A local councillor is facing questions over his effectiveness as an elected member for Burnfoot....
Fresh calls have been made to demolish unsafe garages in Kenilworth Avenue – a long-running issue yet to be resolved....
Townspeople were saddened to learn of the passing of Sonny Murray last Sunday in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh,...
Three local women have been recognised at the 21st annual Adult Learner Awards. Teenager Adele Ennis, described as “a true inspiration” at the awards ceremony in Earlston High School last Tuesday, picked up the learning through volunteering accolade....
The town’s new £600,000 Centre of Excellence for Textiles received a ministerial seal of approval yesterday (Thursday)....
Burnfoot Community Council has launched a staunch defence of vice-chairman Jamie Batten amid a claim his behaviour was “downright demeaning” at last month’s Hawick Community Council meeting....
Fears have been expressed that travellers are planning to return to Burnfoot Industrial Estate, after a large square was cut out of fencing in the area....
Hawick folk hit the ground running in long distance races all across the UK last weekend. The London Marathon attracted at least eight runners from the town, the Stirling Half-Marathon featured at least five, while Mark Brotherston ran a 53-mile ultra-marathon alongside Loch Lomond....
Hawick exiles Gary and Marie Froud spent their Easter break in Nepal donating much-needed items to children....
Sir Chay Blyth CBE, BEM and his wife, Lady Felicity, were given a conducted tour of the new Scott & Charters factory last Friday....
Appalled by last week’s proposal by Scottish Borders Council to withdraw support for public space CCTV – Councillor Watson McAteer and fellow independent members are focusing on having the judgement reviewed....
A hydro power generator at the Cauld should be in place within the next two years....
The historic home of the late provost, Zandra Elliot, is being bulldozed to make way for the further development of Commercial Road....
A Drumlanrig school pupil climbed an incredible 7,609ft last weekend as he conquered two of Scotland’s highest mountains....
Confirmation that Melrose Sevens receives thousands of pounds in funding from Scottish Borders Council has prompted calls for “an explanation”....
From the burning down of Humphrey’s Nightclub to the Weensland Spinning Millbeing destroyed by fire, to the horrors of the Lockerbie plane bombing, Gary King has seen and done it all as a retained firefighter at the Howdenbank station....