The quiet, gentle hero who helped to liberate France
A man whose heroism during the Second World War was honoured recently by the French government has passed away, aged 99.Born in Galashiels on August 23, 1919, Jackie Webster grew up at Buckholm Mill...
View ArticleThe surprising tale of the man who sat at the corner
If you have driven north into Galashiels on the A7 you have probably seen Tony Brown in his wheelchair, waving at you.You may have known him, you may not. But he would have waved anyway.Tony was born...
View Article£300,000 Hawick bike pump track plans given go-ahead by planners
Plans to build a £300,000 pump track in Hawick for cyclists have moved up a gear now they’ve been given the go-ahead by council planners. The pump track – so called as riders are encouraged to get...
View ArticleReward for return of missing Borders dogs increased to £10,000
An anonymous benefactor has stepped in to bump up a reward being offered by a Borders family for the return of their two missing dogs to £10,000.Edward Bell and wife Georgie originally offered a £1,000...
View ArticleFormer Selkirk Common Riding standard bearer spared jail for embezzling...
A former Selkirk Common Riding standard bearer convicted of embezzling £16,000 from her mother-in-law has been spared jail but ordered to carry out 160 hours’ unpaid work instead.Kirsten Scott,...
View ArticleScottish Borders Council’s six top earners on almost £600,000 a year between...
Scottish Borders Council’s six top earners are paid almost £600,000 a year between them, it has been revealed.The biggest chunk of that £575,500 wage bill goes to chief executive Tracey Logan, her...
View ArticleBorderer admonished for New Year’s Day assault on partner
A man involved in a New Year’s Day bust-up with his partner in Bowden, near Newtown, has been admonished at Selkirk Sheriff Court after being of good behaviour for the past three months during a period...
View ArticleDrink-driver given 18-month ban and £500 fine over crash in Peebles while...
A motorist has been banned from the road for 18 months at Selkirk Sheriff Court for driving while almost five times the legal alcohol limit.Cameron King, 23, pleaded guilty to driving in March Street,...
View ArticleHawick Community Council ‘still needs to discuss’ £3m Pine Burns fund
The potential recipients of a £3m wind farm fund remain in limbo after Hawick Community Council turned its back on a deal agreed last year.A verbal agreement had been reached between the seven...
View ArticleFour-month jail sentence for Hawick booze thief
A shoplifter has been jailed for four months for stealing booze from a Hawick convenience store.David Cotton, 20, of Wilton Crescent, Hawick, pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to stealing three...
View ArticleExtra train seats promised for rugby fans heading for Melrose Sevens
Extra carriages will be added to Borders Railway services between Edinburgh and Tweedbank on Saturday to accommodate rugby fans heading for the annual Melrose Sevens tournament.The tournament, first...
View ArticleFamily hit out at sheriff for letting ex-Selkirk Common Riding standard...
A 78-year-old theft victim’s family have hit out at a sheriff for allowing the culprit, former Selkirk Common Riding standard bearer Kirsten Scott, to walk free.Scott was convicted of embezzling...
View ArticleTwo men in court over £150,000 cannabis farm found in Galashiels town centre
Drugs with an estimated street value of £150,000 have been seized by police at a property in Galashiels town centre.Officers raided a flat in Channel Street yesterday, April 9, and found a cultivation...
View ArticleBakery chain Greggs planning to open second outlet in Galashiels
North Tyneside-based bakery chain Greggs is hoping to open a continental-style pavement cafe on a popular site at the heart of Galashiels.The company, the largest bakery chain in the UK, has submitted...
View ArticleNew units at Galalaw prove Hawick means business
It’s only a matter of months since the news that Homebase was to close its Hawick store left the future looking bleak for the town’s Galalaw, but business is now booming there once again.Not only has...
View ArticleHorse tourism project won’t cause problems for Hawick Common Riding, pledge...
The group behind ambitious plans to develop Hawick Moor is seeking to reassure Teries that the project will not interfere with events held there as part of the town’s annual common riding.Future...
View ArticleMemory of tragic Hawick teenager lives on 10 years after fatal car crash
A decade after his tragic death, family and friends of a teenage rugby ace from Hawick have gathered to remember him and ponder on what he could have gone on to achieve in the game he loved.Richard...
View ArticleAli’s back to face toughest challenge on TV
The Borders’ very own bearded ninja, Ali Hay, had nothing to prove after the last series of Ninja Warrior UK after finishing third in the final.However, that hasn’t stopped him climbing on board for...
View ArticleEight flats plan for former Selkirk Baptist church site
Plans to build eight affordable homes on a derelict site in the Valley, Selkirk, have been cautiously welcomed by the town’s community council.The site, formerly the town’s Baptist Church and a...
View ArticleCommunities in hunt for ideas as blooming council cuts services
Community councils in the Borders are working out how they will tackle their respective towns’ floral displays once the council stops providing them from next year.The council had brought community...
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