Bonchester Bridge’s Yvonne Ridley has this week told of her “kidnap and capture” by Israel, after trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid. The journalist and activist, who has lived at Wolfelee Cottage since 2011, was previously detained for 11 days by the Taliban in Afghanistan in the wake of the...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
“Progress” is being made at Burnfoot Community School just two weeks after it was the subject of a damning inspection report by Education Scotland. That’s according to joint head teacher Jenny Curson who also told Monday night’s meeting of the estate’s community council that “advances” were being made in teacher training, curriculum development, and safe...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
A local charity is set to receive a £140,000 grant for a major new film preservation and screen heritage project. Yesterday(Thursday), Alchemy Film & Arts announced the launch of Oor Ain Film Archive, which it says aims to explore the social histories and industrial legacies of Hawick and the Scottish Borders. ...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Stirches residents have recently been targeted by a group of youths and subjected to a barrage of antisocial behaviour – an issue local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall, has vowed to help stamp out....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Demolition of the high school is continuing “at pace” to make way for its £56million replacement. Phase one of the demolition programme, costing £1.2million, got under way at the beginning of last month, and has seen the music department razed to the ground....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Following last week’s news that Hawick is to lose its last remaining bank, a potential site is now being sought for a new banking hub. The Bank of Scotland’s High Street branch is set to close its doors next October, with Cash Access UK in the throes of seeking a suitable property to open a...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Motoring enthusiast Martin Elsdon is behind a special display of Minis at Weensland-based Tustain Motors. The cars have been painstakingly restored by Martin, who describes it as his “passion”....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Hawick is set to be without a bank for the first time in almost 300 years with the announcement that Bank of Scotland is to close on October 7 next year. The “bombshell” news comes just two months after Santander closed its doors, and follows several bank closures over the last decade or so in...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
The new leader of the Drums and Fifes has described the role as being “an honour and a privilege”. Dougie Rae’s appointment was announced at last Thursday night’s Common-Riding Committee meeting, to much applause from members....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
The company carrying out electrical work in the Sandbed area is remaining tight-lipped after being asked to provide an explanation over the delay to the job’s completion....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Installation of 16 new state-of-the-art CCTV cameras has been completed in the town centre, Scottish Borders Council announced this week....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Learning, teaching, and assessment at Burnfoot Community School have been branded “weak” in a damning inspection report by Education Scotland. The same “weak” rating was given to raising attainment and achievement at the school, where the roll was 174 across seven classes when inspected in May....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Claims that firefighters are being investigated for “allowing” MSP Rachael Hamilton to film inside Hawick Fire Station during a visit with MP John Lamont have been branded “shocking” by the parliamentarians....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Heartfelt tributes have been paid this week following the passing of ex-Acting Father and former provost, Tom Hogg. He was 91. He passed away last Friday after several months in Borders General Hospital, Hawick Community Hospital, and, latterly, Deanfield Care Home. Leading the tributes, his son Stuart said: “Dad always put his family first, and...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
A strong Hawick contingent helped celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Borders Railway at a special event last week. Held at the Tempest Brewery in Tweedbank, it was hosted by Scottish Borders Council, with convener and Hawick councillor, Watson McAteer, welcoming the various dignitaries....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
An overwhelming desire to save the historic St Mary’s Church “for community use” was widely voiced at a public meeting last Wednesday. Some 70 people gathered at the church to discuss its future outwith the Church of Scotland....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
