Borders Party reveals its ‘positive vision’
“People won’t want to invest in the Borders, visit the Borders or live in the Borders if we trash our surroundings.”That is the mantra of Borders Party leader Nicholas Watson as he leads an 11-strong...
View Article72 again go for poll position
WHEN the deadline for nominations closed last Thursday afternoon, 72 candidates had emerged to contest Scottish Borders Council’s 11 multi-member wards at the local government election on May 3....
View ArticleSmokers warned
A PUB has warned its customers they face a £50 fine if they drop their cigarette ends outside the premises.A sign to that effect was put up at the weekend at The Reivers Bar in High Street,...
View ArticleSuccessful youth arts organisation forced to strip back service following...
A COMMUNITY arts social enterprise which has successfully worked with hundreds of unemployed teenagers across the Borders is being forced to scale back its service after suffering significant funding...
View ArticleAdele’s bravery rewarded by visit to fire station
A COURAGEOUS Galashiels girl has been praised for helping to save her younger sister’s life, writes Kenny Paterson.Brave Langlee Primary School pupil Adele Ennis managed to extinguish the fire which...
View ArticleWitness appeal as man’s death stuns village
THE close-knit community of Newcastleton is in shock for the second time in under four months after a 39-year-old pedestrian sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a Landrover Freelander on...
View ArticleCollapse of Lib Dem vote in Holyrood won’t affect local poll, says Nicol
THE leader of the Borders Liberal Democrats does not believe a repeat of the party’s Scottish Parliament result will be seen at next month’s council elections.The number of its MSPs fell dramatically...
View ArticleDad’s plea as killer set to wed
A MURDERER, due to be married in prison this summer, has been described as “irredeemably evil” by the stepfather of his victim.And civil servant Martin Edmunds from Galashiels has pleaded with the...
View ArticleBowhill opens early with special treat
BOWHILL HOUSE is revealing rooms to the public not seen in 30 years.The stately home near Selkirk unlocked the Sir Walter Scott room and the Buccleuch family’s library when it opened three months...
View ArticlePeebles pupils’ pitch is less than perfect
KINGSLAND Primary School is not expected to have full use of its sports pitch until after the summer holidays.The grass area has had drainage issues since the £8.5million school in Peebles was opened...
View ArticleWinners AND losers
Supporters and opponents of Selkirk’s community wind farm are claiming victory this week after the results of a postal ballot were revealed.The Selkirk Regeneration Company, which organised the vote,...
View ArticleVolunteers give Gala good spring clean
GALASHIELS Community Council chairman has thanked volunteers who took part in a spring clean of the town. A total of 390kg of rubbish, more than 60 stone, was collected by 39 people from a variety of...
View ArticleDo you get your 60 a day?
Minutes of exercise, that is. Our question of the month: What do you do to keep healthy?” All forms of activity improve mental and physical fitness – you don’t have to take part in an organised team...
View ArticleBody found in River Tweed
POLICE are in the process of recovering a body found in the River Tweed this morning (Thursday).Officers and fire crews are still in attendance after the body was discovered on along Mertoun cauld, 400...
View ArticleDisturbance
A 23-year-old Galashiels woman was given a fixed penalty fine for throwing a brick through a window in the town on Tuesday.Police were called to the incident which happened at about 5pm in Meigle Street.
View ArticleMan and dog sought
POLICE have this week issued an appeal for witnesses following an alleged altercation at Glentress Forest near Peebles involving a group of runners and a man with a dog.The incident, in the area known...
View ArticleGas theft
POLICE are appealing for information after thieves made off with £2,800 worth of gas in Kelso.The theft of the 22 cylinders of propane from a yard at Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate happened between 5pm...
View ArticleCaptured wallaby
LOCALS are being urged to keep a lookout for an escaped wallaby in Peeblesshire.The animal is one of two which swam off an island in a fishing pond at Leadburn Manor near West Linton. A local marksman...
View ArticleClean-up volunteers wanted
VOLUNTEERS are invited to clean up Newtown St Boswells on Sunday (April 15).Organised by the Newtown St Boswells and Eildon Community Council, those wanting to take part are invited to go along between...
View ArticlePigeons stolen
FIVE racing pigeons, worth an estimated £3,000, were stolen from a loft in Peebles Road, Walkerburn, between 10am on Saturday and 10.30am on Sunday.The police, who say the birds were all registered and...
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