A link between one of the biggest battles of the First World War and both Hawick and Scottish soldiers who fought and died there, was forged in Wilton Lodge Park last Friday night with the unveiling of the Passchendaele silhouette negatives. History in the making was being witnessed. It is thanks to the Callants’ Club...
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The community council remains tight-lipped this week amid a controversial suggestion that some members are not required to stand down at the September elections....
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Appalling vandalism to the Boer War Memorial has prompted calls for regular security patrols of the area....
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It was a golden milestone for Barrie Knitwear worker David Inglis this month, having been 50 years with the company. He is planning to retire in June next year....
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Teri KOSB William (Bill) Johnstone, who was killed in Normandy in 1944, was fondly remembered in a wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial in Wilton Lodge Park on Wednesday night....
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After sixty years it’s clear their marriage has lost none of its sparkle as Teri couple Jock and Betty Irvine this week celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary....
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“I always wanted to be a nurse,” said Suzanne Scott when The Hawick Paper spoke to her this week. And this is what she has done for the past 37 years, “absolutely loving my job in the community” she said, having retired earlier this month....
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A local warehouse manager is planning to cycle 300 miles in September for Cancer Research....
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Teries were out in force at Jedburgh last Friday to support Callant Euan Munro and the town’s popular festival celebrations....
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Concern over antisocial behaviour and other issues in the town, prompted Future Hawick to meet with senior officials to tackle problems....
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Repeated calls for safety improvements on the A7 at Dunk Corner have heightened following the third accident in just two months....
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The first trainees to attend the Centre of Excellence in Textiles at the high school have received their qualifications following a 16-week training block....
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A much-loved deputy head teacher has decided to call it a day after a 40-year career in education....
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At exactly 12.20pm last Friday, two ceremonies, one in Hawick, the other some 400 miles away, were held simultaneously to honour a Second World War Hawick airman killed on July 5, 1942....
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Denholm Comunity Council is considering a ban on cold callers to the village, stopping unwanted salesman landing on their doorstep....
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The battle to save local playparks scheduled for closure at Burnfoot are in full swing, with Scottish Borders Council warned it will face an almighty battle should the one at Hislop Gardens be axed....
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