National nursing award finalist Sandra goes the extra mile
BORDERS nurse Sandra Robertson is a finalist in prestigious national health awards, writes Sally Gillespie.The diabetes-specialist nurse is one of three in the nurses’ category of the Scottish Health...
View ArticlePets of the week
This week we have Pebbles and Misty who have been with us for far too long and are desperate for a new home. They can go together or separately. Misty is a black and white, eight-year-old female who is...
View ArticleGeorge ‘Stevie’ Stevenson
HE became known in Scottish rugby circles as Back-door Stevie because of the number of times he was sidestepped by the national selectors only to receive a late call into the Scottish team.At 6’2” he...
View ArticleConvener is children’s champ choice
ONE of the region’s most experienced children and young people’s services workers has been passed over for the prestigious post of Children and Young People’s Champion at Scottish Borders Council.At...
View ArticleThe swings and roundabouts of politics
Local MP Michael Moore took a break from the political game last Friday to join Langlee Primary School children at the Galashiels housing estate’s new playpark. The Langlee Jubilee Play Park, which...
View ArticlePurves fundraisers are in the pink
BORDERS car dealers and garage operators Adam Purves raised £800 on Friday when staff dressed in pink.The 100 employees were raising money for Breast Cancer Care, and 16-year-old Ryan Garrie went a...
View ArticleMelrose family for high jump
AN abseil from Penielheugh in aid of charity raised about £1,500 last month.Around 20 people from across the Borders undertook the 150-foot jump from the Waterloo Monument near Jedburgh after it was...
View ArticleBCC have fundraising nailed
BORDERS Children’s Charity (BCC) raised £500 through painted nails in a straw bale at Kelso Farmer’s Market on Saturday.Local shops donated prizes and for £1 a shot people pulled nails from the bale...
View ArticleTrust grant helps pilot Ryan reach for the skies
Earlston High School teenager Ryan Snook’s head literally can be found in the clouds these days thanks to his love of glider flying, writes Mark Entwistle.Ryan, 13, has just been awarded £250 towards...
View ArticleMan took money on aunt’s bank card
After losing his job, Brian Little took his aunt’s bank card and used it to steal more than £1,600.Little, 54, a first offender, of Eildon Road, Hawick, admitted stealing a bank card and PIN number at...
View ArticleChanel takeover could see jobs rise
THERE are now hopes that Barrie Knitwear might soon be able to look at expanding the size of the workforce at its Hawick mill, following its takeover by luxury French fashion label, Chanel, writes Mark...
View ArticleOpening raises cash for Ecuador
THE opening day of a complimentary health centre in Kelso earlier this autumn raised more than £500 for charity.A champagne reception at Health for Life Spinal Wellness Centre in the town’s Bridge...
View ArticlePlexus reveals recruitment boost at Kelso plant with 57 new jobs
NEWS that US-based high-tech manufacturer Plexus has been bucking the economic doom and gloom and managed to create more than 50 new jobs at its plant in Kelso in the last few months, has been welcomed...
View ArticleWind farms facing fresh restrictions
WIND farm developers could soon be forced to argue why their applications should be the exception to a general rule that the Borders now has enough such schemes, if a new regulatory policy is...
View ArticleBorders has most failed MOT tests due to broken springs
BROKEN springs are the main cause of vehicles failing MOT tests in the Borders, it has been revealed.It was East Berwickshire councillor Jim Fullerton who raised the issue, lodging a question for last...
View ArticleFLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING
Kelso Rotarians, planted 11,000 crocus bulbs last Saturday in just over an hour.It was done in record time thanks to the help of members of the Spirals Youth Group, and their youth leaders, plus the...
View ArticleGHOULS READY TO GO
Ghouls, witches and wizards appeared at Makerstoun Village Hall on Saturday to partake in a halloween party. Afterwards, they went guising to raise money for the Makerstoun Firework Night.
View ArticleComissioner to open Buchan museum
THE new John Buchan Museum opens in Peebles next week.The exhibition, which pays tribute to the famous writer, will be officially launched by Canada’s High Commissioner Gordon Campbell at the Chambers...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 86 clean cattle, 116 OTM cattle, 2,356 new season lambs and 1,498 ewes.Bullocks (40) averaged 208.2p per kg and sold to 241p (-7.8p on week)...
View ArticleCall for study of spending on roads damaged by timber operations
A CALL for council officials to undertake a study into what consideration is given to Borders roads damaged by timber extraction and haulage operations, when it comes to local authority spending plans,...
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