A large oil painting of former Hawick rugby internationalist and British Lion Tony Stanger was unveiled earlier this week at it its new home in the high school by Tony’s mother, Elizabeth....
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A delighted Keith ‘Chugger’ Brown’s retirement party at The Border Club has raised more than £1,300 for Oliver’s Trust....
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Roads were blocked and hundreds left without power as Storm Éowyn battered Hawick and the surrounding area last Friday. The high winds wreaked havoc in and around the town, with fallen masonry and roof slates much in evidence, with chimneys, in particular, proving susceptible to the extreme gusts. Schools, Borders College, and the vast majority...
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Confirmation that the library will remain closed “until further notice” is causing “considerable inconvenience” to many of the town’s older generation....
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Teri bowls legend Julie Forrest has won the ladies’ singles title at the world indoor championships for an amazing third time....
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Public-spirited primary school pupils are set to do their bit to spruce up Central Square on Thursday....
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Sandbed Post Office looks likely to be closed permanently and be replaced by a main branch at the Dickson Street premises in a move branded as “cost cutting” by a local councillor....
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A 1514 flag could be unfurled at the top of the world’s highest mountain just days before this year’s Common-Riding....
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been placed on supervision for one year as an alternative to custody after admitting abusive behaviour towards his wife over the course of five years....
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A local councillor is hoping that “action will speak louder than words” this year on long-standing plans for an £11.2million care village at Stirches....
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Christmas Eve saw 11 Burnfoot Community Hub volunteers distribute 370 kilos of surplus food from local supermarkets which would have otherwise gone to waste. The weeks of planning the festive initiative, part of the hub’s food share scheme, ensured that 45 families benefitted from the annual event, which was described by Burnfoot Community Futures chairwoman...
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A local memorial has been “restored to its former glory” and put back in place at the southern entrance to the town....
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The future of Ss Mary and David’s Roman Catholic Church in Hawick is firmly under the spotlight following the revelation that costs to repair the closure-hit building and hall could hit around £400,000. In addition, between £30,000 and £40,000 is required for repairs to the presbytery....
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Almost ten years after it closed its doors, the Buccleuch Hotel is in line for a new lease of life this year. New owners, Claire and Patrick (Paddy) Blake, are already hard at work with the aim of bringing the Victorian-style edifice in Trinity Street back from the doldrums....
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Salvation Army captain, Caroline Brophy-Parkin, admitted this week that she has been lost for words amid the “very generous” donations to their Christmas appeal....
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Local businesses have reported mixed trading conditions as the countdown to Christmas continues apace. Joyce Tinlin, proprietor of Dorward’s Giftware & Lighting at 75 High Street, says she’s delighted that her policy of “going the extra mile for customers” is bringing repeat trade from Teries and visitors alike....
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