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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Hawick Central has suffered the highest Covid-19 death rate in the Scottish Borders, new figures have revealed....
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Ex-Cornet Euan Reilly has been praised by police for saving the life of a driver he stopped to help after a road accident near Lilliardsedge. Van driver Ian Ramsay – a former work colleague – owes his life to Mr Reilly whose actions undoubtedly saved him....
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Two men will be back in court next week after being charged in connection with Monday’s recovery of almost half-a-million pounds worth of drugs in the town....
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Local ward councillor, Watson McAteer, is urging Scottish Borders Council to reopen Hawick’s public toilets at the same time as non-essential retail shops. ...
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Preparations are now under way to recommence work on the town’s £88million flood protection scheme after changes to construction industry guidelines. Scottish Government ministers have announced that, from Monday the construction industry can move into phase three of the six-phase road map designed to ease coronavirus restrictions....
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Work is expected to resume on the new Mart Street bus terminus by the end of this month. The £220,000 revamp is among several projects around the town put on hold due to the lockdown. ...
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Life’s journey has taken him from Hawick to Hong Kong, two places that are “worlds apart” – but as he reflects this week on the 20 years he has spent away from his home town, Stuart Mackenzie concludes that he loves them both. The 37-year-old had been looking forward to being home for the Common-Riding...
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Courageous pensioner Muriel Mayo received an emotional welcome home after three months battling multiple health hurdles – including coronavirus – to a piper aptly playing Battle’s O’er. The remarkable 82-year-old was greeted by the surprise rendition, piped by Malcolm McEwan, when she finally returned to Langlands Court on Monday....
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The literary talents of young Teries was under the spotlight in the Callants’ Club Common-Riding essay competition with the standard described as “really high” by the judge....
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A long-running saga involving overhanging trees in Green Terrace needs to be addressed, according to local residents who have been pushing for action for several months now....
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Taxi firms are seeking financial dispensation from Scottish Borders Council amid a serious downturn in business due to the coronavirus crisis. Similar to many businesses, the pandemic has taken its toll on custom, with a huge decrease in trade over the last three months....
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This year’s Common-Riding art competition attracted a fantastic 81 entries in various age categories, with each of them sponsored by a local club or organisation. Previously it has been a 1514 Club-sponsored primary six and seven competition but this year other clubs in the town came together and it was changed to an open event...
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Teacher and mum Caroline Jack is set to tackle her own triathlon challenge tomorrow (Saturday), raising money for charity en route. Caroline, who took up triathlon three years ago, has completed two Half Ironman events in the last two years, and was set to take on Keswick’s Lakesman event, comprising a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile...
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