Local badgers targeted
GANGS from Northumberland and Newcastle are still targetting the Borders for the brutal practice of badger baiting.So says the Scottish SPCA, which has now launched another nationwide appeal for...
View ArticleSupply of drugs denial
A 48-year-old, who denies being concerned in the supply of drugs, had a further first diet set for Monday (October 29).David Stephen, of Forest Hill, Galashiels, appeared on indictment and denied being...
View ArticleTrial date
A man will stand trial by jury on November 5 after he denied assaulting a woman at a Galashiels nightclub to her severe injury and permanent disfigurement.Forty-four-year-old Robert Walker of...
View ArticleTaxi rage costs Gala man more than £440
After an issue over the fare, Charles Miller “lost his temper” and caused £341 damage to a taxi.Miller, 20, of Torwoodlee Road, Galashiels, admitted recklessly damaging a taxi at Church Square,...
View ArticleTeen drunk driver banned
Egged on by his friends, a drunken 15-year-old got behind the wheel of a car and drove a short distance before colliding with a lamppost.Dale Geraghty, now aged 16, of Grovehill, Kelso, was over twice...
View Article£200 fine for drunken knock
A drunken man who alarmed a resident by repeatedly striking his house door, was fined £200.David Webster, 28, of Sandwell Street, Buckhaven, Fife, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner...
View Article£61k fraud attempt by ‘desperate man’
An illegal overstayer who tried to obtain more than £61,000 by fraud at four local branches of the Royal Bank of Scotland has been jailed for 14 months.Forty-three-year-old Tadjudeen Abiola, described...
View ArticleDrugs charge
A man who denies endangering the life of two children by recklessly supplying drugs, had a further first diet set for Monday (October 29).Reuben Henry, 42, of Thorpeway, Cambridge, appeared on...
View ArticleDiet set
A Hawick man who denies lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a 13-year-old, had a further first diet set for Monday (October 29).Andrew Dale, 36, of Dovemount Place, Hawick, appeared on indictment and...
View ArticleMan denies assault
A 22-year-old who denies repeatedly striking a man on the face with a broken bottle to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement, and permanent impairment will stand trial by jury on November 5. Adam...
View ArticleDenies assault
A teenager who denies assaulting a man to the danger of his life, will stand trial by jury on November 5.Nineteen-year-old Jordan Inglis of Market Square, Selkirk, appeared on indictment and denied...
View ArticleDenied
A Hawick man who denies assaulting a woman with intent to rape her, had a further first diet set for Monday (October 29).Graeme Cook, 38, of Allars Bank, appeared on indictment and denied an alleged...
View ArticleUnlawful sex charge
A Galashiels man, accused of having unlawful sex with a child, had a further first diet set for Monday (October 29).James Easton, 25, of Lowood Park, Galashiels, who appeared on indictment, denied...
View ArticleHospital visit ended in arrest
A drunken man who attended at Borders General Hospital with a friend had to be handcuffed and restrained after shouting and swearing and refusing to sit in the waiting room.Stuart Gallagher, whose...
View ArticleHawick man trashes house after ex finds new partner
Convinced his former partner was seeing someone else, Greg Scott trashed her home.He then stole her mobile phone in a bid to confirm his suspicions.Scott, 21, of Laidlaw Terrace, Hawick, appeared from...
View ArticleDeferred
A Peebles teenager who had indecent photos of children at his home, had sentence deferred until November 19 for reports.Gordon Cossar, 19, of Connor Street, appeared on indictment and admitted having...
View ArticleHawick man’s knife attack
A HAWICK man who slashed his friend in the neck tried to blame someone else for the horrific knife attack, a court was told.The High Court in Glasgow heard that Martin Sinclair, 35, of Princes Street,...
View ArticleCrime round up - Thursday, October 25
POLICE are searching for vandals who trashed eight vehicles in Peebles overnight Tuesday.The motors were attacked while parked on Young Street, Forest View, Greenside and Venlaw Road.In Selkirk, a...
View ArticleAnne Rosaleen Younger
With the passing of Anne Younger last week – she died peacefully after a long and difficult struggle very bravely borne – the Borders has suffered a great loss. In Anne’s early days, she trained as a...
View ArticleConker champs were a smash hit
THE SCOTTISH Conkers Championships were saved just two days before they went ahead in Peebles on Saturday.Past champion Maurice Hurrell stepped in to organise the much-loved event last Thursday - and...
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