Eleven of the town’s smaller playparks are under threat of closure by the end of the year, with equipment deemed antiquated and in a poor state of repair....
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Plans for the town’s first electric car club have stalled, it was revealed by project boss Andy Maybury who admitted there is “still plenty to do” before the scheme is launched. ...
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Plans have been revealed to revive the former caravan park in Bonchester. The Hawick Paper has learned that the site owner Gavin Stevenson of GLS Ltd has been approached by an interested party with a view to bringing back the caravan site which closed in 2004. The previous park held up to 60 caravans. It...
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The town’s embattled community council has been asked why it has “a problem” with the Common-Riding Committee’s proposal to set up a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)....
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The ceasing publication from today of the Hawick News is a sad day for local newspapers in the Borders. Yet another title has gone due to a changing world in which large newspaper groups move towards centralisation of resources, with very few, if any, reporters based on their local patch....
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The Cornet’s Lass and Acting Mother joined the Cornet and Acting Father in the saddle over the last week as they supported the Selkirk Common-Riding and Melrose Festival....
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The annual 1514 Club Common-Riding art competition has been hailed another picture perfect success for the town’s youngsters....
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St Andrew’s Care Home has received a “five star” rating following an inspection carried out last month by the Care Inspectorate. The home, which has 35 residents, is rated “very good” in the review....
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Organisers of the 58th annual Jimmie Guthrie Run last Sunday were overwhelmed by the level of support it attracted....
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Primary seven pupil Rosamund Garrat is the toast of Denholm school after winning the Callants’ Club Common-Riding essay competition....
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Inspirational Teri Cheryl Marchbank said she “loved every minute” of Saturday’s fund-raising obstacle course at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway....
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A number of sixth-year pupils were recognised for their achievements at the high school’s graduation ceremony in the main hall last Wednesday....
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A local army veteran is embarking on a mission to raise funds and awareness of a charity that supports military and blue light veterans from its base in Hawick....
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There was warm praise all round for the Big Eight, headed by Cornet Connor Brunton and his Lass Victoria Campbell, as the 2019 Common-Riding celebrations united Teries yin an’ a’ in time-honoured fashion....
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A ward councillor has stepped in to ensure a wheelchair-bound constituent has a better quality of life. Alison Hill, 56, suffers from MS and in recent months has found it increasingly difficult to leave the house because of problems negotiating pavements in and around the Myreslaw Court area where she lives with her husband Kenny....
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Hawick’s beleagured community council appears to be in its death throes after more than 250 members of the public railed against the town body on Monday night....
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