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    Isla Russell: A true pioneer in women’s policing who never forgot her Teri roots

    Friday, March 26th, 2021
    Isla Russell

    On March 14, Hawick lost one of its unsung heroines who blazed a trail for women in the police force.

    Isabella Edmondson Russell, known to her friends as Isla, was born in Hawick on March 26, 1934.

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