News that the Scottish Government has stopped short of committing to a joint feasibility study to extend The Borders Railway has not thwarted campaigners who remain committed to the project....
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Plans will today be submitted for what could become a McDonald’s drive-through facility in Commercial Road....
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Almost a year since Hawick Knitwear relocated to Burnfoot amid the prospect of further employment comes the shocking news that the factory is to close with the loss of 20 jobs....
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Assurances have been given over the continued level of home care services amidst news that a Galashiels-based provider fought off local competition for the tender....
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The mother of an eight-year-old girl knocked over by a car in Burnfoot has praised the emergency services who were on the scene “within minutes”....
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Calls have been made to have CCTV installed at the Volunteer Park. The move will be put to both the Hawick Common Good Fund and Hawick Community Council following the theft of a substantial amount of rugby items last weekend valued at around £300....
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A Hawick-born woman has received a prestigious national award recognising her scientific work in healthcare....
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Caroline Wilkinson says she is honoured to become the first ever female president of The Border Club....
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A local dad is preparing to put his best foot forward and complete a 40-mile walk in aid of Stirches Primary School....
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“I had to go. Anybody that knows me well, knows that once I get an idea in my head, that’s it, it’s happening.”...
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Burnfoot is set to blossom thanks to a five-figure investment in flower beds on the estate....
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Rehearsals are well under way for ACT 1 Youth Community Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music which takes place in the town hall from April 15-20. ...
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Ambitious plans to redevelop the Moor were handed a boost last week with a £2,000 grant from the Common Good Fund....
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Jock Thorburn came to Hawick as an evacuee in 1939, married a Teri, Jean Cumming in 1949, and this week the couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary....
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Reivers Festival chairwoman Cath Elliott-Walker told The Hawick Paper the weekend of activities was a “huge success” and the many visitors who converged on Hawick were “more than impressed”....
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The team of volunteers at the Walled Garden has taken over a further 185 square metres area. This part of the garden was turfed in the £3.64million Heritage Lottery/Scottish Borders Council-funded regeneration of Wilton Lodge Park but over the past few weeks the volunteers have removed sections of grass to form a pattern of concentric...
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