Lilliesleaf’s Rob, new farmers union vice-president, is keen to keep English...
IF Scotland voted for independence, the agricultural industry north of the border would want to keep affinity with its English customers.The National Farmers Union of Scotland’s new vice-president, Rob...
View ArticleSelkirk residents again cry foul
A SELKIRK street is once again being plagued by the anti-social behaviour of youngsters, according to one of its residents.David Firth says youths have returned to Curror Street to batter footballs...
View ArticleRailway contractor to meet local firms
LOCAL contractors and suppliers are being given the chance to meet with the main contractor for the Borders Railway, BAM, at an event later this month.A ‘meet the buyer’ day is being hosted by BAM on...
View ArticleHawick deaf project hailed a major success
PEOPLE who are deaf or hard of hearing across Scotland should soon start to find dealing with Citizens Advice Bureaux much easier thanks to a pilot project in Hawick.Roxburgh Citizens Advice Bureau...
View ArticleDoctor blasts common good fee
A COMMON Good campaigner is taking his case to the Information Commissioner, writes Kenny Paterson.Selkirk Community Council’s vice-chairman Dr Lindsay Neil has discovered through a Freedom of...
View ArticleNHS Borders praised for BGH infection control improvements
INSPECTORS who previously produced a damning report into the cleanliness of Borders General Hospital have praised the facility for its improved performance.The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate said...
View ArticleSchools hit by increased violence
THE councillor in charge of education in the Borders has promised to tackle pupil violence towards teachers.Sandy Aitchison was responding to Freedom of Information statistics that showed one primary...
View ArticleBorders police officers and staff investigated over racist and sexist emails
SEVENTEEN police officers and four civilian staff based in the Borders are under investigation over e-mails of a “racist and sexual nature” circulating on an internal computer system.A 51-year-old...
View ArticleBack to Border for ITV local news coverage
LOCAL people are being urged to make their views known on proposals for changes to ITV’s regional news programming.Two options have been put forward by ITV and regulator Ofcom which recommend that the...
View ArticleLivestock market prices
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 112 clean cattle, 60 OTM cattle, 1,733 old season lambs and 674 ewes.Bullocks (74) averaged 218.2p per kg and sold to 245p (+1.1p on week),...
View ArticleWe can help, charity tells weather-stricken farmers
THE charity which helps farmers and others who have worked the land is appealing for those in need to come forward.RSABI’s chief executive Dr Maurice Hankey issued a statement last week urging farmers...
View ArticleLauder herds raise £400
MORE than 130 people attended the traditional Lauder Herds Supper in the town this month.Diners and speakers at the Lauderdale Hotel event raised £400 for the kidney dialysis unit at the Borders...
View ArticleFarmer in a hole
Neil Stewart, of Grahamslaw near Eckford, Kelso, at the 40ft by 120ft hole left by a landslip on his land, which he puts down to ‘a culmination of the dreadful weather we have seen for months’. He...
View ArticleIndependence ‘benefits’
IF Scotland votes for independence, farmers could get a better deal through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.So SNP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead told a meeting organised by...
View ArticleSt Mark’s inspires a less than holy Fairies’ performance
Craigroyston 4Gala Fairydean 1EoS FIRST DIVISIONKENNY PATERSON reports from St Mark’s ParkIT was fitting that Gala Fairydean put in their most dismal performance of 2013 in the surroundings of...
View ArticleInteresting bit of slime found on golf course
Last week, I flagged up some of the harbingers of spring which I had experienced and at the weekend another, more unexpected one, came to my attention. Lying in bed on Sunday morning I heard a sound I...
View ArticleLogan makes VisitScotland plea
UPGRADING the Borders main roads is vital to increasing tourism in the area, according to Scottish Borders Council chief executive Tracey Logan.Ms Logan, along with director of environment and...
View ArticleEttrick Valley forestry rethink plea to SBC
COUNCILLORS will be asked today to re-consider a controversial report on commercial forestry in the Ettrick Valley.Earlier this month, Scottish Borders Council’s environment and infrastructure...
View ArticleAlcoholic was found unconscious on Kelso pub cellar stairs
A drunken man found unconscious on the stairs to a pub cellar has been jailed for seven months and 75 days.Paul Cessford, 31, of Queens Croft, Kelso, appeared from custody and pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleCarer embezzled £6,000 from vulnerable woman
A carer who embezzled more than £6,000 from a vulnerable woman was jailed for 12 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.Helen Gibson, 54, of Pirnie Hall Farm Cottage, Kelso, appeared on indictment...
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