A man who threatened to burn down a bed and breakfast establishment after being told to leave the premises and was then involved in a violent confrontation with police officers has been jailed for ten months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Thirty-six-year-old Martin Charlotte pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner outside The...
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Discount retailer Home Bargains has been given the thumbs-up by the local authority to move into the former Homebase store....
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A Cavers family have organised fund-raising events in early February to support the work of the air ambulance and the national spinal unit after they came to the rescue following a quad-bike accident....
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Campaigners have been handed a New Year boost with the news the Department for Transport (DfT) is “exploring opportunities” which could lead to the The Borders Railway being extended to Hawick and on to Carlisle....
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The loss of her beloved pet guinea pig just over a month ago inspired a Drumlanrig Primary School pupil to raise cash to help animals....
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The Scottish Government has backed a decision by Scottish Borders Council to reject a proposed 15-turbine wind farm near Bonchester Bridge....
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A play telling the full story of Bill McLaren, ‘The Voice of Rugby’, will have its premiere in Hawick next year. His life in and outside the BBC commentary box is being compiled by sports writer Rob Robertson, formerly of The Herald, and Borders-based theatre company Firebrand....
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A petition is to be launched in a bid to put the brakes on speeding motorists in Liddesdale Road. Fed-up local resident Bruce Hogg fears “an accident is waiting to happen”, while local ward councillor, Watson McAteer, told us he’s “frustrated” at the lack of any “specific action” by Scottish Borders Council....
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Christmas time had seen a local girl fulfil her dream, as she takes to the stage in a festive production of The Gruffalo. Former Drumlanrig and high school student Lynsey McFarlane aimed to pursue a career in musical theatre and performing arts and her determination has seen her realise her ambition....
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Just nine weeks after leaving the Scottish Borders to start a new life in the north of England a Hawick woman’s dreams have been shattered after her partner was tragically killed last weekend....
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The disturbing trend of discarded drugs paraphernalia being found in the town shows no sign of abating after yet more shocking incidents....
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A local publican’s dream of running his own bar has become a long-running financial nightmare after his latest attempt to grow his business to its full potential has been thwarted by the local authority....
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Several hundred well-wishers turned out to witness the arrival of the Jedforest Hunt to Denholm for its traditional Boxing Day morning meet....
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A local car dealer has been broken into for the second time in less than two years....
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As his entertaining compilation of 15 short stories hit the shelves last week, retired local GP Dr Peter Paterson-Brown has prescribed “one to be read each night”....
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Trinity Primary School pupils wowed everyone with their fabulous version of Pantastic over three nights earlier this month. ...
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