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ISSUE No.460
Lifelong dreams will be realised and unforgettable memories made as Common-Riding fever reaches its peak this weekend. For Cornet Jack Scott, his Lass Emma Grieve, and Acting Father and Mother, George and Katie Young, it marks the pinnacle of a hectic few weeks as they continue to enact the history of their home town....
Memories of the Hawick Common-Riding Games of 1955 have been rekindled this week for legendary sprinter and coach Billy Edgar....
Rosie Swailes says it feels “really good” to be a three-time British champion after she struck gold in Cardiff. It was a new era for the British Championships and between Thursday and Sunday it was a bumper competition featuring school, junior, youth and elite boxers....
An estimated 200 people backed calls for a vote of no confidence in the Live Borders trust at a public meeting on Friday night. Held at the Evergreen Hall, it was organised by town councillor, Annette Smart, and followed the unveiling of proposals in April that could see the possible “consolidation” of the library at...
Members of Hawick and District Stroke Group enjoyed a special Common-Riding concert last Monday when young singers entertained members in Teviot South Church Hall....
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ISSUE No.459
The Hawick Hawks Under-19s won the Floorball Scotland 3 X 3 tournament on Sunday in Perth to keep the club’s amazing season going....
Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) is celebrating this week after being awarded a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Action Fund. The five-year cash package follows a £210,000 award from grant-making trust, the Henry Smith Foundation, in November, which is being used to help BCF oversee the running of the community hub for the next...
Thirteen-year-old twin Robbie Nichol was the deserving recipient of the William Mitchell Hislop Memorial Cup on Saturday, presented to a junior Mosstrooper who has demonstrated “social grace”. ...
Teries Cheryl Marchbank and Nicola Halfpenny were honoured at the Celebration of Women in Sport Awards. The event, held for the first time in 2024, returned last Friday night as part of the 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens festival....
More than 400 people responded to a community banking survey, Hawick Development Trust (HDT) told the paper this week. It was launched by HDT last month, and followed the announcement in March that Santander is to close its High Street branch in July. It also came in the wake of the decision by TSB to...
ISSUE No.458
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