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I drove to Pitlochry at the weekend and, apart from some drivers on the A9 making our own A7, A1 and Soutra racers seem almost sane, the most noticeable fact was how far behind spring drilling was once...
View ArticleRowells are ‘thrilled’ with best scanning results ever
The Peebles monitor farm hill flock have had the best scanning results in the history of the flock.Hundleshope farmers, Ed and Kate Rowell, who are taking part in Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS)...
View ArticleNew leadership at Potato Council
Fiona Fell has taken on the challenging and exciting role of Chairman of Potato Council and member of the AHDB Board.Now based in Northumberland, she comes from a farming family in Worcestershire....
View ArticlePlans for 2G pitch lodged
The next step towards the creation of a 2G pitch in Selkirk has been taken with the submission of a planning application for the scheme.The facility is proposed for the middle tier of pitches at the...
View ArticleThe merry-go-round of the media circus
US Public Affairs Office (PAO) – or what we in the Royal Navy call Media Operations Specialisation (MOS) – exists primarily for media engagement.So, aside from the wider roles I perform as Deputy Chief...
View ArticleNew leadership at Potato Council
Fiona Fell has taken on the challenging and exciting role of Chairman of Potato Council and member of the AHDB Board.Now based in Northumberland, she comes from a farming family in Worcestershire....
View ArticleDonations sought to keep Kelso painting in town
Local history buffs are hoping others will put their hands in their pockets to keep a painting of how Kelso Abbey may have looked in its heyday in the town.Artist Margaret Peach, formerly of Berrymoss,...
View ArticleFunding applications for young people’s projects in the Scottish Borders sought
The council’s Youth Chex panel is urging young people in the region to apply for a share of a new £10,000 funding pot. Youth Chex makes funding available each year to projects which benefit young...
View ArticleNetwork during a day at the races
Kelso Races has joined with the Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce to offer a business networking lunch and racing on May 7.The guest speaker will be Tom Burnham, a Borders tourism and business...
View ArticleHelp clean up Selkirk litter
A litterpick to clean up Selkirk before the Common Riding is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, meeting in the Market Place at 2pm. Alistair Pattullo hopes for a big turn-out.“The more, the better,” he urged.
View ArticleFresh police appeal after Melrose Abbey wall damaged
Police have issued a fresh plea for information in their bid to trace the driver who partially demolished a boundary wall at Melrose Abbey.It happened sometime on March 17 when around 10 metres of dry...
View ArticleAudi TT stolen from Scottish Borders town
Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses following the theft of a grey Audi TT S-Line Quattro from Allanbank Gardens, Lauder in the early hours of Saturday morning.The theft happened between 2.30am...
View ArticleNew warning follows rise in rural quad bike thefts
A senior police officer has admitted there has been a big rise in the thefts of quad bikes from rural locations.It follows the theft of a red Honda motorcycle worth around £3,000 from a shed at...
View ArticleKelpies unveiling
Our sister paper The Falkirk Herald was on hand last week to capture the international unveiling of The Kelpies.And Herald chief photographer Michael Gillen did such a good job we thought you would...
View ArticleGala firm achieves bronze award
Mitchell Glass of Galashiels has achieved the Investors in People bronze accreditation.Susan Roden, company secretary, said: “It is now over ten years since we were first accredited, and the principles...
View ArticleParticipants for housing research project needed
Researchers at St Andrews University are seeking Borderers to take part in a project looking at the housing opportunities and financial welfare of people aged 18-35 across the UK.The project is part of...
View ArticleFarming through the ages at Coldstream
An exhibition looking at farming in Berwickshire over the last 300 years has opened at Coldstream Museum.Agricultural Life in Berwickshire examines how farming life and technology in the county has...
View ArticleNature doesn’t get better than this
Thank goodness the clocks have changed and the days are longer as there’s just so much going on in the countryside at the moment that it’s difficult to keep up. It is such a privilege to be able to...
View ArticleGalashiels churches’ recipe for Easter
The Fellowship of Churches in Galashiels gathered in the town’s Tesco store on Good Friday to share the Easter message with shoppers by giving out free Hot Cross Buns – and in just half-an-hour, 200...
View ArticleDon’t take freedom of belief for granted
Whether it involves hunting for chocolate eggs or attending church, Easter is a special time for families.Either in church or through other forms of contemplation, it’s an opportunity for Borderers to...
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