Steel and Swinney on Yes platform
Judy Steel, wife of former Liberal leader David, will join the SNP’s finance boss John Swinney at a Yes indy rally at the Ednam House Hotel, Kelso, next Thursday. They’ll be joined by lawyer Carol Fox...
View ArticleHow my raspberry know-how took a caning
I AM quite proud of my lovely, tall raspberry canes, which sit at the head of each of my two raised beds. Each year, I have carefully tended them, or so I thought.I have spent hours and hours cutting...
View ArticleForward planning key to getting relief
Entrepreneurs Relief (ER) can reduce the rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on disposal of business assets from 18% or 28% to 10% and is subject to a lifetime limit of £10million. It is a valuable relief...
View ArticleOne-off turnover rise and VAT rules
Q: I own a small business supplying wedding decorations and am not VAT registered, as my usual turnover is around £50k. Due to a large order my turnover is likely to go to around £85k by the end of...
View ArticleYoung farmers’ clubs help to keep the fun factor high
The NFU Scotland website states that with more than 75 per cent of Scotland’s land mass under agricultural production, the industry sees around 65,000 people directly employed in farming.That makes...
View ArticleMelrose church hosts music event for WWI anniversary
The first Sunday in August will see Melrose Parish Church host a unique music event to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI.The Borders choir, Abbey Consort, and orchestra will perform two...
View ArticleCancer charity’s fundraising steps up a gear at Thirlestane
Edward and Sarah Maitland Carew hand over a £500 cheque on behalf of Borders Vintage Automobile Club to the Lavender Touch cancer support charity at its Historic Motoring Extravaganza at Thirlestane...
View ArticleHouse prices in the Borders increase by over 11 per cent
The average price of homes sold in the Scottish Borders increased by over 11 per cent in the 12 months to May, new figures show.According to the data, from LSL Property Services/Acadata, the average...
View ArticleWATCH: Bomb squad carries out controlled explosion
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion in Earlston on Monday night.It was carried out in a field off Haughhead Road around 10pm.A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in the...
View ArticleA7 to be closed for works at Langholm and Hawick
Road repairs in Hawick and Langholm will see the A7 shut between Canonbie and Hawick closed to traffic over four nights from Monday, August 4. The trunk road will be closed between 8pm and 6am with...
View ArticleMotorists face night time closure of A7
Road repairs in Hawick and Langholm will see the A7 shut between Canonbie and Hawick over four nights from Monday. The trunk road will be closed between 8pm and 6am with both north and southbound...
View ArticleApprenticeships a great opportunity
Apprenticeships offer a great next step no matter what your exam results, Michael Moore MP said on Monday.“Highers and/or university are not the ‘only way’. All young people should have an opportunity...
View ArticleHoliday lets have American appeal
The number of American visitors booking a holiday cottage in Scotland has increased by 11 per cent compared to last year, according to holidaycottages.co.ukJames Morris, managing director, said:...
View ArticleStateside internship for Hawick medical graduate
A young Hawick woman is currently working in areas like the Bronx and Queens in New York with a pregnancy advice organisation.Vanessa Reith, 21, is taking part in a two-month internship counselling...
View ArticleMarket Prices
ST BOSWELLSJohn Swan Limited sold 70 Store & Grazing Cattle at their fortnightly sale.Bullocks per head: Lim.x;- £970, £890, £840 Greenknowe, £890 Lower Ashtrees, AA.x;- £850 Earlston Mains,...
View ArticleAward entries sought from young photographers
Colleagues of Borders photographer Alastair Watson, who died in October, have launched an award in his memory.And entries are being sought from young, local photographers of primary school...
View ArticleReaders’ pics: July 2014
We’ve put together a selection of photos sent to us by our readers during this month.We get so many now that we can’t fit all of them in the paper, so we’re going to compile a wee slideshow at the end...
View ArticleJail for robber who attacked pensioner, 85, for her money
A Hawick man who followed an 85-year-old woman from a bank and then robbed her, breaking her hip in theprocess, was this week jailed for 20 months.Carlos Castro de Veiga watched the frail pensioner...
View ArticleOffender bought drugs with washing machine grant cash
Police officers visiting a Hawick flat on another matter found £360 worth of heroin lying around.It resulted in neighbours Raymond Malcolm and Cecilia Black being charged with drugs...
View ArticleYouth struggled with police at BGH
A Stow teenager who head-butted a police officer during a disturbance at Borders General Hospital has avoided a jail sentence.Sean Keene had been arrested for fighting with another youth at a party in...
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