Thieves take off with cash in cafe raid
A Jedburgh businessman has vowed to carry on despite being left furious after burglars targeted his premises for the fifth time in the space of six years this week.Intruders forced their way into the...
View ArticleEx-soldier from Jed is locked up for reset
A former soldier found in possession of £7,000 worth of items which had been stolen from a neighbour’s house has been jailed for 12 months.Thirty-nine-year-old Gary Clark pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticleTown going back in time for celebrations
Selkirk is set to be transported back to the old days of the shirra tomorrow as it celebrates the life and times of Walter Scott.Born in 1771, Sir Walter, author of the classic novels the Heart of...
View ArticleCommon riding booklet raises £1,000
Selkirk Common Riding’s booklet committee has raised £1,000, following another successful event this year.Committee member Grant Kinghorn told the Wee Paper: “The committee is grateful to everyone who...
View ArticleConcern over new abuse bill
South Scotland Conservative list MSP Michelle Ballantyne, also a councillor for Selkirkshire, believes that a bill to criminalise psychological domestic abuse should be taken forward wholeheartedly.In...
View ArticlePupils get lesson from councillors
International Triathlon Union World Age Group ChampionshipsHuge congratulations to our teacher, Mrs Fagan, principal teacher of the school’s pastoral team, on her success in the ITU World Age Group...
View ArticleWasps exhibition aiming to create buzz
Selkirk artists are set to create something of a buzz this weekend as the town’s Wasps (Workshop and Artists’ Studio Provision Scotland) venue holds its annual open-door exhibition.The St Mary’s...
View ArticleWoolly thinking pays off to the tune of £3,070
A group of self-styled yarn-stormers have raised more than £3,070 for charity by holding an unannounced alfresco exhibition.At the start of September, Selkirk’s townsfolk awoke to find colourful...
View ArticleBorders MSP and campaigners welcome Scottish fracking ban
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP Christine Grahame has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of a nationwide ban on fracking.The Borders was one of the local authority areas...
View ArticleCall to start conversations on World Mental Health Day
Mental health is part of everyone’s day to day life, it affects all of us and we all need to talk about it – starting on World Mental Health Day.See Me, the national programme to end mental health...
View ArticleGender divide in Scottish Borders Council pay packets narrowing, meeting told
The gender gap in pay packets at Scottish Borders Council is narrowing, councillors have been told.Following recent reports that the council has still to settle 46 historic equal pay claims, Kelso...
View ArticleYetholm farm sale raises almost £5,000 for Borders rugby legend Doddie Weir
Almost £5,000 has been raised for Borders rugby legend Doddie Weir’s motor neurone disease support appeal by a farm sale held at the weekend.A sell-off of sheep and machinery held on Saturday by...
View ArticleWorking group revived in bid to tackle Borders’ parking problems
Council chiefs are to revive a working group in a bid to solve the region’s parking problems.However, Scottish Borders Council has stopped short of agreeing “to establish a cost-effective enforcement...
View ArticlePolice appealing for help to catch Hawick war memorial vandals
Outrage has been expressed by police and councillors after vandals set alight a wreath dedicated to Hawick’s war dead in the town’s Wilton Lodge Park.The perpetrators of the act of desecration at the...
View ArticleWitness appeal as Hawick High Street break-ins continue
Police are appealing for witnesses following a break-in at a Hawick business this week.Thieves forced their way into the property, in High Street, through a rear window between 9.30pm on Tuesday and...
View ArticleHawick offers to roll out red carpet for Hollywood star Mel Gibson
Hollywood legend Mel Gibson could be heading to Hawick if an audacious bid to stage the world premiere of a new blockbuster film in the town comes to fruition.Gibson plays Denholm-born headteacher...
View ArticleDenholm school wins award for giving pupils a sporting chance
Staff and volunteers at a Borders school are celebrating after being recognised for their efforts to give youngsters a sporting chance.Denholm Primary School has been given a prestigious national award...
View ArticleBorders MSPs’ allowances topped £80,000 last year, figures reveal
Total allowances of more than £80,000 were claimed last financial year by the four MSPs with offices in the Borders at that time, according to figures published by the Scottish Parliament.At the top of...
View ArticleApprenticeships up by over a fifth in Borders, minister reveals
The number of young people taking up modern apprenticeships in the Borders rose by 22% last financial year, the Scottish Parliament has been told.That news was conveyed to Ettrick, Roxburgh and...
View ArticleKirk names Moderator Designate for 2018-19
The Highland minister who married Madonna and Guy Ritchie and baptised their son Rocco will be the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.Rev Susan Brown, minister of Dornoch...
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