Christmas comes to Trinity Gardens at the weekend, with a vast array of stalls and entertainment guaranteed to put you in the festive spirit. Community council chair Ian Turnbull is thrilled by the reaction to the popular event. “I am delighted at the response to this year’s ‘Christmas at Trinity Gardens’ event,” he enthused....
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Proposed ‘super wards’ for Common-Riding elections have been condemned by some of its own committee members. Both Jamie Batten and Davie Richardson have grave concerns over the proposals, with Mr Batten adamant no such constitutional changes can be implemented outwith the AGM or an extraordinary meeting....
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Unison officials visited Hawick last week in a bid to save Scottish Borders schools libraries. ...
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Confusion reigned this week over who is responsible for tree maintenance in Denholm....
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An ongoing saga over garages in the McLagan Drive area continues to rumble on due to “historical ownership issues”....
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A ground-breaking local initiative is set to hit top gear after receiving a £107,000 funding boost. As reported in The Hawick Paper earlier this month, Hawick Community EV Car Club has secured funding from electricity network operator SP Energy Networks’ Green Economy Fund. And this week the cash windfall was rubber-stamped at an official funding...
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Two local families have raised over £6,000 for MS Borders following two recent charity events. A Scocha concert in late October raised an incredible £4,530, while a 104-mile bike ride in August raised £1,535. The events were organised by the Chapman and Inglis families following the diagnosis of Leah Chapman last year....
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Councillor Stuart Marshall says he is delighted that £12,000 has been secured to improve the play park on Denholm Green....
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Just over 18 months after a serious bike accident, retired local lawyer John Hunter has returned from an adventure climbing trip to the Everest region....
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Burnfoot SWRI celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, with a special gathering of members and guests....
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It is lights, camera, action for local cameraman Ronald Yule who has landed a job as a studio technician with ITN London where he will be working on the four top daytime shows....
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Sportsmen and women from the Hawick area hit the ground running at last Friday night’s annual ClubSport (CS) Roxburgh Awards by scooping an amazing nine of the ten honours on offer....
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A Hawick woman has hailed her appearance on hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing as an “amazing experience”....
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Hawick’s retail sector was dealt another setback this week with the news that discount retailer, The Original Factory Shop, is to close in January, with the loss of around ten jobs....
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Townsfolk will be alarmed to learn that specialist police officers are taking “days” to attend crime scenes in Hawick. And in a further blow to policing in the town, we can reveal that Hawick’s road traffic cops are now based in Galashiels....
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Wilton Primary School has been celebrating Book Week Scotland, with classes participating in a host of activities to promote “the love of reading”....
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