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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Accomplished Common-Riding singers Joyce Tinlin and Deborah Lyons were determined not to let last Friday pass without appropriately marking the occasion, and teamed up for a stirring duet of one of their favourite songs....
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Today’s edition – the 200th since our launch almost four years ago – is a milestone which fills everyone involved with the paper with great pride.
Staff at Morrisons helped spread some Common-Riding cheer at the Mart Street store last Friday....
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The nursing bed facility set up on the upper floor of Deanfield Care Home just five weeks ago to support the NHS Borders response to Covid-19 has been temporarily closed....
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Today (Friday), ex-Cornet Jed Huggan and ex-Lass Irene Wylie, now husband and wife, will be casting their minds back to the Common-Riding of 1960, a short period in their life forever etched in their memories. This year’s Diamond Jubilee Principals shared some of their many thoughts of all those years ago when The Hawick Paper...
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An estimated 40 Hawick workers face an uncertain future with the announcement of major redundancies at two factories in Jedburgh. Engineering firm LS Starrett is looking to reduce its workforce by around 100, while clothes hanger maker Mainetti has launched a redundancy consultation process with 96 jobs going among the production, warehouse and operations staff....
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They have been described as a “shadow of their former selves” but it is hoped that work will soon take place to restore Trinity Gardens to their former glory. Coronavirus restrictions have allowed the flower beds to become overgrown, much to the frustrations of town representatives....
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Community hospital staff received gift bags filled with local produce as a thank you for their sterling work during the current pandemic. Patients were also treated to sweets and flowers, from Friends of Hawick Community Hospital committee....
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The location of the project site HQ for the town’s flood protection scheme has been revealed and will be in place for three years from June 22....
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Urgent attention is needed to address overhanging trees causing problems in Guthrie Drive and Lochpark. Some are affecting street lighting, while branches of others are so low they are said to be hitting passing high vehicles....
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For only the second time in the ceremony’s history, a wreath was laid at Hornshole by the Cornet’s Lass of 50 years ago. Amid the coronavirus crisis, Sunday’s event was not publicised to avoid a large crowd gathering....
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Restoration work on an historical village water pump at Minto has now been completed. The pump dates back to around 1860 and fell into disrepair many years ago....
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A rail enthusiast who got his inspiration for model-making from his father, has embarked on a project to build a miniature replica of Stobs station and viaduct. Richard Hall, a 52-year-old classic car restorer living in Norfolk, explained to The Hawick Paper his interest in Stobs, the first station south of Hawick on the Edinburgh-Carlisle...
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