The post office in Sandbed reopened this morning (Friday) after closing unexpectedly at the weekend. ...
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Salaries and expenses for the town’s six councillors are less than the previous financial year, totalling £117,500, compared to £125,500 in 2017/18. ...
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The Hawick public is being asked to decide which of eight local community projects should be given a slice of funding from a £40,000 pot. Voting opened yesterday (Thursday) for the latest round of funding from Scottish Borders Council’s Localities Bid Fund – with 74 applications from projects across the region all meeting the criteria...
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Honorary Provost Watson McAteer gave his ‘state of the nation’ speech at the annual general meeting of the Provost’s Council on Wednesday night....
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“I still don’t feel like I’m back to 100 per cent – but then, how many people really are at 100 per cent anyway?” The words of Sean Peffers, 31, who this week spoke to The Hawick Paper about his recovery from mental health problems....
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Teries on the lookout for an extravaganza of entertainment need look no further than the town hall next week. Wednesday night’s hugely popular 1514 Club concert has a packed programme of song, verse and music and is simply not to be missed....
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A school road safety campaign, aimed at reminding parents and carers not to park on zig-zag lines, could soon be rolled out in Hawick....
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The Common-Riding got under way on Wednesday night when almost 200 Teries, young and old, gathered in Rosebank Road to greet this year’s Cornet, Connor Brunton.
The Hawick Youth rugby players should “take a bow” after an amazing season came to an end....
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Cornet Connor Brunton described it is a “huge honour” to have been chosen to lead the town’s cherished celebrations....
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It was a moment that will live long in Hawick and Scotland rugby fans memories, but the role Darcy Graham played in the incredible Calcutta Cup comeback against England at Twickenham in the Six Nations in March was captured on canvas by artist Craig Campbell and sold at auction for £6,000 last Friday....
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A Hawick Community Councillor has been left frustrated at the length of time it has taken to organise a public meeting to develop a plan of action following the spate of antisocial behaviour and theft incidents in the town....
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A local councillor has been left appalled at the lack of community responsibility being displayed by a small minority of residents living in the Harden Place area, who are refusing to deal with ongoing litter and fly-tipping issues....
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The problem of dog fouling and overflowing dog waste bins at Williestruther has this week been described as “worse than ever” by a local dog walker....
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Proposals have been unveiled which it is hoped will keep traffic moving during the closure of Commercial Road to allow for work on the flood protection scheme....
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Councillor Stuart Marshall is hoping to give residents in Burnfoot a helping hand, with a new railing on the outskirts of the estate....
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