Meet the Makar – in Hawick
Border writers’ group The Eildon Tree is celebrating its second big literary coup in a year, as it hosts The Scots Makar, Liz Lochhead, at the Heart of Hawick on Friday November 16.The talk at Tower...
View ArticleMargaret Kerr Unit appeal in push for final £100,000
THE appeal to raise the final £1million to build the Borders first hospice reached £900,000 this week thanks to a cheque for £26,500 from the Order of St John.Work continues on the palliative care unit...
View ArticleThe Haining hosts new storytelling festival for children and adults
A new Children’s Book and Storytelling Festival begins at The Haining in Selkirk this Saturday from 10am to 4pm.“We’ve such a heritage of oral history and ballads in the Borders,” festival organiser...
View ArticleCash taken in Jedburgh raid
POLICE have appealed for assistance following a break-in at flat in Lothian Road, Jedburgh.Cash, jewellery and an Xbox 360 computer were stolen sometime between 11.145am and 3.30pm last Thursday.A...
View ArticleBroadband boost
AROUND 8,100 homes and businesses in Galashiels will now benefit from faster broadband, according to BT.The roll-out means download speeds of up to 20 megabits per second – double the previous speed –...
View ArticleFilm captures vandal suspects
TWO teenagers suspected of being responsible for vandalism at Burnfoot Community School in Hawick have been reported to the procurator fiscal.It follows a police probe into an incident on August 16...
View ArticleBorders wind farms fact file
z 29 – number of businesses in the Teviot Valleys Special Landscape Area which responded from 45 surveyed – a return rate of 64 per centz 164 – number of full-time equivalent jobs in accommodation...
View ArticleClaims SBC pressurised on turbines
THE Scottish Government is ‘pressurising’ local authorities into tolerating marginally acceptable planning applications for wind farms, writes Mark Entwistle.So claims Councillor Michael Cook (East...
View ArticleReport blasts missed opportunities of border crossing’s panorama
SCOTLAND’S tourist industry is missing out on a major marketing opportunity by ignoring the unspoilt panorama at the Carter Bar, according to a report just published.It claims that Scotland’s failing...
View ArticleScottish bake-off queen set for Kelso
THE first person from Scotland to compete in the television programme, the Great British Bake Off, will be in Kelso next month.Lea Harris is one of the judges of the first Pharlanne Grand Gingerbread...
View ArticleTime to get on board and ensure rail link’s success
True to form, the train now approaching the Borders may be running late – a year we’ve been told – but at least it’s going to arrive.On Tuesday, Scottish Transport Secretary Keith Brown signed the deal...
View ArticlePledge on cash for roads
A LOCAL councillor has pledged to continue lobbying for more cash to help improve roads used by timber haulage firms, writes Mark Entwistle.Last week, TheSouthern reported that Scottish Borders Council...
View ArticleBorderer in New York marathon disappointment
BORDERER Keith King was one of thousands disappointed when the New York Marathon was cancelled in the wake of Superstorm Sandy last week.The 42-year-old from Galashiels had flown to the city earlier...
View ArticleFashion show fundraiser
FASHION shops in Galashiels and Peebles raised £300 for Cancer Research UK.The money was raised when the Galashiels M&Co hosted a fundraising fashion show at the end of last month.A company...
View ArticlePulling for Pudsey
EIGHT Earlston men are limbering up to pull a lorry through the town to raise money for charity on Saturday.The team of Neil Walker, Andrew Reid, Robert Beattie, Keith Veitch, Steven Cockburn, Chris...
View ArticleTrekkers raise over £6,500 for charity
THE Teviothead Trekkers raised over £6,500 for charity when they walked the West Highland Way in the summer.The group of 10 friends announced the final total this week. The money will be split between...
View ArticleThree of the best from Panton McLeod
EMPLOYEES of the Borders water technology firm Panton McLeod have raised more than £2,000 for charity in the last six months, writes Sally Gillespie.The fundraisers abseiled the Waterloo Monument at...
View ArticleEarlston High School ceiling collapses
THE local authority has denied that one of its three new flagship schools, opened just over three years ago, is suffering from extensive problems.The rebuttal came after an incident at Earlston High...
View ArticleDay care services axed
THE popular Reivers Industries service for people with learning difficulties in Tweedbank is set to close next spring.Scottish Borders Council will not renew its £490,401 annual contract with the...
View ArticleSBC equality action plan report reveals persistent homophobia
LESBIAN and gay members of the community feel that the Borders still harbours a homophobic culture, according to a new report.Safety in the community was another concern, not just for those in the...
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