Boosting a tot’s brain is child’s play
FAMILIES in the Borders have been urged to take part in the Scottish Government’s PlayTalkRead campaign.A consortium of leading charities has put itself behind the Holyrood initiative which has the...
View ArticleMan impales himself on fence
POLICE have ruled out claims that a Peebles man who impaled himself on a fence had been stabbed.The 28-year-old was injured after apparently running into the fence while reportedly drunk at 4.30am on...
View ArticleOutrage over dumped chairs
A SENIOR Selkirk councillor has questioned the mentaility of those who dumped a sofa and armchairs just yards from the town’s recycling facility.The furniture was left on ground near the entrance of...
View ArticlePolice recover drugs in raid
POLICE recovered £2,000 worth of cannabis from a house in Roxburghe Drive, Hawick on Monday.Subsequently, a 35-year-old man was charged on suspicion of offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act.A Lothian...
View ArticleTourism body is ‘missing out’ area
A KELSO councillor has claimed Scotland’s national tourism body is ignoring the Borders.Councillor Simon Mountford’s comments came at a meeting of Scottish Borders Council last week, when members...
View Article‘Lack of respect and dignity’ at Galashiels care home
A BORDERS care home has been criticised by the Care Inspectorate for failing to treat residents with respect and dignity and having inadequate staffing levels.An inspector also found that residents of...
View ArticleNewcastleton gets temporary PO
Newcastleton is to be given temporary post office services after its closure last month. The closure caused considerable stress for local residents who could not access post office services, and faced...
View ArticleA7 works
Resurfacing on the A7 at Ashkirk, between Selkirk and Hawick which started on Tuesday, is expected to be completed on March 14. Work is being done 8.30am-4.30pm and 6.30pm-1am, using a traffic convoy...
View ArticleTearoom’s school celebration
Melrose Primary School helped Dalgetty’s Tearoom in the town celebrate its first birthday. Cutting the cake with tearoom manager, Annie Edmonds , are pupils Lewis Robertson and Cara Davidson....
View ArticleDangers of roads in region revealed
A new campaign urging Borders drivers to reduce their speed on rural roads has revealed almost one-quarter of all accidents involve motorbikes.And the Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland-led...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
History was made on June 9, 1983 when two residents of the tiny village of Ettrickbridge were returned to Westminster as MPs. There had been no doubt that David Steel would return from this general...
View ArticleWee visitor was whistling away, full of the joys of spring
After a couple of weeks of dry and often sunny weather, it was time at the weekend to brush the cobwebs from my rake and fork and make a start to tidying the garden. I like to do it when the bulbs are...
View ArticleBusiness fair is big Borders hit
THE organisers of the first Border Business and Tourism Fair have been overwhelmed by the interest from local businesses, writes Adam Drummond.Demand for stands at the event, to be held at Springwood...
View Article‘Loving’ Leah is tops says son
MUM of the Year 2013 is Leah Edmison of Galashiels.The 41-year-old of Coopersknowe was nominated by her older son Greg in the Southern Reporter competition.And on Tuesday, about to enjoy her prize of a...
View ArticleWight leaves
FORMER Southern reporter Colin Wight has left the BBC after 30 years.The Aberdeen-based journalist, who was educated at Berwickshire High School, announced his departure on Twitter on Friday. Mr Wight...
View ArticlePolice in tools plea
POLICE probing a number of thefts from outhouses and external cupboards in Hawick have recovered a quantity of tools.The thefts have taken place over a number of weeks, but police say some of the items...
View ArticleNew chapter on religion
A report on religious observance in schools across the Borders will be discussed by the council’s education committee on Tuesday.The report says school chaplains should be encouraged by headteachers to...
View ArticleMan appears in court after health centre stand-off
NHS Borders will review an incident which saw a man involved in a three-hour stand-off with police in Galashiels Health Centre, writes Kenny Paterson.The man is alleged to have entered the centre,...
View ArticleROAD ACCIDENT FACT FILE
Between 2007 and 2011 on Borders roads ...z A total of 407 people seriously injured or killed: 2007 – 82; 2008 – 87; 2009 – 94; 2010 – 79; 2011 – 65.z Age, under five years old – 4; 16 to 24 – 69; 25...
View ArticleGlennie takes over as health watchdog boss
Former NHS Borders chief executive John Glennie has been put in charge of Scotland’s healthcare watchdog.The 65-year-old has taken over at Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) after the organisation’s...
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