Hawick’s traditions were maintained when the meiths and marches were walked early on Saturday morning, more than three months after the Common-Riding was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also carried out was the marking of the ancient boundary between the town and Wilton at the Coble Pool....
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Former police chief and local ward councillor, Watson McAteer, has warned that renewing the council-funded police teams would place an “inordinate strain” on the local authority budget....
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It has been owned by one of Scotland’s biggest landowners and farmed by the community for generations. But a “brighter and more diverse” future awaits for Holm Hill, land adjacent to Newcastleton, after the local community trust completed a pioneering buyout which could lead to similar projects nearby....
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News that a new operator for Wilton Lodge Park café is imminent, has been widely welcomed, and will also see the re-opening of its toilet facilities....
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More than £3,000 has been raised for worthy causes by a dedicated group of ten locals who completed an eight-hour marathon, walking every one of the town’s streets on Sunday....
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Drumlanrig, Trinity and most Denholm pupils would attend school just two days a week if schools are forced to adopt contingency arrangements as a result of coronavirus....
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Plans to build three glamping pods on a farm near Hawick have been approved by councillors, despite the objections of council officers....
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“It is the first such scheme of its kind in the UK.” The proud words of Hawick Community Pump Track chairman Kevin Mitchell, who unveiled the new ‘lights cards’ which will ensure that the phenomenal new Wilton Lodge Park facility can be used after dark....
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Some 11 local organisations are celebrating receiving much welcome funding. Inaugural micro grants were awarded to four applicants, while seven groups benefitted from grants of £500....
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A painting of the 1st Earl of Minto, donated to Hawick in 1893 and on loan to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG), since 1975, is requiring restoration and cleaning....
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During the Second World War Teries played their part in the war effort, and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this month prompted reader Jim Douglas, of Penicuik, to contact us with cuttings from the local press of September 1940 showing how the town was involved on the home front....
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An ongoing problem with debris around the town’s bridges continues to cause concern, and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, according to local councillor, Stuart Marshall....
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Teri Victoria Forbes required every ounce of her “superpower” to stand-up paddle a 92-kilometre route along the Great Glen on Sunday....
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The minister for St Cuthbert’s Church is donning his walking boots tomorrow (Saturday) to create a new link between the three towns he represents....
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New Hawick online radio station TD9 Radio, which launched last month, is holding a mammoth 33-hour Radiothon....
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Two more local charities were presented with donations this week, thanks to the continuing nimble fingers of the Scrubs Sewing Group....
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