The owner of a Teviot Crescent garage has warned that his business will have to close if amendments are not made to the flood defence wall plans....
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It is increasingly likely that local Live Borders facilities – including Teviotdale Leisure Centre, Heart of Hawick cinema and the town’s museums – will not reopen before August....
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The maintenance firm responsible for the A7 insists there are no drainage problems on Buccleuch Road at Volunteer Park after conducting an inspection this week....
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Reflecting on over three decades as a popular school janitor, Eck Barclay will miss the staff and pupils at Burnfoot every bit as much as they will him....
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A local cyclist has spoken of narrowly avoiding serious injury on a section of road he has branded “an accident waiting to happen”....
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The banking in Weensland Road is “looking worse than ever” amid a claim the grass cutting carried out in the area this week only amounts to a “half-job”....
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Lorry drivers are ignoring weight restrictions on the 250-year-old Hornshole Bridge, which has already been hit since some £47,000 of improvements were carried out at the accident blackspot....
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More than 200 sets of scrubs have been produced for local surgeries and care homes during lockdown by a dedicated team of volunteers, who plan to embark on their next venture by making obligatory face masks....
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The rugby club’s beer garden launch is back on after health and safety issues were resolved....
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A farming family aiming to erect three glamping pods to secure a long-term future for their business is considering an appeal after the proposal was rejected by planners....
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For the past 14 years Hawick in Bloom volunteers have looked after the planted area which gives convenient access to Teviot Road, Teviot Medical Practice and the James Thomson Bridge from the High Street via the Round Close....
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Work on the town’s £88million flood protection scheme has restarted, with Commercial Road now closed for the next six months. ...
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Police responding to reports of a flood at a Sandbed flat this week discovered a cannabis farm instead....
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Retailers have been enjoying the buzz of the high street coming back to life this week – and are urging townsfolk to give local business as much support as possible. From July 10 customers will have to wear face coverings, after the Scottish Government’s announcement yesterday that it will become mandatory in shops, but traders...
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Against the welcome reopening of two of the town’s playparks on Monday, there is increasing concern that small community ones are overlooked. Under a phased operation amid an easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, a total of 243 playparks are due to reopen across the Borders after being closed since March 23....
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The town’s Catholic church has reopened its doors for private prayer, but Church of Scotland kirks say it’s not practical to do so yet....
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