Cavers man, Will Roberts, has returned from his trek of the Great Wall of China reporting that his group together have raised over £180,000 for the charity Motor Neurone Disease Scotland. For Will, secretary of Denholm Community Council, this was his third such fund-raising challenge, having climbed Kilimanjaro in 2015 and Machu-Picchu in Peru two...
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Ongoing antisocial behaviour in the Howegate area is “completely out of control” and a “horrendous problem”, it is being claimed this week....
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Little did Alister Taylor think when he started work at Johnstons of Elgin as a frameworker that he would spend the next 39 years of his working life employed there....
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A pledge has been made to “put the community at the heart of the community council” after a stormy few months for the town body....
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Confirmation that Wilton Lodge Park has been awarded Centenary Fields status has been welcomed as “fantastic news for the town”....
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The Cycling Without Age project has taken delivery of its first trishaw, which will allow people with mobility problems to be able to enjoy Wilton Lodge Park....
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An 18-year-old from Hawick is the only student in Scotland to have been awarded a scholarship in mechanical engineering....
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Teenage recruit Braden George has made history as the community council’s youngest-ever member....
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Minding their language has resulted in high school students, pictured, achieving national recognition....
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Friday the 13th was not an unlucky day for 23 members of the Border Holiday Group (BHG). It was the day they left on what was their tenth biennial trip....
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Campaigners hoping to get trains back to Hawick have dismissed “out-of-date comments” which appear to cast doubt on the feasibility of extending the line....
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A £2.8million “care village” aimed at improving below-standard services at Deanfield, was yesterday (Thursday) rubber-stamped by council chiefs....
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Initial funding for a new high school will be at the expense of Scottish Borders Council, which will later be recompensed by the government....
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Henderson Travel have been praised for their prompt and professional response to Hawick holidaymakers caught up in the Thomas Cook collapse earlier this week....
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Hawick High’s SeeMe mental health ambassadors have put their fellow pupils’ wellbeing at the top of their school agenda....
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Public views are being sought on the future of the town’s 16 CCTV cameras. The town’s provost, and former police chief, Watson McAteer, instigated the initial assessment of the systems early last year, criticising Scottish Borders Council over its delayed review....
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