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The late, unforgettable, Tom Elliot was mentioned at last week’s Border Union Agricultural Society 200th anniversary celebrations. Watching a judge take an interminable time to place Cheviot ewe hoggs...
View ArticleLamb numbers could be hit by bad year
BAD weather last year could have an impact on lamb numbers later this spring.Pedigree sheep farmers are well into and in some cases finished lambing already, with variable results.St Boswells SAC...
View ArticleHerds set for Lauder supper in aid of BGH
The renowned Lauder Herds Supper takes place next month and this year will raise money for kidney dialysis at the Borders General Hospital.The annual event, which regularly attracts more than 100...
View ArticleAndrews Massey Duo plays a music first for Peebles
If January brought the sell-out Scottish pianist Steven Osborne to Peebles, says Music in Peebles’ John Fox, then February’s concert at 7.30pm in the Eastgate Theatre on Tuesday, February 5, brings one...
View ArticleLanton family show back on the road
FILM stunt man Jacob Martin is currently on tour with his family’s equine team Les Amis d’Onno on their vintage cabaret tour, writes Kenny Paterson.Jacob, who previously appeared in Robin Hood, will be...
View ArticleClothing appeal for Syria
AN appeal by a Hawick man for medical supplies to be sent to troubled Syria now involves a local store.Members of the public can buy blankets, duvets, sleeping bags and tents at The Original Factory...
View ArticleEarlston’s Red Lion calls time – for now
ICONIC Borders pub, The Red Lion – the only hotel in Earlston – called time for the time being on Thursday, writes Sally Gillespie.But owners Punch Taverns says it is in talks with potential buyers,...
View ArticleCancer charity is seeking volunteers
PEOPLE living with cancer are being sought to join a new focus study group being set up to help the Lavender Touch raise badly-needed funds.The charity reaches its 10th anniversary this year and to...
View ArticleEating tips from rugby ace
TOP-SCORING Scottish rugby star Chris Paterson cooked-up some great moves during his career – and now he’s taking his food handling skills into the classroom.The former Gala player is one of 130...
View ArticleTraders welcome pop-up shop
Selkirk shopkeepers have expressed broad support for the idea of new pop-up shops, but they emphasised it has to be done right to work.The Royal Burgh’s Chamber of Trade was awarded nearly £22,000...
View ArticleA7 repairs will lead to delays
DAY and night time resurfacing is due to start on a stretch of the A7 between Selkirk and Galashiels.The essential repairs – which will mean traffic disruption for a week – should have started on...
View ArticleYellow warning issued for Borders as snow returns
DRIVERS have been warned of continued hazardous driving conditions tonight and tomorrow morning.Motorists had to contend with heavy snowfall across the Borders last night, with Eskdalemuir recording 14...
View ArticleBorders farmers do well at Stirling Bull Sales
KELSO farmer John Elliot topped the female Aberdeen Angus sale at Stirling Bull Sales earlier this week.The Elliots, of Roxburgh Mains, sold Rawburn Ellen Erica H800 for 16,000gns. Sired by DA ES RO...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
WOOLERAT their weekly Primestock Sale held at Wooler last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 990 hoggs and 290 ewes.Hogg numbers tightening but all classes keenly bid for, more heavyweights...
View ArticleTourism booster
SCOTTISH Tourism Week takes place between March 4 and 13 with the backing of the Scottish Parliament. Borders MSP John Lamont hopes the area will capitalise on this national event. He commented:...
View ArticleSpeeders in the frame
MOBILE speed cameras are currently in operation at the following locations in the Borders:A7 at Crookston, Heriot, Stow, Galashiels, Lindean and Hawick; A68 at Soutra, Glengelt, Hiltonshill and...
View ArticleMoore in Games plea
BORDERERS are being urged by Michael Moore MP to join the army of 15,000 volunteers required for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year. He says it’s a great opportunity to be part of the Games...
View ArticleChinese festival entertains locals
CHINESE New Year got off to a colourful start in the Borders on Sunday with the sixth Dragon Festival, held in Market Square, Galashiels.Among those taking part were reknowned Glasgow-based dance troop...
View ArticleBorderers take up declutter site Freegle
THE Borders branch of Freegle - the site for giving things away free - has gained 385 members within a year.Set up last February by a Westruther volunteer after he noticed there was no Borders site,...
View ArticleCrash leads to search
AN early morning search was mounted on Saturday when a Vauxhall Corsa was found overturned on the A703 between Peebles and Leadburn. There was no trace of anyone in the area at around 1.30am and fire...
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