Captain Gerald Maitland Carew, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and...
This has been a memorable year. Nationally the highlights being Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Also Great Britain hosting the Olympic Games. My wife and I represented the Lieutenancy in the...
View ArticleWee Indy a 12/12/12 superstar
BABY Indy Lucia Wiseman was special enough when she arrived last week, becoming daughter number three for Lauder couple Lynsey Gibb and Anthony Wiseman.But it turned out that little Indy, who weighed...
View ArticleGalashiels and Berwickshire issued with flood warning as rain set to continue
flood warnings are in place in Galashiels and Berwickshire after heavy rain once again battered the Borders.SEPA have issued the alert for the whole of Galashiels, running up to Bowland, as the Gala...
View ArticleLiberty-loss warning for Gala car vandal
A GALASHIELS car vandal who turned up late for a meeting with social workers for background reports to be prepared has been warned he is putting his liberty at stake.Daniel Stewart, 22, of King Street,...
View ArticleCouncillors approve bleak budget cut proposals
“WE’RE in this together” – a phrase made famous by Prime Minister David Cameron, but its use by Scottish Borders Council leader David Parker emphasised the financial difficulties ahead for the local...
View ArticleLawyers’ boycott hits local sheriff court
THERE was slight disruption to proceedings at Selkirk Sheriff Court this week, as lawyers across Scotland staged a fourth day of boycotts in protest over proposed changes to the legal aid...
View ArticleRed light for railway whingers as signal turns green for work to begin
THE buffers have been shown to doubters who argued that the restoration of a Borders railway was a non-starter, writes Bob Burgess.That’s the signal from Scottish Borders Council (SBC) leader David...
View ArticleTennent’s make it top Christmas for Teri Brian
A HAWICK soldier won’t be thirsty this Christmas after receiving an early festive present.TheSouthern reported last month that Lance Corporal Brian Turnbull of the Royal Tank Regiment had returned to...
View ArticleThe former Earlston school pupils now wowing West End audiences
IT is not often a Borders secondary school can boast one of its former pupils is starring in a major musical show in London’s West End.But Earlston High School has three ex-students treading the boards...
View ArticleThere goes the neighbourhood
After quite a prolonged cold spell, the weekend’s higher temperatures thawed enough ice on my usual lochs to permit a monthly wildfowl count. As is often the case, the smallest body of water produced...
View ArticleBanned for 16 months
DRIVING a car when more than two-and-a-half times the alcohol limit cost David Law a £300 fine and a 16-month disqualification.Law, 66, of Goldengain, Park View, Wilton Dean, Hawick, admitted driving a...
View ArticleAlcohol allegation
A HAWICK man who denies allowing alcohol to be sold at a bar, knowing the licence was suspended, will stand trial on April 18.Frank McFarlane, 63, of North Bridge Street, denies knowingly allowing...
View ArticleHubert rides to the rescue
“Mum!” The tone of Jimmer’s voice suggested he wanted something. He had carefully timed his approach to coincide with his Mum’s mid-morning coffee and fag break, hard earned after getting Dad off to...
View ArticleCCTV shortened thief’s odds of getting caught
WHEN a punter won £98 on a cash machine in a Galashiels bookmaker’s, he laid his wallet down on a counter as he went to collect his winnings.But when the lucky winner returned, he found the wallet...
View ArticleFly-tipping fears as SBC opts to axe Saturday ‘scaffy cairt’ service
THERE are fears that plans to end the special “Saturday lift” bin lorry service in Borders towns in the spring will lead to increased fly-tipping.The service sees the vehicles and their crews stationed...
View ArticleWilton Lodge plan scoops £2.6M
PLANS to revamp one of the jewels in Hawick’s crown – Wilton Lodge Park – have been given a massive £2,662,300 shot in the arm.That’s the size of the grant announced this week by the Heritage Lottery...
View ArticleSelkirk company is well connected with new Forth crossing
WHEN the new £790million Forth crossing opens in four years’ time, it will be partly thanks to the expertise of a Selkirk-based company that the bridge is actually in the right place.The Networking...
View ArticleSelkirk’s anger over £15K common good bill
Selkirk’s community leaders are demanding to know why charges to the town’s common good fund increased fivefold last year, and have called their treatment by Scottish Borders Council...
View ArticleMore care services don’t make mark
THE director of social work at Scottish Borders Council has vowed to turn round struggling care services in the region.Andrew Lowe’s annual report to councillors revealed a reduction in quality of care...
View ArticleFunding cuts could see teacher losses
THE councillor responsible for education in the Borders has insisted he has no intention of reducing teacher numbers – but could not rule out future job losses should public funding be squeezed...
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