Fraser Renwick says he is “really honoured” to have been named Hawick RFC captain for 2025/26. The 28-year-old hooker/back-row has taken over the role from Shawn Muir and the Greens begin their Arnold Clark Premiership campaign at home to GHA on August 23....
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A long-running project to complete the Hawick Business Centre will soon see the gap area between Oliver Crescent and Teviot Crescent transformed....
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Investigations are continuing after a second glass panel has been found damaged on the flood protection scheme wall to the rear of B&M Bargains in Croft Road. Reassurances have been given that the damage to the panels, which are around 50 yards apart, would have no bearing in the event of a flood....
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A high school pupil inclusion programme which was launched last year triumphed in three categories at the YouthBorders LEAD (learn, educate, advocate, develop) Awards ceremony....
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ISSUE No.467
If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 25 July 2025 below:...
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Darcy Graham is now a British and Irish Lions try-scorer, although he was forced off injured soon after against the First Nations and Pasifika XV on Tuesday to make it a day of real mixed emotions....
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The leader of Scottish Borders Council is this week calling on Audit Scotland to carry out “a full review” of Hawick’s flood protection scheme. Councillor Euan Jardine said he has “formally requested” the report in a bid to “strengthen oversight and improve funding arrangements for major infrastructure schemes”....
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A prolific blood donor is urging others to follow in his footsteps. Scott Mcpherson, 59, was recognised for making his 75th donation last month at Wilton school – some 28 years after he first gave blood....
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Structural demolition of the high school to make way for the new £56.6million replacement is unlikely to start for a few weeks. Currently, only internal “soft strip” work is being carried out, Scottish Borders Council said....
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The embattled Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is today being accused of ignoring “a key feature” of its own public consultation into controversial plans to downgrade the fire station....
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Motorists are causing “a major problem” by ignoring recently-erected no-entry signs at the junction of North Bridge Street and Union Street. That’s according to Scottish Borders Council councillor, Jane Cox, who highlighted the issue at last Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council....
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The completed installation of new CCTV cameras in the town is now only days away, local councillor and Scottish Borders Council convener, Watson McAteer, has told the paper....
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ISSUE No.466
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Three local groups have been “recommended” for a share of £1.8million in Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal funding, The Hawick Paper can reveal. Those shortlisted for the cash windfall are The Arches Arts Centre, Friends of Hawick Mair, and Hornshole Greenway Project....
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