Kelso High School students win Scottish Youth Poetry Slam 2018
A team of wordsmiths and musicians from Kelso has pulled off a grand slam to win a national poetry prize.A Kelso High School team was crowned winner of the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam with its poem...
View ArticleJedburgh’s Halloween town trail: In pictures
It was a case of if you’ve got it, haunt it in Jedburgh last week as hundreds of little horrors not wanting to miss a trick flocked to the town centre in search of a treat.Traders donned fancy dress...
View ArticlePensioner facing jail over sex attacks on young girls
A pensioner is facing jail after being convicted at Jedburgh Sheriff Court of indecently assaulting two young girls.Ronald Anderson had denied touching a nine-year-old girl’s buttocks at his home in St...
View ArticleHawick 22-year-old admits campaign of abusive behaviour
A man will be sentenced next month for behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards a woman over several months.Jonathan Williamson, 22, of Boonraw Road, Hawick, pleaded guilty at Selkirk...
View ArticleWitnesses sought after spate of break-ins and thefts from businesses
Two cars have been stolen and four businesses targeted in raids across the Borders.Police are appealing for information after four businesses in Earlston, Newtown and St Boswells were broken into...
View ArticleShaun picks up bravery award for life-saving rescue
A Jedburgh man who helped free a young driver from a burning car has been honoured with a bravery award from Police Scotland.Shaun Carroll, 51, was commended for his selfless actions at the Police...
View ArticleKelso hits the small screen as M&S Christmas advert goes live
Kelso’s eagerly-anticipated appearance in this year’s Marks and Spencer Christmas advert hit the small screen today.A section of the store’s 2018 christmas advert was filmed in the town last month...
View ArticleHawick Common Riding stalwarts honoured for century’s worth of service
Four stalwarts of Hawick Common Riding’s organising committee have been honoured with life memberships after completing almost a century of service between them.At the committee’s annual general...
View ArticleHawick park could be next in line for special Centenary Field status
Hawick’s Wilton Lodge Park could be designated as a place of living remembrance to those killed in the First World War.It has been nominated for centenary field status as part of a project launched in...
View ArticleHawick and district set to fall silent for armistice
Sunday marks 100 years to the day since the guns fell silent on the Western Front, signalling the of the First World War, and Hawick nd surrounding villages have gone above and beyond the call of duty...
View ArticleRugby club leads way as Selkirk honours its war dead
Members, players and supporters of Selkirk Rugby Club gathered at Philiphaugh on Saturday to pay their respects to the 40 past players from the club killed in the two world wars and witness the...
View ArticleWest Linton rescue lands Peebles policeman with bravery award
An Peebles police officer who rescued an elderly couple from their West Linton during the last winter’s Beast from the East storm has collected a bravery award for his efforts.Sergeant David Rourke...
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View ArticleArmistice 100: Region prepares to honour its war dead on Sunday
After weeks of preparation, the Borders is set to remember its war dead this Sunday.On Armistice Day, poppy wreaths will be laid, acts of remembrance held and silences observed.It will be 100 years to...
View ArticleTeenager threatened to stab staff at Peebles supermarket
A teenager threatened to stab supermarket workers trying to stop him stealing a bottle of wine, Selkirk Sheriff Court has been told.Morgan Kennedy, 19, of Jura Drive, Tweedbank, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleLauder 20-year-old fined £400 for careless driving after taking drugs
A 20-year-old factory worker has been banned from the road for 12 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court after admitting careless driving while under the influence of cannabis.William Craig, of Maitland Road,...
View ArticleJedburgh teenager given further 16-month road ban for driving while disqualified
Driving while disqualified on various streets in Hawick has resulted in a teenage sports student being banned from the road for 16 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.Stephen Davidson, 18, of Howdenburn...
View ArticleSelkirk teenager fined £150 over birthday bust-up
A teenager out celebrating her 19th birthday got involved in a drunken bust-up with the police and ended up in Selkirk Sheriff Court.Alisha Brown pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive...
View ArticleSelkirk woman admonished for attacking husband in jealous rage
A wife made jealous by her husband allegeddly flirting with another woman at the Chinese restaurant where they all worked ended up attacking him in the street, Selkirk Sheriff Court has been told.Juan...
View ArticleDeath toll claimed by Borders roads up 100%, police report reveals
A report out this week reveals a 100% increase in the death toll claimed by roads in the Borders.There were eight fatalities on the region’s roads between April and September this year, up from four...
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