A £4million McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant in Commercial Road will encourage people to “stop, shop and explore” Hawick....
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Transport across the Scottish Borders – and in particular around Hawick and Selkirk – is in line for a significant improvement following the announcement that Center Parcs will be developing a site in the area....
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Tills are ringing in the countdown to Christmas as customers decide to boost the town centre by shopping local....
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Work on the new Center Parcs Scottish Borders is expected to begin as early as this spring, bringing a major economic boost to Hawick and the wider Borders....
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We need to prepare the town to welcome thousands of visitors, said Councillor Stuart Marshall, as the dust settled on the news that Center Parcs’ first Scottish holiday village has been granted planning permission....
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Objectors to the Center Parcs plans claim they have suffered “a completely sacrificial process” after airing their concerns....
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Scottish Borders Council is to seek confirmation from Scottish Ministers over a by-law restricting the right to access on the site of Center Parcs near Hassendean....
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The Center Parcs holiday village three miles north of Hawick – a £450million investment in the local area – will reshape the Borders economy, according to the council’s lead planning officer....
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While there has been widespread support for the new Center Parcs plans from economic and tourism bodies, the scale of the proposed development has been questioned by some locals. ...
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Clair Ramage is seeking a face-to-face meeting with the region’s education boss in a bid to address serious issues at Burnfoot Community School. Mrs Ramage, a Scottish Borders Council councillor and a former teacher, was among those at Monday night’s meeting of Burnfoot Community Council, during which a catalogue of concerns were raised about badly...
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A blunt warning that assets may need to be sold to prop up Hawick’s cash-strapped common good fund has triggered a fierce response – with Councillor Stuart Marshall declaring: “Hawick is not for sale.” Mr Marshall hit out after a report at yesterday’s meeting of the council’s executive suggested disposing of historic assets to help...
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Councillor Watson McAteer has issued a stark warning about the damaging impact of antisocial behaviour at the Common Haugh, asserting it is harming both the social and economic fabric of Hawick....
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A frustrated High Street shop owner has taken matters into his own hands in an attempt to tackle inconsiderate parking that is damaging trade in the run-up to Christmas....
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Hawick’s key cultural venues show a combined operating deficit of just over £360,000. That’s according to a facility information and scoring overview document, lodged as part of the papers for last Thursday’s meeting of Scottish Borders Council....
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While the dark clouds of closure have lifted over three of Hawick’s iconic buildings, a “use it or lose it” call has been made by a senior town councillor. The welcome news that the library, Heritage Hub, and Borders Textile Towerhouse are to stay open came at a special meeting of Scottish Borders Council, yesterday...
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Shopkeepers across the town have thrown their weight behind the community council’s new initiative aimed at tackling shoplifting. Community Councillor Mick Robertson is the driving force behind the scheme – which has been running for two weeks – and followed widespread shoplifting concerns and a claim that it has reached “an industrial level”....
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