Five phone boxes could disappear from the streets of the town under recently revealed BT proposals. The call, however, has been tempered with news of a reprieve for 12 of the 13 pay phones previously earmarked for closure back in August....
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Four generations of Emily MacLeod’s family were at Oliver Place salon, Envy Hair, last Monday to see the big-hearted nine-year-old do her bit for charity....
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A new charity, Oliver’s Trust, in memory of baby Oliver Wright has been given the green light by the Scottish charity regulator (OSCR)....
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The town’s favourite sweetie, Hawick Balls, the “delicious old-fashioned peppermint sweets”, appear to be unavailable at the moment....
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It was an emotional Christmas Day morning for 90-year-old Joseph Scott in America on being given the gift of The Hawick Paper’s Hawick Among the Hills calendar by his daughter-in-law Annette....
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Funding of £150,000 has been secured for a replacement bus shelter in Mart Street, The Hawick Paper can reveal....
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As the clocks chimed midnight on Auld Year’s Night it brought an end to a remarkable 365-day challenge. Former Burnfoot pupil Mike Paterson-Murray, 48, and his wife Lilian, completed a wild swim every day for a full year to raise funds for Marie Curie....
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Waverley Housing have marked a milestone in the history of the company – having been in business for 30 years. Back in 1989, Madonna was topping the charts with Like a Prayer which is rather apt given that the founders of Waverley Housing – George Burt, chairman; Robert Johnson, general manager; John Jenkinson, housing services...
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Father Christmas made a special visit to Kat’s Corner Shop in Myreslawgreen as a special “thank you” to local families for their custom. Sunday, December 22, saw the festive spirit in full flow, with young Teries in great voice entertaining locals with a selection of Yuletide favourites such as Jingle Bells, Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer […]
A significant investment of £2.5million over the last three years at Barrie Knitwear is a commitment to Hawick, its workforce and future generations....
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Celebrations were held at the former Hawick Youth Centre recently to mark 50 years of continuous youth work at the Havelock Street building....
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A Borders-wide charity is this week hailing the “overwhelming” support of Teries for its Christmas appeal....
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Concerns are growing that plans for a new high school in Hawick will be “shoved down the queue”, amid the potential prioritisation of investment in the fire-ravaged Peebles High School....
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Green Terrace resident Angela Blaikie is “delighted” and “pleased” to learn that unsafe steps to the children’s play area are to be repaired....
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Hopes are high that the brakes will finally be put on speeding motorists in the Liddesdale Road area, The Hawick Paper can reveal....
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From the savagery of the English Civil War in the 1600s to the uncertainties of a post-Brexit Britain in 2028 and a criminal organisation that is intent on ruling the UK....
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