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    A youngster who has battled a brain tumour faces a heightened risk of infection – after her mum’s mobility car was badly damaged this week....

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    Denholm Community Council believes the affordable housing scheme given the green light on land next to Jedward Terrace has been badly handled....

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    Electric car scheme is driving forward

    Friday, January 10th, 2020

    A drive to bring electric cars to the town is accelerating with two vehicles about to hit the road....

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    Author seeks help over ship name mystery

    Friday, January 10th, 2020

    The author of a new book depicting the last epic voyage of a clipper ship wrecked off the coast of south Wales in the 19th century is calling on readers of The Hawick Paper to help solve the mystery of the stricken vessel’s name....

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    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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    Emily’s hair gets chop for charity

    Friday, January 3rd, 2020

    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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    Memorial charity gets the go-ahead

    Friday, January 3rd, 2020

    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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    Gift opens window on Joe’s family

    Friday, January 3rd, 2020

    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 […]


    Barrie’s £2.5m boost

    Friday, December 27th, 2019

    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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    50 successful years of youth work celebrated

    Friday, December 27th, 2019

    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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    Teries step up to help charity

    Friday, December 27th, 2019

    A Borders-wide charity is this week hailing the “overwhelming” support of Teries for its Christmas appeal....

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