Hawick youngsters reach for the great outdoors
The Lothian and Borders battalion of the Army Cadet Force (ACF), together with local social workers and school staff, have provided another outreach programme to around 40 Hawick youngsters aged 11 to...
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The daughter of a Craw Wood resident has said the potential closure of the area’s only specialist dementia unit would be a huge blow for the Borders.Christina Procter’s mother Jillian Sinnott, 75,...
View ArticleMore spaces for BGH
NHS Borders has confirmed to The Southern that it is considering applying for planning permission to create more car parking at the BGH.A spokeswoman for the health board revealed this week that...
View ArticleBank holiday hospital visitor plea from NHS Borders
NHS bosses have called for visitors to stay away from the BGH over the bank holiday if they have had any symptoms of norovirus.Two bays in Ward 12 remain closed due to the presence of the virus and one...
View ArticleNew emergency hub opened by utility firm
Following almost £1milllion of expenditure on upgrading and refurbishing their depot in Galashiels, SP Energy Networks opened the facility on Friday.The revamped facility will operate as the company’s...
View ArticleIncreasing property sales in Scottish Borders
Research for CKD Galbraith has shown that property sales in the Borders increased significantly in the first quarter of 2014, with sales at their Kelso office up 28 per cent on the last quarter of 2013...
View ArticleBarony Castle Hotel vandalism
Police are appealing for witnesses after seven light bollards that line the driveway at The Barony Castle Hotel were knocked over and smashed. causing around £5,000 worth of electrical damage. The...
View ArticleBorders stages nature festival
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is inviting local residents and visitors to take part in a programme of over 30 walks, talks and activities being held as part of the month-long Borders Nature Festival...
View ArticleMichael Moore takes campaign to Eyemouth
Borders MP Michael Moore debated independence with an audience of nearly 80 people at the Parish Church Hall in Eyemouth.The event was part of The Road to Referendum campaign, which sees Mr Moore...
View ArticleTen jobs created at new visitor centre
Scottish Borders Brewery’s new £500,000 Born in the Borders visitor centre is on schedule for a summer launch and the creation of 10 jobs.The development will create a one-stop-shop for the very best...
View ArticlePaul named among the best in Europe
Paul McDonald, director of strategic accounts for Sykes in Galashiels, has been nominated for the European Outsourcing Professional of the Year award.Mr McDonald, who lives in Hawick, heads up Sykes’...
View ArticleBirneyknowe plan lodged
Plans were lodged this week for up to 15 wind turbines measuring up to 132m for a site near Bonchester Bridge.Wind energy company Banks Renewables confirmed it had submitted a planning application for...
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ancrumWRIAt the March meeting, Allen and Janie Clark gave a talk on the origin of the Selkies Artisan Soap Co. and the procedure involved in producing the soaps. Competitions – fruit smoothie – 1, E....
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A jealous man tried to strangle his terrified partner, screaming that he was going to kill her as she gasped for breath.The petrified woman had earlier dialled 999 while hiding in the...
View ArticleBorders Crematorium in pledge on handling of ashes
The operators of the Borders’ only crematorium have moved swiftly to reassure families in the wake of the scandal over babies’ ashes at Mortonhall.A company spokesperson for the Westerleigh Group,...
View ArticleIbrox adventure for Balmoral pupils
Pupils from Galashiels’ Balmoral primary school, pictured, visited Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers, with 300 other children from across Scotland on Tuesday for the Tesco Bank Football Challenge. SFA...
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woolerAt their weekly primestock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold five new season lambs, 551 hoggs and 208 ewes and rams.Quality easily sold, tail ends getting harder .Leading...
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He’s already well known as an actor and singer-songwriter, but Blainslie-based Alan Windram has now turned his pen to writing for children.Mac and Bob, The Unexpected Visitor, is his first foray into...
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Organisers of the festival have always been conscious that younger readers are its future, so this year they are catered for better than ever.The Family Book Festival runs over Festival Saturday and...
View ArticleFinal chance for drug offender who failed to turn up
A woman who claimed she didn’t have enough money to attend court has been given “one final chance” to appear.Kirsty Lawrence, 30, who lives at Croft Street in Galashiels, was due to appear at Monday’s...
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