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    It’s ‘life or death’ – as fire station cuts fight intensifies

    Friday, October 30th, 2026 - Written by GRAHAM FORD
    Hawick’s fire station in Howdenbank. PICTURE: ILF IMAGING

    More than 200 people heard Councillor Watson McAteer on Monday night demand that the Scottish Government halt the proposed changes to the town’s vital fire and rescue service.

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