Senior staff at Burnfoot Community School have insisted “the positives outweigh the negatives” following safety concerns highlighted in The Hawick Paper last week. The assurance came from joint-head teacher Jenni Corson at a meeting of Burnfoot Community Council on Monday night, after reports emerged that a pupil had allegedly brandished a knife in the school....
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It started as a quiet suspicion – just a niggling feeling that something wasn’t right. For Stirches retail manager Teri Keith Mundell that instinct led him to take action that may have saved his life....
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ISSUE No.494
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Councillors yesterday (Thursday) unanimously approved an £8.7million refurbishment of Deanfield Care Home, signalling the first phase of a major investment in elderly care provision in Hawick....
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Hawick back-rower Jae Linton has been ruled out of the Scotland Club XV international clash with Ireland on February 13. Talismanic Linton, who was named The Offside Line rugby website’s top-flight player of the season in 2023/24, has been out for more than a year now with a serious ACL knee injury, but is close...
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Scotland Rugby League’s operations director Barry McGuffog says it is “fantastic” that several international fixtures will be played at Mansfield Park this year. After a deal was struck between the sport’s governing body and Hawick RFC, the famous ground will host Scotland rugby league fixtures at junior level along with senior internationals for both men...
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Alarm is reportedly growing among parents at Burnfoot Community School following claims that a pupil was allegedly “very threatening” with a knife towards a school volunteer in front of five other children. It is the latest and most serious in a series of incidents that have raised long-standing concerns about behaviour and safety at the...
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The idea of redirecting traffic along the High Street to flow south to north is set to be discussed at the next A7 Action Group meeting. The proposal emerged during this month’s community council meeting, where members agreed it warranted further exploration....
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Talented Teri Jack Oliver says the support he has had from the Hawick community since he joined Glasgow Warriors last year and then made his competitive debut for them recently has been “amazing”. The 22-year-old former Munster academy scrum-half and ex-Ireland Under-20 cap is the son of the late Greig Oliver who represented the Greens...
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Emtelle bosses have moved this week to reassure staff that the firm’s global expansion will “complement, not impact on its operations in Hawick”. The statement follows confirmation that Emtelle, which employs around 340 people at its UK headquarters at Haughhead, has concluded a strategic agreement to produce fibre-optic core in Indonesia....
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There was excellent Hawick representation with the South under-17s on Sunday at the Oriam in Edinburgh. In a festival that was part of the Inter-District Youth Pathway Programme, South played against Glasgow, Caledonia and Edinburgh....
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Teri jockey Jamie Hamilton landed a winning double at Sedgefield on Sunday. He rode Rosie Baloo to win the mares’ novice hurdle race, before posting a 7-1 win on Slaney Opera in the handicap chase....
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Strong opposition has been voiced over plans for a local renewable energy development, with residents warning it would harm the landscape, tourism routes, and nearby communities....
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ISSUE No.493
