“I would do it again in a heartbeat.” The words of mum of three, Stacey Sanderson, who earlier this week donated bone marrow just a year after registering as a potential donor....
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A pensioner has been accused of causing a vehicle collision and then driving off in an alleged road rage incident....
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Only seven months after the retiral of Rev. Douglas Nicol as minister of Hobkirk and Southdean linked with Ruberslaw Parish Church has a new minister....
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Santa dropped in on Burnfoot last Thursday afternoon, just in time for the estate’s Christmas lights switch-on by Councillor Stuart Marshall....
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Tributes have been paid this week to one of the most popular faces on the local music scene. David Earsman, affectionately known as ‘Tex’, died suddenly at his home in Canonbie last Thursday at the age of 84....
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The Ancient Order of Mosstroopers ball was held in style last Friday, with the annual bash being being hailed as the “perfect night”....
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Community council applications are now being sought following the shock announcement that two stalwart officials are leaving their posts. Ian Turnbull, who has served as chairman since May 2017, and been a council member for more than four years, will stand down “for personal reasons” while Liz Adams, secretary for the past five years, is...
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Burnfoot Community School has been described as “a prison” since the installation of locked doors, amid fears children may struggle to open them in an emergency....
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Additional elements to the £44million flood protection scheme will add to the projected completion time of the project....
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A plaque commemorating Britain’s longest ever train journey during both world wars, has been unveiled in Hawick on the site of the former station....
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The owners of the former Mansfield Bar are to appeal a decision by Scottish Borders Council to reject plans to convert the once popular pub into a three-bedroom flat....
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A primary schools ceilidh in the town hall for St Andrew’s Day last Friday, marked the culmination of six weeks of Scottish country dancing classes....
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“Options” for one of the town’s oldest surviving mills are being assessed with a view to securing its future....
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Following last week’s news that Galashiels is to get a new £61.6million high school, two councillors have written to Scottish government education minister John Swinney asking that a similar option for Hawick should run in tandem....
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Contrary to recent reports, the owner of a new coffee shop/restaurant says he is “really happy” to have launched a business in Hawick. Turkish national Karip Yardim told us he was angered and upset when media reports suggested he had “made a bad mistake” opening his premises on the High Street....
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An individual and a team were recognised for their outstanding achievements over the past 12 months by the Honorary Provost’s Council at a ceremony in the council chambers last Wednesday night....
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