Hawick CAB marks 40 years as manager Pat retires
From debt problems to dog clipping, staff at the Hawick office of Roxburgh & Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau have heard it all.Last week, staff, including volunteers, gathered at the branch’s...
View ArticleCyprus rescue dogs still seek new home
Two dogs saved from being destroyed in Cyprus and brought to the Borders are still waiting for someone to come forward and give them a new home.Earlier this month, English Pointer crossbreeds Marcus...
View ArticleQueen praises lord lieutenants
The Queen has paid tribute to two retiring Borders lord lieutenants, thanking them for 34 years’ combined service as her representatives.The monarch’s message was read at a reception, held on Monday in...
View ArticleDream ride for Christopher
Hawick man Christopher Bandeen, who has celebral palsy, achieved one of his dreams at the weekend, taking part in the Mosspaul rideout.The 27-year-old has been riding for six years through Riding for...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their fortnightly store sale last Tuesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 22 cattle.A small show of cattle for the last of the season sale, with a throughput of numbers substantially up on...
View ArticleChurch cash helps Bloom group grow
Graeme Donald, left, representing Lauder Church, presents a £50 cheque to Robin Hugh, head gardener of Lauder in Bloom (LiB) which renovated a corner of the graveyard and provided a plantar and trellis...
View ArticleHere comes the brides
Nineteen blushing brides and 52 wedding dressings enthralled a packed St Peter’s Church in Galashiels.Many members of the audience dressed up in their wedding best.The fundraising event, organised by...
View ArticleTalks ongoing over design of train station
Details of the design of the railway station at Tweedbank have been revealed in a planning application to the council, submitted by Network Rail.However, planning officers are still in discussions with...
View ArticleLandlines: The most progressive farmers are way ahead of the game
It is not unique to farming, but there is a problem when representing the industry, as the national farmers’ unions do, or writing and talking about it that we necessarily take a “one size fits all”...
View ArticleCrash halts rally
The Jim Clark Rally has been cancelled with immediate effect after a serious accident, Police Scotland said this afternoon (Saturday).Unconfirmed reports said a number of spectators have been seriously...
View ArticleRally deaths
It is now being reported by the BBC that two people have been killed in an accident this afternoon, near Swinton in the Scottish Borders, at the Jim Clark Rally.Police Scotland say that the rally has...
View ArticlePolice confirm rally deaths
Three people have now been confirmed dead after an accident this afternoon at the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders.Police Scotland says it is investigating two road collisions at rally. One involved a...
View ArticleRally shock: Salmond
Commenting on the tragic events at the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond called it “desperately sad and difficult news”.Mr Salmond said: “The police have confirmed...
View ArticleRally organisers ‘devastated’
The organisers of the Jim Clark Rally say they are devastated after three people were killed while spectating on today’s event. “The thoughts and prayers of everyone connected with the event are with...
View ArticleSelkirk creates opportunities from setbacks says Provost
Selkirk Common Riding is a “community event that reflects the 21st Century Selkirk”So said Provost David Anderson at Friday night’s Ex-Soldiers Association dinner dance and Colour Bussin’ at O’Malleys...
View ArticleHistoric dinner dance and the colour bussin’ ‘a great success’
An historic dinner, Bussin’ o’ Colours and dance took place in Selkirk on Friday night.The Selkirk Ex-Soldiers Association held its usual annual dinner dance at O’Malleys and, for the first time,...
View ArticleKelso cake sale raises almost £700 for Help For Heroes
Volunteers from the Borders Help for Heroes Team helped the charity launch its nationwide Colossal Cake Sale earlier this month. The team in Kelso’s square was led by Anne Armstrong, of Gordon, who was...
View ArticleStow farm workshop on tips for growthy lambs
The first of Scotland-wide workshops to boost lamb growth took place in the Borders on Tuesday.The meeting aimed to help producers maximise lamb growth rates in the early season, through good grazing...
View ArticleJim Clark Rally tragedy update
Police Scotland have confirmed that the three people who died in the collision at 4.05pm yesterday near Little Swinton were a 64 year old man, a 63 year old woman and a 71 year old man, all from the...
View ArticleRally dead named
Police have confirmed the identities of the three spectators killed during the Jim Clark Rally yesterday (Saturday).The deceased are Iain John Provan (64) and Elizabeth Allan (63), both from Barrhead,...
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