Two local endurance athletes are celebrating this week after raising more than £1,500 for a local children’s charity....
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Local ward councillor, Watson McAteer, is calling for new safety measures on the A7 at Dunk Corner to be speeded up after the brakes were put on by Covid-19....
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Liam Tait is celebrating a new-found confidence after shedding over two stone in weight since joining a local Slimming World class. The former Drumlanrig Primary School pupil has ditched the need to eat a cheeseboard every weekend, and is no longer finding clothes that previously fitted him tight. ...
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Nearly £450,000 has been earmarked for a road and footpath repair programme in Hawick’s two local council wards later this year. Nearly a quarter-of-a-million pounds has been earmarked for the Hawick and Hermitage ward, and another £200,000 for projects in Hawick and Denholm....
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Inadequate road signage for the recent High Street closure could have caused a serious accident as confused drivers attempted a last-minute turnaround....
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Militaria collector Calum Ross is wondering if there are any relatives in the town of First World War soldier William Walker Tait. What set him thinking there might be children of any brothers or sisters was when he came into possession of a Death Plaque with his name on it....
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Provost Watson McAteer is urging non-essential town traders who would benefit from additional outdoor retail space to ask for help....
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As a youngster Stuart Fish recalled learning how to build small fires at the Dunk in Wilton Lodge Park – sparking an interest in survival in the outdoors which he retains to this day....
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Scottish Borders Council has “limited enforcement powers” to deal with the ongoing problem of discarded rubbish at Beattie Court....
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With thunder forecast for today (Friday) a local councillor has moved quickly to ensure drains are cleared to avoid a repeat of the dangerously wet road conditions in Wilton Hill at the weekend. ...
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A substantial theft at Mansfield Gardens industrial estate, involving a mass haul of some £23,000 worth of property, has had a “major impact” on a local business. The weekend incident at local business Border Car Wrap Studio is the latest in a series of offences in the area....
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The Hawick in Bloom volunteers have been busy once again brightening up the town, planting almost 1,000 summer flowers. Adhering to strict social-distancing guidelines and with each of the 17 volunteers attending to their own boxes, Begonia NonStop, Begonia semperflorens, Petunia Sinfinia, bacopa and alyssum were planted....
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Pupils at the high school rose to the challenge of designing imaginative and colourful costumes for their very own superheroes....
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Campaigners have welcomed a new report supporting the case for extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle....
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The Jimmie Guthrie Memorial Run should have taken place on Sunday but, like many other local events, the coronavirus pandemic restrictions on large gatherings of people meant it was not possible for the motor-biking fraternity to gather in Denholm for the yearly tribute....
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Denholm residents Wendy and George Pilch will celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow (Saturday) but not in the way they intended due to Covid-19 restrictions. The couple planned to spend this week on the West Highland Line, crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct made famous in the Harry Potter books....
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