Burgh pupils learn to be instinctively wild
When pupils from Burgh Primary School in Galashiels went down to the woods over several days, they were sure to win a big prize.It was no surprise – as the hard work and enthusiasm they had put in...
View ArticleKerr slams Home Office approach to refugee children
Borders MP Calum Kerr has challenged UK government ministers over the current refugee crisis by demanding that they do more to help vulnerable children arriving on the shores of Europe. He told a...
View ArticleBill collects wisdom of Tweed boatmen
A new book launched this week anthologises the stories and wisdom of people who worked the Tweed over more than half a century.For author Bill Quarry, the stimulus was one of those nights with a friend...
View ArticleE-learning portal users get chance of free access
Funding has been made available to allow free licensed access to the Scottish Borders Community E-learning Portal for up to 180 users.NHS Borders and Scottish Borders Council are meeting shortly to...
View ArticleCharity day success for opticians
An opticians in Galashiels raised £600 during a fundraising event to raise awareness of Guide Dogs Week 2015.The Specsavers team in Douglas Bridge organised the event which saw local puppy walkers...
View ArticleGala to Poznan
Local author Aileen Orr returned from Poland this week, where she had been speaking about Wojtek, the soldier bear who followed Polish soldiers through World War Two, at an event at Poznan...
View ArticleBack to the Future today: what the film got right about 2015
From hoverboards to smart-glasses, what was accurately predicted when Back to the Future’s Marty McFly famously landed his time machine in 2015?21 October 2015 marks ‘Back to the Future Day’, the date...
View ArticleJack takes photo award
The winner of this year’s Alastair Watson Memorial Award is Jack Nichol, Manse Street, Galashiels.He picks up a £50 cash prize and keeps the award shield for a year.The competition, recognising young...
View ArticleNHS Borders staff up for awards
NHS Borders staff have been selected as finalists at the 2015 Scottish Health Awards.The Melburn Lodge Team is shortlisted for both the Top Team Award and the Care for Mental Health Award. Melburn...
View ArticleTributes paid to Borders football stalwart Morain
The father of World’s End murder victim Helen Scott has died – a year after his daughter’s killer was brought to justice.Morain Scott, a great servant to local football in the Borders for decades,...
View ArticleDon’t let your dog bite the messenger
Last year the Royal Mail recorded 2,960 mail-carriers having been bitten by dogs. That’s eight postal workers a day! Clearly this is a huge problem, but one that can be avoided.Dogs are territorial so...
View ArticleSheriff court round-up
CRACKED AFTER LEARNING OF WIFE’S AFFAIRA sales manager jumped on the bonnet of his wife’s car, cracking the windscreen, after discovering she was having an affair with a woman from work.Thirty-year-old...
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ASHKIRKParish churchThe church will host a soup and pudding lunch on October 24 (noon-2pm) in the village hall. Cost – £5 adults, £2.50 children. The harvest thanksgiving will be held in the church on...
View ArticleA case of how not to lead by example
Most of us accept – albeit sometimes grudgingly – that we have to cough up for council tax.It helps pay for services such as roads, street lighting, education, social care etc. etc.The councillors we...
View ArticleTop cop’s last orders to board
Police Scotland’s outgoing chief constable has criticised Scottish Borders Licensing Board for breaching its own policies when granting extensions to permitted drinking hours.In his annual report to...
View ArticleBorders councillors get 13 letters to remind them to pay Council Tax
In the five years from 2010 to 2014 inclusive, Scottish Borders Council sent out 13 reminder letters for non-payment of Council Tax – to its own elected members.A Freedom of Information response from...
View ArticleDinos run riot in new Jurassic World
This week’s DVD release is Jurassic World, the long-awaited fourth instalment in the series of modern-day dinosaur movies which started with Jurassic Park some 22 years ago. Although the newest episode...
View ArticleConsultation on Borders social care plan
The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care partnership has today published the second draft of the Strategic Plan for a further round of engagement and consultation. The plan sets out how Scottish...
View ArticleCuts to working tax credits ‘would leave Borderers poorer’
Fears have been raised over the impact on Borders families of prospective cuts to working tax credits.The Conservative government has put forward proposals to abolish working tax credits, which would...
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