £272 at a coffee morning for the army’s hospital in Cochabamba, Bolivia.The hospital is raising money to provide clean drinking water to 250 homes in the city and the...
View ArticleGetting it right on Facebook for firms
I WAS having a conversation with a friend of mine recently who has his own one-man business. He told me that he should really get a Facebook business page set up, but he has no interest in Facebook at...
View ArticleKelso to Kabul: biggest event in 13 years of fighting
This week, our correspondent, Union Jack, tells of the most important event in the 13-year intervention by coalition forces in Afghanistan.US Army Lt-General Milley, previous commander of ISAF Joint...
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The council’s acting director of social work has said the introduction of self-directed support on April 1 is the biggest change in the sector during her career.Stella Everingham made the comment at a...
View ArticleLandlines: ‘Lambing Live’ a good advert for sheep farming
My years in lambing sheds were such painful experiences I’m always impressed by those farmers and shepherds who not only manage the process well, but enjoy it. That was reinforced last week by a visit...
View ArticleBreaking News
A 14-year-old male has been arrested and reported to the Children’s Panel following an incident at Kelso High School on Monday, March 31.Police responded to a bomb threat at the high school around...
View ArticleEastgate goes Dixieland on Saturday
Jazz comes to the Borders on Saturday (April 12) when the Nova Scotia Jazz Band gets audiences toe-tapping at the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles.Veterans of the Edinburgh Jazz Festival and Glastonbury,...
View ArticleGive a dog a home
The Dog Aid Society of Scotland is a dog charity based in Edinburgh. They rehome dogs of all breeds, sizes and ages throughout Scotland, working on a home from home basis, fully home checking all...
View ArticleCan you give these dogs a home?
Meet Archie and Sasha. These lovely dogs are looking for new homes. They are currently staying at Arthurshiels Animal Rescue Centre, near St Boswells.Sasha is a 17-month-old staffordshire bull terrier....
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CaddonfootChurchThe Reverend Elspeth Harley, conducting Sunday’s morning service, based her talk on “trypraying”, a new booklet which was handed out to members of the congregation. The lessons were...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly primestock sale held at Wooler last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 286 hoggs and 235 ewes and rams.Hogg numbers again tight, fleshy types keenly sought after.Leading...
View ArticleWeather extremes pose plant and animal disease threat
We didn’t all have the same weather last week, but most parts of our area had at some time full days of mist and drizzle.Some had that for three or four days in a row and it’s surprising how that sucks...
View ArticleHope hearing aids plea is not falling on deaf ears
Hundreds of Borderers who rely on a charity for vital support with their hearing aids could be left struggling if no more funding is forthcoming.The Hear to Help project is run by the charity, Action...
View ArticleFree sporting activities during the Easter Holidays in Girvan
Free sporting activities will be on offer during the Easter Holidays in Girvan. The Girvan Youth Trust in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, Girvan Academy, South Ayrshire Community Sports Hub...
View ArticleJailed for causing BGH disturbance
Disturbed during the early hours , Galashiels residents looked out to see a drunken man kicking wheelie bins and shouting: “You’re a paedo. Come out and I’ll kill you.”Police found Stephen Milliken...
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