A major overhaul of cultural, sport and leisure services has “set alarm bells ringing” with proposals to close the library, Borders Textile Towerhouse, Heritage Hub, and Wilton school swimming pool....
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With jobs under threat at Live Borders following Integratis Consulting’s report, Councillor Clair Ramage told us that staff were “angry and upset” to have learned of the proposals via social media....
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Fears have been expressed over the future of leisure centre-based Teviotdale Indoor Bowling Club following publication of proposals for Live Borders-run facilities....
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Archaeological Society president Alastair Redpath has hit out at proposals which would see the closure of some of the town’s historic buildings. He told us it was challenging to provide a logical and well-reasoned response “when so many of these proposals are so viscerally inhumane”....
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All six Hawick councillors are holding an online meeting this morning (Friday) with Scottish Borders Council officers to try to reverse the decline of the town’s banking and postal services....
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Hawick Development Trust has stepped in to secure three High Street jobs at a ladies’ clothing shop. The Kirk Wynd-based body, which aims to improve the wellbeing of and opportunities for townspeople, has taken over the ownership of 80 High Street, which has been the home of Inis for more than 35 years....
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A major step forward in the bid to extend the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank to Hawick and Carlisle has been welcomed as “fantastic news”. A business case will now be progressed with the appointment of Turner & Townsend to complete the essential project management function....
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Burnfoot is at the centre of a fresh wave of antisocial behaviour, it was heard at a meeting of the estate’s community council on Monday night. The young perpetrators “have no respect for the community they live in”, a local Scottish Borders Council councillor told the paper....
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Warmer than average spring temperatures have seen Teries and tourists flock to Wilton Lodge Park over the last week or so. Judith Hope-Wilson, who owns the Pavilion Cafe at the park, has reported bumper sales of ice-cream, while hundreds of youngsters have been enjoying the thrills and spills of the adjacent playpark....
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A new £45,000 toucan crossing in Burnfoot Road, which will form part of the town’s active travel network, “will save lives”, according to a local councillor....
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Boonraw resident Blair Breton has this week hit out at the “sheer scale” of the proposed Stirches Renewable Energy Park which is undergoing community consultation....
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A unanimous decision to support plans for a new £56.6million high school has been described as “fantastic news for the town and the future of local youngsters”. The proposals received the full backing of Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee on Monday – a move welcomed by local ward councillor, Watson McAteer....
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A two-day endurance riding event at the Moor was given the go-ahead at Wednesday morning’s meeting of the Common Good Fund Sub-Committee. Organised by the Scottish Endurance Riding Club, (SERC), it will run over two days on Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20, with Thursday, July 18, being used as a “set-up day”....
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A temporary mast at Swantead Hill for collecting data on wind conditions was rejected by Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee to rapturous applause from the public benches....
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A local councillor is this week vowing to fight any moves to cut the number of fire crews in Hawick. Stuart Marshall told us he is “absolutely horrified” at the proposals, which a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesman said were “subject to a full public consultation”....
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Some of the high school’s historic central building could be saved in revised plans for the new £56.6million campus, although its long-term future is still to be assessed....
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