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DAVID Anderson, 57, of Broomlea Court, Kelso, has been charged with claiming £10,715.30 worth of Jobseekers’ Allowance, and housing and council tax benefit to which he was not entitled.The offence is...
View ArticlePlea after Stow dead snakes find
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two dead snakes were found in the same location in Stow just three weeks apart, writes Kenny Paterson.The charity were alerted on November 23 when a...
View ArticleBorderers dig deep for new palliative care unit
As the UK struggles to shrug off the continuing mantle of financial gloom, you could be forgiven for expecting that giving to charity will have suffered.Not so, it would seem, according to some recent...
View Article£18,000 bill to cure hall’s dry rot
THE latest outbreak of dry rot in Selkirk’s Victoria Halls is costing £18,000 to fix, Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has revealed. Work is still ongoing to eradicate the devastating fungi, despite...
View ArticleFallago Rig wind farm ready next month
The controversial Fallago Rig wind farm is expected to start generating electricity next month, writes Sandy Neil.The 48-turbine construction in the Lammermuirs was approved by Scottish ministers in...
View ArticleSkirmish Hill recognised as a nationally-important battlefield
A DARNICK battlesite has been officially recognised by Historic Scotland as one of the nation’s 39 iconic battlefields beside Culloden, Stirling Bridge and Killiecrankie.At the Battle of Skirmish Hill,...
View ArticleThieves target A68 in £30k camera thefts
CLEVER crooks who stole three speed cameras valued at over £30,000 from a 17-mile stretch of a Borders road have left police puzzled,.It is believed the culprits who took cameras at Birkenside at...
View ArticleCourt closure concerns
A PROPOSAL to close two courts in the Borders has been given a damning verdict by the Federation of Small Businesses, writes Kenny Paterson.The membership organisation say if the courts in Peebles and...
View ArticleExam performance gap continues in Borders schools
THE gap between the Borders best-exam performing secondary schools and the rest remains significant, national statistics have revealed.Both Peebles and Earlston’s Standard Grade and Higher results...
View ArticleMistletoe sales slip in Galashiels
GALASHIELS has been named as Scotland’s leading loveless location during the festive period.Supermarket giant Tesco have announced that its Galashiels store has recorded the lowest sales for mistletoe...
View ArticleAnti-fuel theft leaflet launched
POLICE and farming leaders have launched a leaflet advising farmers how to stop thieves stealing fuel.Officers say dark winter days give criminals more opportunity to steal fuel from tanks on...
View ArticleTried to sell stolen chainsaws
A HAWICK man who tried to sell two stolen chainsaws at the town’s Saturday market will be sentenced at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on January 11.Thirty-year-old Martin Charlotte, of Melrose Court, was...
View ArticleHawick set to honour its great composer
Hawick-born musician, teacher and composer Sir John Blackwood McEwen is being honoured with what is believed to be the first tribute exhibition about him, and a tribute concert, at the Heritage Hub in...
View ArticleBan warning for ‘boy racer’
A MOTORIST has admitted what was described as “typical boy racer behaviour” in Hawick’s Common Haugh car park.Ryan Moore, 22, of Borthwick Mains Farm, Roberton, pleaded guilty to careless driving by...
View ArticleA Question of Wine
z Which Wine to Buy: Finest Côtes de Gascogne Blanc 2011Who Sells It: TescoHow Much Is It: Two for £12 or £6 a bottle in Scotland – instead of £7.99 each – until 1 JanuaryWhat Does it Taste Like:...
View ArticleDeprivation map shows Borders divide
A BURNFOOT community councillor believes turning round the quality of life on the Hawick estate will happen later rather than sooner.It follows Burnfoot being named one of the most deprived areas of...
View ArticleMore broadband project details needed
MYSTERY surrounds a Scottish Government project to roll out superfast broadband in the Borders, according to an SNP councillor.Executive member for economic development, Stuart Bell, raised a number of...
View ArticleRetired Kelso GP’s brother murdered in Tasmania
THE brother of a retired Kelso GP has been bludgeoned to death along with his partner at their luxury home in Tasmania.The bodies of Professor Gavin Mooney, 69 – an internationally-renowned expert on...
View ArticleShoplifter
A KELSO man appeared from custody and admitted stealing a £12 bottle of vodka from a Galashiels supermarket.John Chapman, 22, was already on deferred sentence for good behaviour and bail when he stole...
View ArticleCouncil sends a festive letter to Holyrood backing local projects
A CHRISTMAS wishlist was been sent to Holyrood rather than the North Pole.Scottish Borders Council have submitted its views on the Scottish Government’s National Planning Framework for 2014, which will...
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