200 packs of medication stolen from Hawick doctor’s surgery
POLICE have confirmed 200 packs of medication have been stolen from a Hawick GP surgery.The drugs taken from Hawick Medical Practice include Dihydrocodeine, Diazepam, Codeine Phosphate, Zopiclone,...
View ArticlePets of the week
Orson, above, is the softest cat you will ever meet. He is four years old and just loves attention. Unfortunately, the presence of other animals in a home scares him and causes him to spray, so he will...
View ArticleSentence deferred on care worker who struck patient
A CARE assistant who assaulted a frail 91-year-old woman in a local nursing home, after claiming she had tolerated repeated nipping from the dementia sufferer, has had sentence deferred for nine months...
View ArticleTown centre disturbances
POLICE arrested a 35-year-old man in Galashiels for breach of the peace last Friday evening. He was issued with an ASBO fixed penalty fine.Meanwhile, last Thursday, a disturbance in Channel Street...
View ArticleScam warning
POLICE have issued a fresh warning on the dangers of being duped by conmen targeting the Borders.Already this year several members of the public have been scammed out of money totalling tens of...
View ArticleLauder driver charged
A LAUDER woman has been charged with driving with no insurance or MOT.The 40-year-old was stopped by police officers at around 5.30pm last Friday on the A6091 Melrose bypass because her Renault car had...
View ArticleCash-strapped mum stole Christmas party money
A MOTHER organised a Christmas party night for other nursery group mums, but kept the money to help her own finances.First offender Bryony Russell collected a deposit from several people, and arranged...
View ArticleArrest
A 30-year-old man in Newcastleton has been arrested for an alleged breach of the peace. The man was charged last Thursday evening following a disturbance on South Hermitage Street, which runs through...
View ArticleDrug theft
MEDICINE from a Borders GP surgery has been stolen.A quantity of the controlled drug was taken from Hawick Health Centre between 6.30pm on Saturday and 8am on Monday. Police are now appealing for...
View ArticleMen charged
POLICE have charged a Galashiels teenager with allegedly damaging three cars parked in the town and smashing a house window at Tweed Road on August 20. Meanwhile, police have arrested a 21-year-old...
View ArticleVandalism
Police are hunting spray-painting vandals who went on a spree of destruction in Hawick early on Tuesday morning.Ten vehicles, as well as fencing and walls, along Burnhead Road, Eildon Road and...
View ArticleBorders loch contaminated
LATEST reported figures show just one loch in the Borders is affected by acid rain.Carter Loch is the only local freshwater loch registering levels of chemicals that could harm wildlife. Contaminants...
View ArticleHawick website aims to save memories of ‘auld grey toon’
A NEW online forum and archive for Hawick and the surrounding area could be expanded in the future to encompass the entire Borders if it proves a success.More than 100 of the town’s organisations have...
View ArticleJedforest Hunt had a ball raising £10,750 for charity
A JEDFOREST hunt ball in the summer raised over £10,750 for the Margaret Kerr Unit Appeal.More than 200 attended the meal and dance with live music when Henry Beeby, Goffs DBS CEO, also conducted an...
View ArticlePurves goes pink on Friday
BORDERS Mitsubishi dealers and garage operators Adam Purves are going pink tomorrow.For the 100 employees of the local business which has sites in Edinburgh, Melrose, Galashiels and Selkirk are wearing...
View ArticleBarmy Army visits No 10
THE BORDERS Barmy Army (BBA) narrowly missed scooping a national award last weekend, but there was no mistaking their fire and enthusiasm.The inventive fundraisers’ secretary and chairman, Lee Myers...
View ArticleTeddy launch at Kelso farmers’ market
A LOCAL children’s charity is taking a big straw bale to Kelso Farmers Market on Saturday.The Borders Children’s Charity (BCC) has been invited by market organisers to take part in the popular...
View Articleopen country
The mind can be a powerful thing. So it is to the memories in my head that I return when I need to escape the present. Part of the joy of writing is to exercise that retrospective journey. Today,...
View ArticleThe rise of the fall is something to behold
After a period of flux, it looks like autumn has finally arrived. Most of the wintering geese are now in and during the last couple of weeks a huge influx of winter thrushes (fieldfares, redwings &...
View ArticlePeebles family escape flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS have warned households to check they have a working smoke detector after a Peebles family had a “very lucky escape” from a flat fire on Monday, writes Kenny Paterson.The three occupants –...
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