There was a strong Hawick connection in the Hibernian side as they won the Scottish Women’s Premier League title on Sunday. Kirsten Reilly, whose parents John and Kathryn are originally from Hawick, captained Hibs to a 1-0 triumph over Rangers at Ibrox on the final day of the league season....
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Townspeople are being urged to make their voices heard at a public meeting to discuss the future of the library. Co-ordinated by town councillor, Annette Smart, it will be held at the Evergreen Hall next Friday, May 30....
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid this week following the sudden death of ex-Cornet David Brown. He was 68. David proved to be a hugely popular choice to lead the town’s celebrations in 1979, and is described by his wife Margaret as her “best friend and soulmate”....
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Matty Douglas says it is “an honour” to be part of the new Scotland women’s under-20 rugby coaching team ahead of this summer’s Six Nations Women’s Summer Series....
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Teri Zak Thomson has been crowned Scottish Engineering’s Young Engineer of the Year at a special gala dinner at Glasgow’s Hilton Hotel. The 24-year-old former high school pupil joined Emtelle in April 2020 and works with the fibre optic broadband supplier as a design engineer....
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Provost Clair Ramage is set to launch a petition opposing proposed cuts to the local fire service. Speaking to the paper this week after meeting with Hawick-based firefighters, the town’s civic head hit out at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) plans for a reduction in manning levels at the station at Howdenbank....
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ISSUE No.457
If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 16 May 2025 below:...
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Both senior winners in the 1514 Club Uphill Mile on Tuesday night – a Hawick Quins man and an ex-Cornet’s Lass – were competing in the testing event for the first time. “It was hard,” agreed winger Sam Bandeen and 2019 Principal, Victoria Campbell, speaking to The Hawick Paper at the finish....
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The salaries of senior Live Borders management have been questioned at a time when 50 staff face the possibility of redundancy. Speaking at Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council, chairman Cameron Knox highlighted the starting salary of the new chief executive and the trust’s directors....
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to ex-Cornet Carswell Imrie, the Flag-bearer in 1966, who died earlier this month, just days before his 80th birthday. The two callants who followed him, and his closest of friends, George Peden and Elliot Hutton, said he was “the perfect gentleman”, while his Lass who would become his wife, Helen,...
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Calls have gone out for roads across Hawick “to be made good” as work on the town’s flood defences and active travel network draw to a close. Flood scheme manager Conor Price advised that several areas across the town were to be targeted at April’s Burnfoot Community Council, but no progress has been made since....
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With many pensioners struggling after the closure of the Sandbed premises, efforts continue to reintroduce a central Post Office in the town. Councillor Stuart Marshall is fighting hard on behalf of the older generation, and has contacted a UK Government minister to highlight the problem....
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ISSUE No.456
If you are logged in and have an active digital subscription to The Hawick Paper, you can read the eHawickPaper for Friday 9 May 2025 below:...
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Leading the 2025 Common-Riding celebrations is “a dream come true and a massive honour” for Cornet Jack Scott. He told The Hawick Paper this week that he couldn’t wait to embrace the role and said he was “really excited” at the prospect of leading the cavalcade through the town. The 26-year-old joiner and co-founder of...
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