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    The Hawick Paper

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    Allotment answers are pruned

    Friday, January 18th, 2019

    Local allotment holders’ right to privacy has been upheld by the Scottish Information Commissioner....

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    Harmony find perfect crowd at live concerts

    Friday, January 18th, 2019

    A group of local musicians and singers, whose sole aim is to provide entertainment for people who have difficulty accessing community venues, deserves to be better known and commended, writes Jake Coltman....

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    Eleven seats up for grabs on town council

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    Nominations are being sought for 11 vacancies on the community council....

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    Plug could be pulled on £6M Pesco refurb

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    Plans for a £6million retirement complex at the former Peter Scott mill could be in jeopardy, with the developer threatening to pull out and invest elsewhere, after branding Scottish Borders Council’s planning protocol “a farce”....

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    Vegan sausage rolls not yet on Hawick menu

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    Greggs’ new vegan sausage rolls are not being stocked in the bakery chain’s High Street branch, but Teries could still get the chance to sink their teeth into the Quorn treat....

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    The Hawick Care Company was forced to “cease trading” this week. The organisation employs around 25 people and provides around 500 hours of care per week. ...

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    Victim was attacked ‘for the fun of it’

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    “This wasn’t a robbery, or an argument that had spilled over from a nightclub, and it certainly wasn’t an isolated incident. I was assaulted by a gang of teenagers who were doing this for the fun of it.”...

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    First tenant for new units

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    Galalaw’s new industrial units welcomed their first tenant earlier this week when interior and flooring contractor CR8 Flooring Ltd, moved in to the £1million project.


    Weensland roadworks still on hold

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    “Disappointment” has been expressed after it emerged £80,000 of resurfacing work in Weensland Road, scheduled for October to December, has still not started....

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    A Teri couple now living in Kilmarnock are seeking our help in tracing more of their relatives who may be still in the town....

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    Rumours of cuts to bus services have been refuted by Scottish Borders Council, while any suggestion to reduce subsidies would “make no sense” according to a local councillor....

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    Time is up for danger trees

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    Work to clear “dangerous” trees and branches in the Wilton Park area is scheduled to be completed by the end of February....

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    Teri Dave Farries has become one of the longest-serving members of any fire and rescue service in Britain after reaching his 50th year in the job....

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    Horse gamble paid off for town auctioneers

    Friday, January 11th, 2019

    An insight into the auctioneering business of Andrew Oliver & Son in the 1960s through to the 1970s is contained in two massive binders which have been unearthed in the former office in Weensland Road....

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    New Year meet draws big crowd

    Friday, January 4th, 2019

    A crowd of several hundred gathered in Drumlanrig Square on Tuesday morning for the first Duke of Buccleuch Hunt to leave Hawick for 20 years....

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    Town map rescued

    Friday, January 4th, 2019

    A town plan of Hawick, dated 1978, discovered in an East Lothian charity shop, has details of the retail outlets and other premises that occupied the main streets, writes Jake Coltman....

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