Stuff happens when you’re busy making other plans
Decisions have been made. It is now officially The Festive Period at Shoogly Towers, the many halls (we wish) are currently being decked with holly and ivy by Gamford, and the hunt for the Chrimbo decs...
View Article‘Prudent’ council to deposit up to £5M in Swedish bank
It cost Scottish Borders Council well over £1million in lost capital and interest when two Icelandic banks crashed in 2008.Despite that much-publicised debacle, councillors have now backed a plan to...
View ArticleLandlines: British supermarkets are selling liquid milk dirt cheap
It’s tough on producers of basic products, such as farmers producing milk, lamb, beef, grain, potatoes, vegetables, pork and chicken, but the most basic rule of economics applies directly to their...
View ArticleCouncil slammed over money management scheme rebuff
The council’s ruling administration has been criticised for refusing to promote an initiative aimed at helping people without bank accounts to manage their finances.Under the CredEcardplus scheme, run...
View ArticleStark Main accountants named the Independent Firm of the Year
Selkirk-based accountancy firm Stark Main & Co was named as the Independent Firm of the Year at the British Accountancy Awards last week.The awards were announced at a Gala dinner and Stark Main...
View ArticleJedburgh head takes top job at Gala Academy
Kevin Ryalls, head teacher at Jedburgh Grammar for the past three years, is leaving to take over at the helm at 870-pupil Galashiels Academy, writes Andrew Keddie.The 44-year-old, who was selected from...
View ArticleStakeholders set for progress report on Borders land use
There will be a meeting to update stakeholders on the Land Use Strategy pilot on December 16 at council headquarters in Newtown St Boswells at 5.45pm. It is essential that anyone wishing to attend...
View ArticleHigh school ‘All Dolled Up’ with £7k for fashion show
Selkirk High School has been granted £7,323 by Awards For All to stage its next fashion show, All Dolled Up, on March 26, and take its 14 fashion students on a trip to London.The 4th, 5th and 6th year...
View ArticleAccident at Nether View
Fire and ambulance crews attended a collision involving two cars and a bus at Nether View, Galashiels, this morning.There are no further details of injuries at this time.
View ArticleSevere weather warning as Borders on yellow alert
The Met Office has issued a yellow (be aware) severe weather warning for the Borders for high winds from midnight tonight through to 6am on Thursday.People are being asked to take extra care as there...
View ArticleConvicted of pub assault
A 31-year-old was convicted of assaulting a man in a Galashiels pub following trial by jury at Jedburgh Sheriff Court last Friday.Ross McEwen, of Laurel Grove, Langlee, Galashiels, had denied...
View ArticleDrunken thief is remanded
A drunken man who walked into a couple’s Kelso home and stole two handbags has been remanded in custody until tomorrow (Friday), when he has other business at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.Thirty-two-year-old...
View ArticleGala braced for more traffic chaos
The replacement of old metal gas mains in Galashiels is “essential”, according to infrastructure utility Scottish Gas Networks (SGN).The company has apologised in advance for any “inconvenience”...
View ArticleViolent finish to day at Kelso Races
After festive celebrations with work colleagues at Kelso Races on Sunday, boozed-up Neil McKenna returned home and attacked his wife, dragging her by the hair through the hallway of their home.The...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly primestock sale last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 729 lambs and 361 ewes.Lamb numbers tight, helping trade along to make returns greater on the week quite...
View ArticleString quartet to perform in Melrose
Tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm, the Maxwell String Quartet will perform in Melrose Parish Church Hall. Their programme includes one of the greatest of all chamber works, Schubert’s Death and the Maiden...
View ArticleMoore joins ‘proud tradition’ of Border MPs with aid bill
Borders MP Michael Moore has described moves to secure UK aid at 0.7 per cent as “one step closer” after the passing of his International Development Bill in the House of Commons, writes Sandy Neil. Mr...
View ArticleTherapist’s ordeal at hands of ‘a perv’
A church elder exposed himself to a beauty therapist during a massage treatment, Selkirk Sheriff Court, pictured, heard this week.Retired businessman Charles Fraser was having a full body massage in...
View ArticleWarning that SNP land plan would put rural jobs at risk
Rural job losses and lengthly court cases could be two of the unwanted outcomes of the Scottish Government’s land reform plans, according to countryside organisations and oppositions parties.When he...
View ArticleAsbestos find sparks appeal over fly-tipping
A councillor who came upon a pile of flaking asbestos in a quiet country lane has called for tougher sanctions against the perpetrators of fly-tipping.And Scottish Borders Council, which spent more...
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