Residents at St Andrew’s Care Home are savouring a cuppa or two at their new Lavender Tearoom which officially opened on Tuesday. The idea was the brainchild of the home’s activity co-ordinator, Linda Paton, and has been warmly received by residents at the Stirches Road facility....
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More than 30 vehicles have been clamped by DVLA contractors in a crackdown on unpaid road tax in Hawick. ...
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A “growth in services available online and a reduction in demand for face-to-face services” have led to amended opening hours at Hawick Contact Centre, Scottish Borders Council said this week....
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A four-strong high school maths team have proved themselves a class act reaching the final of a prestigious competition for what could be the first time ever....
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Relatives of a Teri airman killed in the First World War were among invited guests at the rededication of a plaque containing his name....
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Fears that the closure of the Sandbed Post Office could become permanent have been compounded with confirmation that “a review of Post Office service provision in Hawick” is to be carried out....
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Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) struck gold at last Tuesday night’s Greener Gateway Community Awards. Picking up the cultivating communities accolade, BCF, the charity which aims to improve the wellbeing of those living in Burnfoot, was recognised for its work on the garden at the estate’s hub....
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A proposal to develop a bushcraft facility on land south of Bonchester Bridge has been refused due to its “detrimental visual impact”....
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Concerns are mounting over “strong rumours” of a cut to the £452million Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal and the potential impact it could have on local projects....
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Local councillors were briefed on the “severe financial challenges” facing Borders College at a meeting at the Hawick campus on Wednesday....
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Madge’s Path was officially opened at a ceremony on Wednesday morning. Provost Clair Ramage declared the memorial path open, forging a linking between the west end and Wilton Lodge Park, in the name of Madge Elliot MBE. In her remarks, Mrs Ramage said: “Madge was an amazing lady, famous for her railway campaigning, but she...
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Pressure is growing for action to be taken over escalating antisocial behaviour in and around Trinity Gardens....
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Scottish Borders Housing Association told us this week that tenant and resident safety was its “top priority”, amid concerns over the poor condition of the steps and footpath linking Ivanhoe Terrace and Burnfoot Road....
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There were “no real flood scares” over the past 12 months, it was heard at Hawick Volunteer Flood Group’s annual general meeting earlier this month. Giving his report, chairman Stuart Marshall said the volunteers had been called out to Crowbyres on two occasions, but this had been preventative work amid the rising level of the...
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The long-term future of Hawick’s Borders College campus has been thrown into doubt, after it emerged this week that the £4.2million facility is part of an operational and estates “review” by the further education provider....
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A bid for a world record is set to take place at Volunteer Park next weekend with the staging of a marathon seven-a-side football match....
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