Missing man “safe and well”
Police Scotland has said that a 61-year-old Galashiels man has returned home today (Tuesday) after being reported missing on Friday.In a statement they said he was “safe and well”.Officers have thanked...
View ArticleApprentice scoops college award
Farne Salmon apprentice electrical engineer Robert Sadowski has received Border College’s Engineering Student of the Year Award 2014. Robert joined Farne in 2008 as a labourer, before being given a...
View ArticleCastle caravan park expansion
An expanded second phase of a caravan park at Lauder has been approved by councillors.The planning committee agreed on Monday to the application for an increase in both the land used and number of...
View ArticleJed Festival Timetable
Festival time is here again for Jedburgh, with the annual programme of events now well under way for this year’s Jethart Callant, Jack Fraser.The only change to the schedule has been the switch of...
View ArticleFestival brings out the best in Walkerburn
There are times when you can really get a measure of the sense of community in a small town, and Walkerburn Festival Week is one of them.Once again, residents and visitors turned out in force – and in...
View ArticleMore Aldi in Gala
Aldi will be re-opening its store in Galashiels at 8am today. The store on King Street has been expanded to 960sqm, creating an additional five jobs – and Aldi is also looking for additional staff –...
View ArticleCo-op bid to turn Earlston petrol station into store
A week after receivers started winding down the Earlston firm of J. Rutherford, the Co-operative Group has applied to convert the car showroom and petrol station into a food store.The petrol pumps and...
View ArticleDistrict News
ASHKIRKChurchThere will be a service on Sunday, from noon-1pm.BowdenCoffee morningA coffee morning in aid of hall funds is being held on Saturday (10am-noon) in the village hall.caddonfootChurchThe...
View ArticleWoman plagued farmer with texts after fling ended
A married mother stalked a man for more than three years after their affair ended.Karen Anderson, 47, was furious when she heard 28-year-old farmer David Gray had made derogatory remarks about her...
View ArticleNew school plans submitted
The design of the new Kelso High School will see classrooms built over three floors in one large single building, including indoor PE facilities.External sports facilities include a 3G rugby pitch, a...
View ArticleDenies allegation
A 29-year-old man who denies assaulting another to his severe injury and danger of life will stand trial by jury on September 8.Brian Cassie, of Beech Avenue, Galashiels, appeared on indictment and...
View ArticleRaid uncovered child-porn images
A pornography-obsessed man, found with indecent images of children on a computer at his Galashiels home, has been warned he could face custody.Jason Thomson, 40, appeared on indictment at Selkirk...
View ArticlePosting a warning over mail service
It’s not often management and workers are singing from the same hymn sheet.But in a letter we publish today, the Royal Mail’s Tony Bicknall and John Brown, of the Communication Workers Union, voice...
View ArticleCommunity boundary change due to Newtown housing plans
The proposed housing development along the A68 between Newton St Boswells and St Boswells has prompted a redefining of the community council boundary between the two villages. At last week’s meeting of...
View ArticleVillage school ethos praised
An inspector has praised St Boswells Primary School for its “caring and supportive ethos” and “very well behaved children”.The HM Inspectorate of Education report also recognises the pupils’ high level...
View Article‘Bad blood’ between two men led to Earlston pub attack
A victim was left unconscious after being assaulted by a man in a pub.First offender Harry Baillie, 26, of Aitchison Place, Earlston, admitted punching a man on the head, causing him to fall and strike...
View ArticleNew crime figures revealed
The number of robberies taking place in the Borders has almost halved in the past 12 months, according to Police Scotland.The figures area revealed in new management information statistics, which cover...
View ArticleThree officers needed to subdue boozed-up man
Upset at being arrested, a drunken man struggled violently with police officers, Jedburgh Sheriff Court, pictured, heard on Friday.William Devlin, 22, of Trinity Street, Hawick, admitted committing the...
View ArticleWithdrawal of BGH bus service left passengers in dark
A hospital bus service linking Hawick directly with the BGH stopped running on Friday, leaving passengers in the dark and some waiting by the side of the road.A statement on Scottish Borders Council...
View ArticleGrahame hits out at Laird’s politicising of Braw Lads’ Gathering
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP Christine Grahame has reacted with anger to comments made by the Laird of Torwoodlee during the Gala Braw Lads’ Gathering.Ms Grahame said she is appalled...
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