In contempt
After George Martin appeared unsteady in the dock and admitted he had been drinking, he spent lunchtime in the cells.The 38-year-old muttered obscenities as he was handcuffed and led away.Martin, of...
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A Hawick woman who persistently screamed, shouted and swore in the town’s community hospital was jailed for five months.Samantha Dibbens, 24, of Wellfield Road, appeared from custody and admitted...
View ArticleIn private
A Selkirk man appeared in private, facing two fraud charges.George McLeod, 43, of Bleachfield Road, made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
View ArticleGala cannabis offender’s ‘big mistake’
In a bid to fund his cannabis habit, Daniel Tait decided to sell some of the illegal drug.The 21-year-old first offender, of Hawthorn Road, Galashiels, admitted being concerned in the supply of...
View ArticleSentence deferred on ex-teacher who fiddled benefits
Selkirk Sheriff Court heard on Monday how a retired teacher fraudulently claimed more than £30,000 in benefits.The 66-year-old first offender failed to declare an occupational pension, and for some...
View ArticleBrandished knife
AFTER shouting and swearing in her home, Emma Lowe then brandished a knife.The 40-year-old was told to calm down, but picked up a large knife from the kitchen. One of the men in the flat shouted,...
View ArticleBooze-fuelled row ended with assault
Dragging her friend by the hair down a flight of stairs cost Jayne Stockman a £165 fine.Forty-year-old Stockman, of Woodstock Avenue, Galashiels admitted assaulting a woman at a house at Langlee Road,...
View ArticleWaved toy gun about streets
A drunken man was seen brandishing what looked like a handgun in Galashiels.Thomas Cole had bought the imitation firearm from a toy shop, claiming it was intended for his mother to fend off...
View ArticleEarthquake hits the Borders
AN earthquake has been recorded between St Mary’s Loch and Hawick.The 1.8 magnitude quake took place at 10.10am yesterday morning alongside the Borthwick Water in Craik Forest, the British Geographical...
View ArticleGalashiels Health Centre evacuated in ongoing disturbance
a HEALTH centre in the Scottish Borders has been evacuated and fire, the police and ambulance crews are in attendance, writes Bob Burgess.The complex is at Currie Road in the Centre of Galashiels and...
View ArticleStreet lamps under SBC spotlight
A DETAILED business case is to be developed which, if implemented, will see millions spent in the coming years to revolutionise street lighting across the Borders, writes Mark Entwistle.Scottish...
View ArticleRace night raises £1,409 for charity
A SELKIRK joiner raised more than£1,400 at a race night in the town on Saturday.The event, followed by a disco, at O’Malley’s bar raised £1,409 towards the £2,000 Philip Hermiston has to raise to take...
View ArticleBlood donors needed
The Blood Transfusion Service will be holding a donor session in the Victoria Halls, Selkirk on Sunday, March 17 from 10.15am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 4pm.New donors are always needed, according to...
View ArticleBreath and relax as stress classes come to Borders
HEALTH professionals are running classes for stressed Borderers.Following last year’s successful pilot, NHS Borders Psychological Services’ Helen Lynch and Rebecca Pryde are holding the one-hour...
View ArticleSt Mary’s stage fundraiser
TICKETS are on sale for a performance of A Tale of Two Cities in aid of Borders Children’s Charity.Pupils from St Mary’s school in Melrose will take centre stage on March 20 (7pm) as they present the...
View ArticlePatient threatens to self harm with petrol and forces Galashiels health...
Galashiels Health Centre has been evacuated with a patient inside with a container believed to be filled with petrol, writes Bob Burgess.Police have sealed off the Currie Road complex in the town...
View ArticlePetrol threat patient walks out of evacuated Galashiels Health Centre
A PATIENT who doused himself in petrol while holding a lighter and who forced a three hour stand-off at a health centre in the Scottish Borders has surrendered to police, writes Bob Burgess.Around 30...
View ArticleRacist and sexist emails are no joke. Period
Lothian and Borders police were stunned this week by the news that 17 officers and four civilian staff based in the Borders are under investigation over emails said to be of a “racist and sexual...
View ArticleSelkirk’s Amanda enjoys her stint as new tourism radio star
THE dulcet Border tones of Selkirk resident Amanda Domin will soon be heard across the airwaves after she volunteered to lend her voice to a new promotional campaign by national tourism agency...
View ArticleAppeal lodged against refusal of Whitmuir Hall chalets scheme
AN appeal has been lodged with the Scottish Government after plans for 28 holiday chalets at Whitmuir Hall, near Selkirk, were knocked back.The proposals have been in the pipeline for more than 20...
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