Citizens Advice services are continuing in the town, despite the Towerdykeside office being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The local bureau says it is “determined” to do all it can to help Teries through the crisis. ...
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The demand for food parcels is increasing weekly, Captain Caroline Brophy-Parkin, of Hawick Salvation Army, told the paper....
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The recent prolonged dry spell and subsequent low water levels afforded local historian Ian Landles BEM the opportunity to take this revealing photograph of Hawick’s industrial past....
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The top floor of Deanfield care home is being turned into a nursing facility – paving the way for Hawick Community Hospital to admit new patients....
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A local developer is offering an “innovative and helpful approach” to continue progress of the Commercial Road project destined to create 60 new jobs....
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The plight of John McGregor and his family who have been stranded in the Philippines for almost seven weeks has been escalated to the Foreign Office Minister by MP John Lamont....
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“She had battled bravely but, in the end, she was unable to beat this virus” – the words of Angus Scott in memory of his mum Lily who passed away earlier this month. She was 91....
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Youth is no boundary in fighting the spread of Covid-19, as a local primary school pupil has ably proved. Six-year-old Alan Mackenzie, from Denholm, has been playing his part in providing personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff....
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Inspired by seeing so many illustrations of rainbows in windows drawn by children, Kirsty Dunlop, of Teviothead, has shown her support for the NHS and other key workers....
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More than 300 shopping tasks have been completed by volunteers for households in need during the coronavirus lockdown. Anne Adams, Hawick Resilience Group’s shopping team leader, has revealed that so many volunteers have come forward – around 100 – that they haven’t all been needed. Between March 27, when the service began, and April 19,...
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A lack of water at a local allotment, affecting plant growth and hand washing, is now being resolved. Wilton Park Road allotment holder Malcolm Allen was baffled by the “no water” policy at the site....
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A Teri and former member of Hawick Cycling Club is gearing up for a 262km marathon indoor cycling challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK, a charity dear to his heart....
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Youngsters in Hawick are being invited to add a splash of colour to the lives of local care home residents....
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There was an emotional response to Hawick Lodge 493’s delivery of food parcels in the town last week....
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Staff at a local care home have been highly praised for their daily visual updates while relatives and friends are excluded from visiting. “They truly are angels,” said Fiona Pretswell, whose mother Hetty Revel is one of 51 patients being cared for at Buccleuch and St Margaret’s....
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Married to a serving soldier for almost 20 years, which meant much time spent apart, shows there was certainly a loving bond between Marilyn and Brian McLeod who celebrate 50 years of marriage tomorrow (Saturday). The Crailing Court couple first met at a friend’s wedding in Galashiels in 1968 and, following a two-year courtship, Teri...
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