Plans go in for 10.6m tower at £342,000 playpark lined up near Ancrum
Proposals for a new £342,000 play area, complete with a 10.6m-high tower, at Harestanes Country Park, near Ancrum, have moved a step forward now an application has been put in for planning consent. The...
View ArticleSelkirk’s first fireworks event goes with a bang
Selkirk’s first-ever fireworks event has been hailed a huge success after it went with a bang on Sunday.Around 500 folk flocked to the Haining Estate for the free display organised by volunteers from...
View ArticleTerrifying Traquair hosts Halloween fun day: In pictures
Families flocked to terrifying Traquair for a Halloween fun day featuring tarot readings, creepy crawlies and witches and wizard workshops.Magic shows, a spooky passage experience, and a chocolate...
View ArticleHawick enjoys a dazzling display at fireworks event
Bangers, rockets and bouquets lit up the sky over Hawick for almost 20 minutes on Saturday night in what was one of the biggest firework displays in the Borders.Volunteer Ian Middlemass, a former...
View ArticleDrunken sex offender told Jedburgh shopworker he wanted to spank her
A man with a previous conviction for sexually assaulting a petrol station attendant has admitted making inappropriate comments to a 20-year-old shop assistant.Jonathan Field pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleSpringwood bonfire night is a roaring success
Kelso’s first organised bonfire and fireworks display has been hailed a huge success by organisers.Well over 1,000 people from all over the Borders descended on Springwood Park on Guy Fawkes night for...
View ArticleJack Lowden named best actor by BAFTA Scotland
Borders actor Jack Lowden says being named best film actor at the Scottish BAFTAs last week was “insane”.The former Earlston High School pupil picked up the honour for his role as Vaughn in...
View ArticleVerbal abuse claims denied at Hawick Common Riding meeting
Allegations of verbal abuse were made at a heated meeting of Hawick Common Riding’s organising committee last Thursday amid revelations that the annual event had made a financial loss for the first...
View ArticleSelkirk rugby player banned from road for drink-driving
A Borders rugby player has been banned from the road for a year for driving a car owned by his club while twice the legal alcohol limit.Selkirk winger Nico Pavlovski pleaded guilty at the town’s...
View ArticleGuy Fawkes night celebrated on Denholm Green
Denholm never fails to celebrate Guy Fawkes night in style and this year’s efforts were just as impressive as ever.Hundreds gathered on the village green on Monday night to see a huge bonfire, complete...
View ArticleMelrose woman fined £200 for £8,000 benefit fraud
A woman has been fined £200 after admitting an £8,000 benefit fraud.Jacqueline Craig, 61, of Chiefswood Road, Melrose, pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to failing to notify the Department for...
View ArticleGalashiels man admits threatening to kill police and singing Billy Boys...
A man directed sectarian comments at police officers and threatened to kill them during a drunken disturbance in the Borders in the summer.Dean Campbell, 39, pleaded guilty to committing that offence...
View ArticleFerguson Planning marks a milestone year by creating new jobs
A Galashiels planning and development practice which started as a one-man-band five years ago is marking its fifth birthday with the creation of two new posts.Ferguson Planning, established by Tim...
View ArticleHunters Butcher is offering more than just meat in Kelso
Kelso’s newest town centre shop is combining beef with brownies in a bid to offer something a little different to the traditional butcher’s line-up of meat and more meat. Hunters Butchers and...
View ArticleAncrum bonfire’s future is looking bright again
The future of Ancrum’s Guy Fawkes night is looking bright once again after a bonfire and fireworks display was enjoyed by hundreds on the village green.Ancrum community councillor, Stuart Turnbull,...
View ArticleHawick pensioner jailed for sex attacks on children in 1970s
A sexual predator has been brought to justice four decades on for molesting young girls and exposing himself to them back in the 1970s. Nigel Hartdegen, 67, is now behind bars after a judge refused to...
View Article£2m regeneration cash bid to be made for Hawick
Council chiefs have agreed to put Hawick in the running for a £2m regeneration project. Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee has agreed to bid for funding from Historic Environment Scotland’s...
View ArticleInnerleithen High Street set for fortnight of works
Drivers are being warned to expect delays in Innerleithen for the next fortnight.The High Street will undergo resurfacing from Monday, November 12 until Friday, November 23.A convoy system will be in...
View ArticleA6091 Galafoot Bridge to remain closed to eastbound traffic with works set to...
The A6091 Galafoot Bridge will remain closed to eastbound traffic for another week.Works to repair the 1975-built bridge, which began in August, were due to be completed tomorrow after the original end...
View ArticleLanglee Primary School hut damaged after vandals set fire to fence posts
A woodland area in the grounds of Langlee Primary School has been left damaged after vandals lit a fire in the children’s hut there.Posts were torn from the fence and set alight on the hut’s floor...
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