Local pubs and hotels have given a mixed response to a proposal which would allow customers to socialise at their premises without social distancing provided they sign in with their name and address. The proposal would see the licenced premises labelled as “controlled environments”, and has been touted as a possible saviour to an industry which is fighting to...
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A local couple will celebrate their golden wedding tomorrow (Saturday). Shona and Kenneth Morison, of Mellorshope, have stayed in Hawick since 1980, previously living in Duns and Eyemouth through work commitments. The milestone occasion will not, however, be marked as they had planned, with the Covid-19 travel restrictions meaning a cruise around Australia, and gatherings...
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Salaries and expenses for the town’s six councillors are more than the previous financial year, totalling £122,358, compared to £117,500 in 2018/19....
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Parents Gemma and James Lubbock have had to learn quickly to manage a disease that has “rewritten” their son’s childhood. In July 2018, 14-month-old George was diagnosed with type one diabetes, becoming the youngest child in the Scottish Borders to be confirmed with the condition for many years....
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Local accommodation providers are demanding more information after hearing this week that they may be allowed to reopen on July 15....
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Two ex-Cornets of yesteryear and the current incumbent lined up at the war memorial in Wilton Lodge Park early last Saturday to lay wreaths on behalf of Teries. The low-key, sombre occasion marked the culmination of a week unprecedented in Common-Riding history in which all traditional events were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic....
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A “multi-agency taskforce” is needed to tackle ongoing antisocial and environmental problems in a “shockingly rundown area” in Eastfield Road. The most recent incident in a long-running saga saw the area overrun by vermin and asbestos dumped there....
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The condition of the six-year-old Hornshole Monument could be professionally assessed following an inconclusive investigation into alleged vandalism....
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A Stirches resident whose home has been repeatedly targeted by criminals is warning others to remain alert and vigilant following the latest incident at the weekend....
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It is almost two weeks since former Scotland Sevens star Graham Hogg covered 370 miles in 24 hours on an exercise bike to raise money and awareness for mental health....
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A big-hearted Drumlanrig school pupil has followed in the footsteps of her older sister by having her locks cut in aid of the Little Princess Trust....
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Collapsed drains in Mansfield Road require urgent attention to avoid a serious accident. After a costly incident involving a car and a lorry, local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall, is calling on Scottish Borders Council to take immediate action....
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A lecturer from Hawick has been praised for providing students with “essential support” during lockdown. Judith Tait-Brown, of Borders College, is tutoring NHS Borders students as they aim to further their careers while also maintaining roles as health care support workers at Borders General Hospital. ...
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Two Common-Riding stalwarts realised a lifelong ambition by walking the seven trigpoints last Friday....
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Almost a year since being told she may lose her right leg to cancer a local woman is celebrating being given the all-clear....
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Alex Burgon, who died last week, will be remembered as a blacksmith, vintage car enthusiast, model wood carver, Mason with Lodge 111, an authority on the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign and proud KOSB veteran. The nonagenarian left an indelible mark on many people’s lives. In an account of his life he compiled in 2010, which he...
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