Danger figures
FIGURES published by the director of social work in the Borders reveal a big jump in the number of adults referred for protection – up over 12 months from 133 to 292.Andrew Lowe says in his annual...
View ArticleA crucial success for Melrose and Newtown
PUPILS from Newtown St Boswells and Melrose primary schools proved they had the life-saving know-how to come out tops in this year’s Crucial Crew event.Every primary school in the Borders, as well as...
View ArticleWind farm plan booted out
PLANS for a 16-turbine wind farm straddling the border between the Borders and Midlothian were thrown out by local councillors this week.Members of Scottish Borders Council planning committee, meeting...
View ArticleWake up to changes, warns the FSB
A quarter of small Scottish firms do not know about major payroll changes coming into force next year, according to a Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) survey. Figures for Scotland from a UK-wide...
View ArticleTime for a Christmas trunk call
TWO public-spirited bodies in Newtown St Boswells have come together to create an unusual village Christmas decoration, writes Sally Gillespie.Newtown community council recently acquired an old red...
View ArticleChildren at risk
THE number of children on the Child Protection Register in the Borders is below the national average, according to a report just released.There are currently 34 on the register. The national average is...
View ArticleFormer Hawick mill set for new life as a gym
THREE years after its looms fell silent, the former Lochcarron knitwear mill in Hawick’s Princes Street is set for a new lease of life as a gym and fitness centre.Members of Scottish Borders Council...
View ArticleFire chief sounds safety alarm call
FIRE chiefs have urged people in the Borders to be on their guard against festive fires in their homes.Each year there are around 6,000 accidental house fires in Scotland with about 100 blazes each...
View ArticleAutism workshop
A WORKSHOP to find out how services help families, carers and friends of people on the autism spectrum takes place in Melrose next month. Autism mapping coordinator for the Borders, Neil Hendry, is...
View ArticleBudget black hole gloom casts dark cloud over jobs and services
HUNDREDS of local council jobs will be lost over the coming five years as the result of a massive £27million cash shortage.The revenue black hole has led to dire warnings of tough times ahead as a...
View ArticleMan arrested for Galashiels attempted murder
A 39-YEAR-OLD man will appear in court tomorrow on an alleged attempted murder of a man in Galashiels last night.The incident is said to have happened in Glendinning Terrace at 10.20pm, when a...
View ArticlePolice hunt for Innerleithen home attackers
POLICE are searching for three men who entered an Innerleithen home and seriously assaulted a man last night.The 47-year-old householder was attacked in his Montgomery Street property at around 11pm....
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 90 clean cattle, 75 OTM cattle, 2,539 new season lambs and 760 ewes.Bullocks (35) averaged 211.8p per kg and sold to 234p (-0.9p on week)...
View Articlelandlines
For those still looking for last-gasp Christmas presents – not a select group and one that, from experience, includes many farmers – I’d like to recommend the Old Pond Publishing website. There is no...
View ArticleInformation flows at flood meeting
More than 40 farmers attended the flood management information day at Crookston Farm, near Heriot last month.Producers at the on-farm event learned about natural flood management techniques such as...
View ArticleNew entrants’ opportunity
TWO rarely available farms in the Borders have been let.Roxburghe Estates let the Yett, near Hownam, Kelso and Swinside Townfoot near Oxnam to new entrants at the end of last month. Roxburghe Estates...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
It is a date in the history of the health service in the Borders that is firmly set in stone.On May 31 in 1984, the minister for health and social work laid the foundation stone of the Borders General...
View ArticleSow borage or kale, strictly for the birds
THIS has been a challenging year for the farming industry. It has also been a difficult year for farmland wildlife, with a cold wet spring severely reducing the success of many of our local wildlife...
View ArticleCash for kids, from kids
KAREN NAIRN, charity manager of Cash for Kids, accepted two cheques last week from pupils at St Joseph’s Primary School in Selkirk, who raised £147 at their coffee morning on November 21, and from...
View ArticleSpurned lover went ‘berserk’ at ex
AFTER leaving a long-term relationship for a new partner, Sean Lamont became threatening and abusive when his new girlfriend ended their liaison.Lamont, 39, of Loanwath Road, Gretna, pleaded guilty to...
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