Former Welcome Hosts co-ordinator Marjorie McCreadie told Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council that the demise of the tourism initiative was “breaking her heart”....
Scottish Borders Council councillor, Stuart Marshall, has pledged to work with Hawick Community Council in a bid to deter speeding and improve road safety....
Young Teri Filip Kubicki says that his sports coaching trip to Tenerife with Borders College students was an “extraordinary experience”....
Local international hockey player Jackie Wilson has raised £1,380 after sacrificing her hair in Brave the Shave – a campaign run by Macmillan Cancer Support....
The Gretel restaurant and bar is set to be sold at auction, some two weeks after it shut unexpectedly....
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ISSUE No.447
In an outstanding performance, Denholm sprinter Oliver McCraw won silver and bronze medals at the 4J Studios Scottish Athletics National Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow’s east end on Saturday....
Teviot Wind Farm failed to gain the support of councillors on Monday – a move welcomed by campaigners who opposed it – and it will now go to a public enquiry. Scottish Borders Council’s planning and building standards committee voted against what would be the Borders’ largest wind farm on land east of Priesthaugh, by...
Common-Riding Chief Guest Steve Bonsor says it is “a huge privilege and honour” to fulfil this year’s role....
Max Vevers and Liam Rutherford both earned silver medals at the Boxing Scotland Schools, Junior and Youth Golden Gloves Championships at the weekend....
School pupils and members of the public are set to have their say in a community consultation on the future of the old Wilton school building. The survey has been launched by the Arches Group, formed last year from the initial Save The Arches Group....
It looks increasingly likely that Ss Mary & David’s Roman Catholic Church and the adjacent hall will be sold....
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) says “further consideration” should be given to retaining the main high school building before its proposed demolition to make way for the new £56.3million campus....
Legislation relating to the disposal of upholstered items is contributing towards an increase in illegal fly-tipping, according to Councillor Stuart Marshall....
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