Tool thefts lead to warning
PARKED vans have been targeted by thieves in Innerleithen who made off with power tools valued at around £1,500.Their haul included orange-coloured Paslode finishing and nail guns, and a blue-coloured...
View ArticleNHS board apologises to female patient
NHS Borders has been made to apologise to a woman after her GP was told by a consultant psychologist that any of her suicide threats were ‘not to be tolerated’.The woman’s complaint to the Scottish...
View ArticleNew chapter opens in library provision
INTEGRATED library and council contact centres have opened in Coldstream and Duns – the first in a major project being carried out by Scottish Borders Council.The council says the centres now provide a...
View ArticleMarie Curie Care talking about the Daffodil Walk
Think daffodils. The snow may be barely melted off the dyke backs, but Marie Curie Cancer Care is making advance preparations for the Daffodil Walk at Borders General Hospital.This April’s walk will...
View ArticleDriver Steven is accident rescue star
Bus driver Steven Godfrey, 41, from Bonchester Bridge, has been given a special internal “Superstar” award by his company, First Scotland East, after he came to the rescue of a middle aged couple...
View ArticleExposed
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself while walking in the Gala Park area of Galashiels on Tuesday afternoon, at about 3.20pm. He is described as a white male, 5ft 10ins, early...
View ArticleHandba’ throw down to Josh
JEDBURGH Grammar School head boy Josh Cressey performs the traditional ‘throw up’ of the Candlemas Handba’ at the weekend. The event, at the Mercat Cross at noon on Saturday, heralds the handba’ play...
View ArticleInternational parcels service set to be axed from Earlston Post Office
THE looming loss of the Post Office’s international parcels service from its branch in Earlston is being lamented by councillors and local residents.In a letter to Scottish Borders Council at the...
View ArticleStephen was born to be Viking warrior
A BorderS man is being honoured as the chief viking, or ‘Guizer Jarl, in Shetland’s traditional fire festival Up Helly Aa this week. Seaman Stephen Grant, originally from Yarrow, is the principal...
View ArticleMSP given assurance over local paediatric care services
ASSURANCES have been given that families in the Borders will continue to receive a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, neonatal and paediatric service.The assurance came during question time in the Scottish...
View ArticleExciting changes ahead for Southern
THERE are some exciting changes ahead for The Southern Reporter. Following a readers’ survey, TheSouthern is about to undergo a dramatic transformation by becoming a more modern compact-size – making...
View ArticlePotholes situation worsens
A LOCAL Borders driver is waiting to see if Scottish Borders Council will agree to stump up £900 to cover the bill for damage caused to his car by potholes on roads.John Peters, from Eyemouth, is just...
View ArticleBudget is ‘no bed of roses’ says Parker, as hard times continue
THERE will be a continued freeze on the Council Tax, a new secondary school for Kelso and transport interchange for Galashiels, as well as more cash for flood prevention, better broadband links and a...
View ArticleBody found in search for former Selkirk pupil
A BODY recovered from a Yorkshire reservoir is believed to be that of a former Selkirk High School pupil. Father-of-two Neil Bryson, 50, was last seen leaving his Yorkshire home on Wadman Road,...
View ArticleGalashiels celebrates Burns in style
GALASHIELS celebrated the work and life of Scotland’s greatest ever poet Robert Burns with an action-filled evening in the Volunteer Hall.Michael Moore MP was among the speakers in front of over 200...
View ArticleNew Jethart Herald Allan inspired by predecessor Gary
ANY of the Borders common riding and festival principals, regardless of which town they are representing, are always conscious of living up to the standards set by those who have gone before them.None...
View ArticleJunior musicians’ talents shine
SELKIRK Junior Band triumphed in a youth contest in Galashiels recently.The young musicians won the preparatory section (12 years and under) of the Scottish Borders Brass Band Association youth band...
View ArticleChildren cook up B&B breakfasts
BORDERS schoolchildren are coming up with breakfast ideas for a bed and breakfast in Yetholm in the annual Farmhouse Breakfast Competition.The contest, run by the Royal Highland Education Trust’s...
View ArticleA good roast on offer at Galashiels
BORDERS shoppers were treated to free samples of local roast lamb by farmers in Galashiels supermarkets Tesco and Asda on Saturday.NFU Scotland livestock committee member, Jedburgh farmer Stephen...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 93 clean cattle, 67 OTM cattle, 1,971 old season lambs and 504 ewes.Bullocks (41) averaged 212p per kg and sold to 242p (-0.3p on week),...
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