Kitty Morgan, Brooke Gibson (both S5) and Chelsea Fraser from S3 at Hawick High School cooked up a storm in the Hawick Young Chef competition – run by the Rotary Club of Hawick and sponsored by Sainsbury’s. ...
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Former Conservative branch treasurer Edina Robson was remembered through a cheque presentation to the Friends of Hawick Community Hospital.
Rubbish being dumped at the riverside following Saturday’s dwindling Common Haugh market, has been deemed “totally unacceptable” by a community councillor. “The rubbish bin has also been moved or removed, from that area, which does not help the situation,” claimed French Wight. ...
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Scottish Borders Council is to investigate the removal of dangerous trees in the Wilton Lodge Park area of Hawick. One resident Andrew Dobbie, 50, of Park View, has seen the damage caused from large oak and beech trees escalate in recent years and now, with the support of local councillor Stuart Marshall and the local...
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Weel kent high school teacher Graeme Cockburn is the 43rd president of the 1514 Club. Graeme, 56, succeeded Barrie Macdonald, at the annual general meeting. ...
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Hawick councillors Watson McAteer and Stuart Marshall joined a reconnaissance party of Borders councillors on a fact-finding trip to Carlisle Lake District Airport this week....
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Four Common-Riding Committee stalwarts have received life memberships after racking up almost 100 years’ service....
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For the first time in almost a decade, the Common-Riding has suffered a “disappointing” financial loss of almost £5,500. The 2018 downturn – compared to a £3,900 profit last year – is blamed on increased security costs, and an overall rise in general running expenses. Two-day attendance figures at the Moor also decreased....
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Tributes have been paid this week to the universally liked Alister Pow who died on Monday following a long and courageous battle with cancer....
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Hawick woman Diane Singleton has become one of over 10,000 plucky fund-raisers to have their hair shaved off in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support....
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A £2million investment in the town centre took a step closer this week, as Scottish Borders Council gave its backing to Hawick’s bid for Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) funding. A submission will now be made to Historic Environment Scotland....
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A safety barrier is finally to be erected in Kenilworth Avenue following a long campaign by a local resident....
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Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) has been awarded a grant totalling £193,852 from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund (CCF). The cash boost, the only award of its kind in the south of Scotland, will go to the Burnfoot Grows Together project to reduce carbon emissions associated with food and to work with residents to increase...
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Vegetable-growing specialist Dougie Oliver, of Wilton Hill Terrace, carried off the top award at the Kelso Late Show last Saturday....
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Last Thursday night’s Common-Riding Committee annual general meeting descended into “a rabble”, it has been claimed this week. Bad-tempered exchanges marred proceedings, with around 20 members of the public left “shaking their heads” in disbelief over what were described as “disgusting” scenes....
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Three successful local businesses beat strong opposition to win at the prestigious 2018 Business Excellence Awards. Johnstons of Elgin enjoyed a dual success, topping the exporter of the year category and also securing the supporting young workforce accolade....
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