Nursery ride
A MELROSE nursery school manager and her husband have raised more than £1,000 cycling between Edinburgh, Dunbar, Hawick and home. The town’s Cherrytrees Nursery admin manager, Doreen Osmond, and her...
View ArticleHawick housing boost
A SCHEME to redevelop an unpopular housing complex in Hawick has received Scottish Government backing.Scottish Borders Housing Association’s Myreslaw Court is currently being turned into nine family...
View ArticleForgotten Scott who built a time machine
Every so often, our newsroom comes across a forgotten person or incident from the Borders’ past, which may be of interest to our readers today, writes Sandy Neil. So meet self-taught astronomer and...
View ArticleBorder writers give voice to anthology
The new, third anthology from Borders Writers’ Forum, featuring more than 100 pages of prose and poetry by 35 local authors, has been published.“‘Border Voices – on Scottish Borders and Beyond’...
View ArticlePeebles food bank
Peeblesshire’s first food bank is being set up to feed cash-strapped families facing a crisis.“The food bank will be a frontline response to the immediate needs of people in crisis,” the Rev. Jim...
View ArticleDuo Dorado perform Bach, Handel and Vivaldi
Music in Peebles explores the baroque era next week, as Duo Dorado play at the town’s Eastgate Theatre on Friday, December 14. The duo’s lively presentation and thoughtful programming combine the...
View ArticleBorders schools prepare for latter stages of Brewin Dolphin rugby contest
GALASHIELS Academy have rearranged its Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Under 18 Plate quarter final with Linlithgow Academy for tomorrow.The game will kick off at 3pm on Netherdale’s 3G pitch, having...
View ArticleBorderers see action in Operation Storm
BORDERS soldiers were among troops from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS), who supported the Afghan National Army (ANA) as it planned and led a recent large operation to clear...
View ArticleSex accused granted bail
A GALASHIELS man appeared in private at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday charged on petition with unlawful sex.Twenty-two-year-old Liam Brown made no plea or declaration during a brief hearing.The case...
View ArticleFestive surprises at Clef Club meeting
The December meeting of Galashiels Clef Club will take place on Saturday, December 15, at 7.30pm at the Lucy Sanderson Hall, off Tweed Crescent. Members will be able to enjoy a selection of piano...
View ArticleEDGERSTON RURAL RECALLS 85 YEARS AT BIRTHDAY BASH
Edgerston WRI’s 85th birthday party was held at the Pheasant, Jedburgh, last Wednesday when 18 members and guests – including Liz Jackson, Roxburghshire federation chairman – enjoyed a festive...
View ArticleGALA SCHOOLCHILDREN ARE SEEN TO BE SAFE
Glendinning Primary School junior road safety officers Abbie Hogg and Glenn McCrum organised a “Be Safe Be Seen” assembly to inform pupils how important it is to wear bright clothes to make sure they...
View ArticleSwan show win means hat-trick for Elliot
John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso completed a hat trick of championships at John Swan St Boswells inaugural Christmas Cracker show and sale of cattle and sheep. The event which was in association with...
View Articlelandlines
ALL organisations and sports club I’ve been involved with and the many others I’ve seen in operation have one thing in common – a small percentage of members do most of the work, probably confounding...
View ArticleMeeting ‘good first step’ to cut red tape
CUTTING red tape and duplication when dealing with authorities may have taken a step forward.South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume called a meeting with top bureaucrats at the Scottish Parliament last week in...
View ArticleSouthern hailed at Holyrood
AS the debate over regulation of the press continues in the wake of the Leveson report, an MSP has jumped to the defence of local newspapers and the print industry at large, writes Bob Burgess.Scot Nat...
View ArticleTeri butcher is crowned king of sliced sausage
TRADITION was the winning recipe when Hawick butchers Robert Pringle were crowned 2012 south-east of Scotland champions at the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders’ sliced sausage competition.James...
View ArticleFoot-stompin’ festivities and a special Arabian night – all at the Eastgate
Peebles’ Eastgate Theatre travels from America to Arabia next week as, first, the annual Amerrycana Christmas kicks off with a Yee-haw! and a Ho-ho-ho-down on Saturday, December 15, at 7.30pm. “Live...
View ArticleGala Water Singers Concerts
Community choir the Gala Water Singers are in concert on Sunday, December 16, at 7pm in Stow Church, with guests Syrinx Flutes and Fountainhall Children’s’ Choir. The theme, An Island Christmas,...
View ArticleFiddles look for support ahead of trip
Riddell Fiddles are hosting a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 16, at 6.30pm in Lilliesleaf Church, to help raise funds for their trip to Cape Breton in Canada in July.This weekend, the Selkirk...
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