Headteacher gets top marks to lift Borders chess championship
this year’s Borders Individual Chess Championship lived up to all expectations and once again provided a thrilling finish. There are five rounds to this event and matches are played over a six- month...
View ArticlePaterson and Edgar rise from canvas as Lib Dems punch above their weight
DESPITE returning just six councillors at this month’s local government polls, the Lib Dems have taken four of the 11 portfolios on Scottish Borders Council’s ruling executive.At last week’s full...
View ArticleTwo weeks to go as festival focuses on families
EXCITEMENT is mounting among the legions of book fans – and celebrity watchers – ahead of The Brewin Dolphin Borders Book Festival which kicks off in a fortnight in the idyllic setting of Harmony...
View ArticleBannocks are ordered to go on parade
CAMERON’S, the only bakery still based in Selkirk, has received a royal boost which will help spread the word about the town’s most famous food export.The long-established business in High Street has...
View ArticleGala woman recovering following collapse
A WOMAN who stopped breathing after collapsing during an exercise class in Galashiels was rescued by a crew of firefighters, writes Kenny Paterson.The 42-year-old, named locally as Rachel Inglis, was...
View ArticleSelkirk Common Riding ball changes prove a hit in royal burgh
IT looks as if the experimental changes to the format of the Selkirk Common Riding Ball, to safeguard the future of the event, have been successful, writes Mark Entwistle.Recently, we reported how...
View ArticleAs Olympics loom, local high-flying athletes feature in new schools guide
WITH less than two months until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Borders schoolchildren are being inspired by the stories of 15 Olympians and Paralympians who are either local or have...
View ArticleBlaze which destroyed fishing lodge remains a mystery nearly a month on
MYSTERY surrounds a fire which destroyed a £100,000 fishing lodge on a Peeblesshire estate, writes Kenny Paterson.The blaze gutted the two-storey Scandinavian cabin on the banks of Portmore Loch near...
View ArticleGrahame joins push to restore wartime reminder that could put Borders on map
LOCAL MSP Christine Grahame has joined the fight to save a three-dimensional map of Scotland, created in the Borders by Polish students in the 1970s.Conceived by Polish military commander, General...
View ArticleJim tells of his pride after being awarded his second Lord Lieutenant’s...
A KELSO soldier has been honoured with his second Lord Lieutenant’s Certificate, writes Kenny Paterson.Sergeant Jim Lawrie, of the Territorial Army’s Galashiels detachment, picked up the title from...
View ArticleWarning to dog owner, but mum of teenage victim calls for tougher action
POLICE have issued a warning to the owner of a dog which allegedly attacked and bit a teenaged girl at a popular picnic spot near Galashiels.But that sanction does not satisfy the mother of 13-year-old...
View ArticleSBC brings businesses on board
Business leaders are to be drafted in by Scottish Borders Council as its new coalition vowed last week to put economic development at the heart of its policies over the next five years.TheSouthern can...
View ArticleHawick murderer Dean Rippon locked up for at least 19 years
A KILLER who could not bear to look at photos of the horrific injuries he inflicted on his victim has been jailed for life.Dean Rippon, 20, will spend at least 19 years behind bars for the murder of...
View ArticleYoung drinkers caught by police in Duns, Denholm and Galashiels
POLICE seized alcohol from children as young as 13 in a weekend purge on underage drinking, writes Bob Burgess.And officers say they are disappointed that young people are not heeding earlier...
View ArticlePolice in Scottish Borders join drink and drug-drive purge
A TWO-WEEK blitz by police on drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking or taking drugs is underway, writes Bob Burgess.It was launched on Monday by the Association of Chief Police Officers for...
View ArticleTown council revival could lead to tension
New Scottish Borders Council convener Graham Garvie could be accused of seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses with his call for the resurrection of burghs and town councils as vehicles for...
View ArticlePolar storm victim Tom’s exploits are carved into history
THE short but remarkable life of a young Innerleithen man who died heroically in Antarctica 46 years ago was celebrated at a unique ceremony in the town on Sunday.Tom Allan was a 26-year-old diesel...
View ArticleDance chance
STUDENTS from the Fiona Henderson School of Dancing will take part in an open-to-the-public choreography competition at the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles on Saturday at 3pm.Participants will demonstrate...
View ArticleFriends reunited for Denholm gig
SELKIRK-based singer/songwriter Kieran Halpin will team up with one of Australia’s finest musicians to play a double-header in Denholm Village Hall on Saturday night.Halpin’s fellow Irishman Enda...
View ArticleSpectacular show of gymnastics on horseback
THE therapeutic power of horse riding – and, in particular, the spectacular discipline of equestrian vaulting – will be showcased at a special event next Thursday.Dancing With Horses, which takes place...
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