Fury has been expressed this week over claims a new £172,000 bin lorry is “too big” and “yet to turn a wheel” for Scottish Borders Council. The local authority insisted it was “fit for purpose” but did not deny that it still had not been called into service....
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Hawick is poised to receive its share of a £50million fund to help boost town centres across Scotland. The Borders has been allocated some £1.4million from the Town Centre Fund, set up with COSLA....
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They would be the tallest wind turbines ever built onshore in the UK and would be visible from Hawick, Denholm, Roberton, Hermitage and also Newcastleton....
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Two town councillors are to meet with social care bosses this morning (Friday) over plans to close a local day care centre....
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“The speed of some vehicles arriving at the corner will result in a tragic accident, and it is not a case of if it will happen, but when,” was the stark warning from a Hornshole resident this week....
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Work on an innovative £356,000 construction hub at the Borders College campus in Buccleuch Road will get under way in April and is expected to be completed by July....
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Local primary school pupils have been researching the history of heraldry and creating their own banners in the run-up to the Reivers Festival later this month....
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A failed £5,000 grant bid by the Reivers Festival has left half of the town’s councillors who supported it, shocked and angered....
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Ineffective local CCTV needs to be addressed urgently, according to Councillor Watson McAteer, who has criticised Scottish Borders Council over a delayed review....
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High school pupil Kitty Morgan is set to enjoy the experience of a lifetime, having been selected by Hawick Rotary Club to attend their youth leadership events....
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Hawick’s two Conservative councillors, Neil Richards and George Turnbull, have this week been accused of conducting a “smear campaign” against their fellow town members....
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“I was so proud of her, Chloe has achieved so much in herself with all the emotions she has experienced in recent years.” The words of June Turnbull earlier this week after her daughter Chloe completed a 10,000 feet skydive on Sunday morning in memory of her late father Craig, who sadly took his life...
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The work of volunteers on the Stobs Camp Project has been recognised nationally with the award of a certificate from the Home Front Legacy (HFL) Project, a venture which encourages community groups to record the remains of First World War sites across the UK....
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A new all-female running group is fast becoming a well-established and popular club in the town. The Teviot Trekkers is a green-clad band of women which has gone from strength-to-strength since being formed by Princes Street hairdresser Suzanne Murdoch....
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A local shop owner has called for tougher justice to put a stop to criminal activity in the town....
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New opening times at the recycling centre in Mansfield Road will see the site closed on a Wednesday, but operating for longer at weekends and during the summer....
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