Dwindling congregation numbers have led to the Congregational Church announcing its closure, and as a result all groups associated with the church will cease from the first week of March with the loss of five jobs....
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Plans for a new storage building at Lovat Mill’s Commercial Road site have been refused after being deemed a flood risk by planners....
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“We are getting a second bite at the cherry and this time we must get it right,” said Councillor Stuart Marsahall, after it was announced that Scottish Borders Council will be reviewing its grass-cutting operations in and around the town ahead of the growing season....
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A large oil painting of former Hawick rugby internationalist and British Lion Tony Stanger was unveiled earlier this week at it its new home in the high school by Tony’s mother, Elizabeth....
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A delighted Keith ‘Chugger’ Brown’s retirement party at The Border Club has raised more than £1,300 for Oliver’s Trust....
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Roads were blocked and hundreds left without power as Storm Éowyn battered Hawick and the surrounding area last Friday. The high winds wreaked havoc in and around the town, with fallen masonry and roof slates much in evidence, with chimneys, in particular, proving susceptible to the extreme gusts. Schools, Borders College, and the vast majority...
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Confirmation that the library will remain closed “until further notice” is causing “considerable inconvenience” to many of the town’s older generation....
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Teri bowls legend Julie Forrest has won the ladies’ singles title at the world indoor championships for an amazing third time....
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Public-spirited primary school pupils are set to do their bit to spruce up Central Square on Thursday....
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Sandbed Post Office looks likely to be closed permanently and be replaced by a main branch at the Dickson Street premises in a move branded as “cost cutting” by a local councillor....
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A 1514 flag could be unfurled at the top of the world’s highest mountain just days before this year’s Common-Riding....
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been placed on supervision for one year as an alternative to custody after admitting abusive behaviour towards his wife over the course of five years....
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A local councillor is hoping that “action will speak louder than words” this year on long-standing plans for an £11.2million care village at Stirches....
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Christmas Eve saw 11 Burnfoot Community Hub volunteers distribute 370 kilos of surplus food from local supermarkets which would have otherwise gone to waste. The weeks of planning the festive initiative, part of the hub’s food share scheme, ensured that 45 families benefitted from the annual event, which was described by Burnfoot Community Futures chairwoman...
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A local memorial has been “restored to its former glory” and put back in place at the southern entrance to the town....
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The future of Ss Mary and David’s Roman Catholic Church in Hawick is firmly under the spotlight following the revelation that costs to repair the closure-hit building and hall could hit around £400,000. In addition, between £30,000 and £40,000 is required for repairs to the presbytery....
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