Reflecting on the 2025 Common-Riding, Cornet Jack Scott candidly conceded he would happily “wind back the clock and do it all again in a heartbeat”....
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Community councillors are to schedule a public meeting to ensure townsfolk and people from surrounding areas have a chance to make their voices heard over the proposed reduction to Hawick’s fire service....
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In an effort to help reduce a projected deficit of £85,000 next year, Hawick Common Good Fund has agreed to cap its grant allocation at £3,000 per application....
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A local woman who suffers from cerebral palsy and visual impairment has lambasted Scottish Borders Council for slashing her care hours. Cheryl Marchbank has had her support cut by more than 17 hours....
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The Drums and Fifes this year featured a number of new Fifers, including the sons of three stalwarts. Band leader Ian Anderson has been joined by his son Graeme, who has previously assisted the band on several occasions around ten years ago; Cammy Renwick has been joined by his son Fraser; and John Scott has...
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Lifelong dreams will be realised and unforgettable memories made as Common-Riding fever reaches its peak this weekend. For Cornet Jack Scott, his Lass Emma Grieve, and Acting Father and Mother, George and Katie Young, it marks the pinnacle of a hectic few weeks as they continue to enact the history of their home town....
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An estimated 200 people backed calls for a vote of no confidence in the Live Borders trust at a public meeting on Friday night. Held at the Evergreen Hall, it was organised by town councillor, Annette Smart, and followed the unveiling of proposals in April that could see the possible “consolidation” of the library at...
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Members of Hawick and District Stroke Group enjoyed a special Common-Riding concert last Monday when young singers entertained members in Teviot South Church Hall....
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Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) is celebrating this week after being awarded a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Action Fund. The five-year cash package follows a £210,000 award from grant-making trust, the Henry Smith Foundation, in November, which is being used to help BCF oversee the running of the community hub for the next...
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Thirteen-year-old twin Robbie Nichol was the deserving recipient of the William Mitchell Hislop Memorial Cup on Saturday, presented to a junior Mosstrooper who has demonstrated “social grace”. ...
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More than 400 people responded to a community banking survey, Hawick Development Trust (HDT) told the paper this week. It was launched by HDT last month, and followed the announcement in March that Santander is to close its High Street branch in July. It also came in the wake of the decision by TSB to...
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Townspeople are being urged to make their voices heard at a public meeting to discuss the future of the library. Co-ordinated by town councillor, Annette Smart, it will be held at the Evergreen Hall next Friday, May 30....
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid this week following the sudden death of ex-Cornet David Brown. He was 68. David proved to be a hugely popular choice to lead the town’s celebrations in 1979, and is described by his wife Margaret as her “best friend and soulmate”....
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Teri Zak Thomson has been crowned Scottish Engineering’s Young Engineer of the Year at a special gala dinner at Glasgow’s Hilton Hotel. The 24-year-old former high school pupil joined Emtelle in April 2020 and works with the fibre optic broadband supplier as a design engineer....
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Provost Clair Ramage is set to launch a petition opposing proposed cuts to the local fire service. Speaking to the paper this week after meeting with Hawick-based firefighters, the town’s civic head hit out at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) plans for a reduction in manning levels at the station at Howdenbank....
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The salaries of senior Live Borders management have been questioned at a time when 50 staff face the possibility of redundancy. Speaking at Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council, chairman Cameron Knox highlighted the starting salary of the new chief executive and the trust’s directors....
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