If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 17 April 2026 below:...
If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 10 April 2026 below:...
ISSUE No.504
Teri jockey Jamie Hamilton posted a record-breaking win at Kelso races when 300-1 chance Crokes Cross became the joint longest-priced winner in Britain. He rode the mare to win the novice hurdle race, for local owner Kevin Mercer and Selkirk trainer Stuart Coltherd, who also co-owns her....
A co-ordinated effort to tackle shoplifting in Hawick is beginning to show results, with increased police presence and closer co-operation between retailers and the council....
Barrie Knitwear and parent company Chanel are facing fierce criticism from the GMB union over a wage dispute, according to an article published in The Times newspaper yesterday (Thursday)....
Hawick Linden are off to Murrayfield on April 25 after a hard-earned victory over Loch Lomond/Helensburgh (LLH) in terrible conditions at Ardencaple on Saturday. Both teams gave their all in front of a big crowd but Linden led throughout to deservedly book their date at Silver Saturday as their unbeaten season continued....
Tributes have been paid following the death of former Cornet’s Lass Helen Aitken, who passed away in Australia last week. Helen, 95, would have marked the 75th anniversary of her role this year, having led the town’s celebrations alongside the late ex-Cornet George Aitken in 1951....
It remains unclear whether a GP walk-in clinic at the community hospital will start taking patients this month as originally hoped, despite work being “well under way”....
Teri Fraser Knight has just won a prestigious journalism accolade after being named specialist reporter of the year at the Commercial Radio News Awards....
ISSUE No.503
If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 3 April 2026 below:...
Rosie Swailes and Liam Rutherford are the talk of the town this week after the talented Hawick Boxing Club teenagers returned from Portugal as Porto Box Cup champions. The showpiece event took place in Porto between last Wednesday and Saturday and 17-year-old Rosie and Liam, 16, triumphed in their respective categories....
Scottish Borders Council chief executive David Robertson has issued a robust response to concerns about safety in local schools, pledging that incidents “will always be taken seriously and fully investigated”. In a detailed letter to The Hawick Paper, Mr Robertson stressed that “the safety and wellbeing of all pupils, staff and volunteers is of primary...
Plans for a new McDonald’s drive-thru in Commercial Road have been delayed after objections prompted an extension to the decision deadline, although hopes remain that the setback will prove temporary....
With spring having sprung, in Borders rugby terms the Kings of the Sevens circuit is upon us with the 130th Hawick tournament taking place in two weeks’ time. The Mansfield Park event has been dominated by Hawick since the first tournament in 1885, the Greens boasting 50 wins with Gala next on 16....