Scottish Borders councillors could receive a 22 per cent pay rise, which would see their basic pay of £20,099 rise to £24,581...
There have been renewed calls for volunteers to be allowed to tidy unkept parts of the town....
The revamped Wee Haugh playpark and public space finally opened yesterday (Thursday) – and is set to become a “favourite location”....
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ISSUE No.416
Record-breaking round-the-world yachtsman, Sir Chay Blyth, was “over the moon” to fulfil his role as chief guest at Saturday’s King’s Own Scottish Borderers’ Minden Day parade. The prestigious gathering also attracted a strong contingent of local support. “For me, it was a great honour to be chief guest, having been in the territorial army of...
Teenage scrum-half Mark Glen, from Southdean, has joined Hawick RFC ahead of the new-look Arnold Clark Premiership season....
Plans for the new walkway alongside Hawick Business Centre remain shrouded in a wall of silence....
Almost £20,000 has been raised to support those living with MND and renal illnesses by a group of intrepid cyclists who completed a marathon five-day, 337-mile journey from Hawick to South Wales....
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ISSUE No.415
Former Hawick RFC scrum-half Raymond Corbett and his partner Moira Bell will be two of the proudest Teries around when they watch granddaughter Isla Norman-Bell playing rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics on the television from their home in New Zealand....
The Hawick Paper is this week highlighting growing concerns about the state of the town as a result of Scottish Borders Council’s grass management pilot project. Hawick’s elected representatives haven’t been shy in voicing criticism of the reduced cutting regime which has left areas of the grey auld toon such as roadsides, parks, cemeteries and...
Having helped Team GB win a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, Sarah Robertson is aiming to play her part as the women’s hockey squad look to achieve great things in Paris at her second Olympics....
Despite recent developments in fast-food facilities in other parts of the Borders, industry giants were this week remaining tight-lipped when it came to opening up in Hawick....
Lisa Thomson “knows rugby inside out” and will be a big asset to the Team GB squad at the Olympics, says head coach Ciaran Beattie....