Stitch in time wins Jedburgh embroidery firm Nike contract
A Borders company has been named as an official embroiderer to Nike in the UK.That prestigious accreditation for Jedburgh-based Middlemiss Embroidery was confirmed this month after a two-year audit of...
View ArticleHonouring hills’ lost air crew
Around 20 hardy souls gathered in the College Valley to observe an Act of Remembrance for those air crews lost in the Cheviot Hills during the Second World War.The event was organised by the Parade of...
View ArticleThat’s a lot of allotment
Councillors have discussed proposed changes to the size of allotments under new legislation.The plans will see a standard size of allotments set at 250 square metres under a new ruling which is due to...
View ArticleBorders minister takes up Army post
A Duns clergyman has been appointed to the position of senior Army Chaplain for Scotland. Reverend Stephen Blakey will be the first Army Reserve Chaplain to take on the role and will do so while the...
View ArticleCouncil to remove disabled parking bays
A proposed rethink on disabled parking bays in Hawick has been approved by councillors.An amendment to a 2015 disabled parking places order was put to members of Scottish Borders Council’s Teviot and...
View ArticleNurse crashed into OAP cyclist near BGH
A nurse who knocked down and injured an OAP cyclist at a roundabout near Borders General Hospital has admitted a careless driving charge.Ros Henderson, 50, said she never saw 65-year-old David Arnott...
View ArticleYarrow Terrace closure set for January
Road closures and diversions which have been put in place while the long-awaited repair works at the Glen Hotel wall are carried out, have been revealed this week.Work on the retaining wall at the wall...
View ArticleEx-Braw Lad case deferred
A former Galashiels Braw Lad who sexually assaulted a woman had his sentence deferred this week until February 7, pending supplementary social work reports.John Keith Hardie, 61, of Beech Avenue,...
View ArticleIt’s in the post – councillors put the stamp on Galashiels tapestry centre
Scottish Borders councillors voted today to give their stamp of approval for Galashiels to host the Great Tapestry of Scotland.Officers had urged elected members to choose the former Post Office in...
View ArticleNHS consultants crisis calls for a public remedy
Would you go to the supermarket, fill up your trolley and expect to walk out with the contents for free? Sounds implausible, yes? Well that’s how people want the NHS to operate – and it can’t...
View ArticleNostalgia – this week in 1991
In 1991 Selkirk’s Cross Keys was reportedly the best eating place in the Borders.To complete the award’s strong souter feel, the impressive trophy, specially produced by Selkirk Glass, was presented by...
View ArticleNew lease of life for Ettrick Terrace eyesore
One of the town’s worst eyesores is set to be transformed into a memorial garden by next spring.Selkirk Ex-Servicemen’s Association are set to lead a project which will see part of the overgrown land...
View ArticleTerrific trio arrives on Christmas Day
While Borderers opened their presents yesterday, three new babies opened their eyes for the first time at the Borders General Hospital.Last to come along was young David Kamikamica, son to Gala Rugby...
View ArticleAyton man banned from entering any airport
A 40-year-old man accused of breaching the Sexual Offences Act has been banned from entering any airport at Selkirk Sheriff Court.Robert Easton of Old Town, Ayton, appeared from custody and pleaded not...
View ArticlePlans for additional needs school approved
Plans to build a new additional support needs school in Earlston have been rubber-stamped by councillors.That move, agreed at last Thursday’s full council meeting, will also mean that spectrum classes...
View ArticleSchoolchildren sign off on new park café
Wilton Lodge Park’s new café – due to open in Hawick next year – will have a lasting local legacy, thanks to the town’s primary schools.Pupils signed a section of the structure of the building before...
View ArticleTower trust to be revived
Moves are afoot to help preserve a landmark once home to one of the Borders’ best known historical figures.A trust set up to look after the historic Rhymer’s Tower at Earlston is being revived after...
View ArticleA7 set for closures in January and February at Langholm bridge
Essential maintenance to repair a storm-damaged cutwater and parapets on Skippers Bridge, on the A7 at Langholm, is taking place from Saturday, January 14 until Sunday, February 26, 2017.The work,...
View ArticleThe writing is already on the wall for Hawick cafe and it’s not even open yet
The writing is on the wall for the new cafe at Hawick’s Wilton Lodge Park before it has even opened – but not in a bad way.Pupils from the town’s primary schools have been signing their names on its...
View ArticleWork on way to stop future landslides on A7 near Hawick
Two options have been drawn up for works to prevent the repeat of a landslide on a trunk road south of Hawick three years ago.It was back on Christmas Eve 2013 that the landslide brought muddy debris...
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