Duns woman in hospital following fatal crash
A NEW mum educated at Berwickshire High School is fighting for her life in hospital following a crash which killed her boyfriend in Edinburgh.Christina Vibert was the passenger in the car driven by...
View ArticleWeekend opening expected for Ayton to Chirnside road
A ROAD in the Scottish Borders which was closed on Friday when a culvert collapsed could be re-opened by the weekend, writes Bob Burgess.A new 900mm pipe to replace the failed culvert on the B6355...
View ArticleMarket prices
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 70 clean cattle, 97 OTM cattle, 2,297 old season lambs and 714 ewes.Bullocks (29) averaged 217.7p per kg and sold to 236p (+3.4p on week),...
View ArticleEarly-morning disturbance in Tesco store
A drunken woman knocked items from a supermarket’s shelves and threw flowers around.As Chelsea Yardley left Tesco’s 24-hour Galashiels store in the early hours of the morning, she struck a shopper...
View ArticleIntruder flees from pensioner
A PLUCKY pensioner chased a man in black she found in her home in Windyknowe Road, Galashiels, last Thursday afternoon.The man in his 30s fled and the elderly woman alerted police. She told them the...
View ArticleAppeal for volunteers
A BORDERS Girlguiding leader has backed a campaign by her organisation to recruit more adult volunteers.Gail Fox, county commissioner for Girlguiding Tweed Valley, told TheSouthern: “Units do have...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
This was the moment in March 1982 when Councillor Tom Hunter of Kelso officially opened the central Borders’ first agriculture college at Newtown St Boswells.It was built at a cost of £174,000, with...
View ArticlePay packet split sends the war drums beating
Times are tough – of that there’s no doubt. Families and companies are counting the pennies and making sometimes unsavoury but necessary savings. So at first sight, it might seem commendable that...
View ArticleFive ways to happier 2013 for small firms
Last year was difficult for many Borders small businesses. They had to face declining footfall and investment and ever increasing overheads, and this is likely to continue into 2013. Despite this, a...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON
TodayJedforest Historical Society – Around the jed with John Rogerson: British Legion, Jedburgh. 7.30pm. peebles folk club (live music): Neidpath Inn, Peebles. 8.45pm. Free. 01721 721697....
View ArticleCar-wash confusion led to ban for drink-driver
A MOTORIST who found it difficult to operate a car wash was found to be more than double the legal alcohol limit.James Rankin, 64, could not punch in the six-digit number properly and asked employees...
View ArticleCommitted for trial
A 39-year-old Galashiels man was remanded in custody after being accused of being in possession of a knife in the town on Christmas Eve.Michael David Rennie, of Woodstock Avenue, is also charged with...
View ArticleContinued
SHAUN Muir, 19, of Silverbuthall Road, Hawick, faces three charges of assault which were allegedly committed in the town’s High Street on September 16.The case was continued without plea until January 18.
View ArticleDeferred
A 40-year-old who assaulted another woman to her severe injury at a flat in Hawick had sentence deferred for reports until February 4.Deborah Higgins, of Noble Place, Hawick, appeared on indictment and...
View ArticlePrison for Hawick drugs offender
A HAWICK man who admitted two drugs offences was jailed for four months.Paul Richardson had previously been on a deferred sentence for good behaviour after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis and...
View ArticleGalashiels fire offence
A woman who started a fire at her Galashiels home had sentence deferred until February 4 for reports.Ann Sutherland, 46, described as a prisoner at Cornton Vale, appeared on indictment and admitted...
View ArticleCrushed pet fish
A 22-year-old removed a pet fish from its tank, crushed it and threw it about a room.Daniel Gillie, 22, of Howdenburn Court, Galashiels, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at a house...
View ArticleCannabis allegation
A 30-year-old man appeared in private accused of cultivating cannabis at his home.Mark John Donaldson is also charged with being concerned in the supply of the drug at the Minto property in November.He...
View ArticleLager stop on way home from work costs man his job
An employee caught driving a business vehicle when more than twice the alcohol limit is to lose his licence and job.David Assing was stopped by police on his way home from work after drinking with a...
View ArticleParty-goer punched friend
A TEENAGER fuelled by vodka assaulted two people after being ejected from a drinks party in Kelso.Euan Williamson, 19, of Priors Road, Jedburgh, pleaded guilty to the offences which happened on...
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