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    The Hawick Paper

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    Wilton Lodge hut gets facelift

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    Work to revamp the small green hut at the top of Wilton Lodge Park has begun, after the project was allocated £5,000 from the local authority....

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    In an astonishing response to a report of two separate incidents of drug paraphernalia being found in the town over the last week, police continue to insist such incidents are “rare”....

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    Town of the Horse bid is off and running

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    A proposed £540,000 investment developing community facilities and tourism at the Moor – part of exciting plans to promote Hawick as the “Town of the Horse”  – would provide a lasting legacy for future generations and reap economic benefit....

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    A pledge to continue the fight to bring trains back to Hawick and on to Carlisle was tempered with a “healthy dose of reality”,  at Saturday’s Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) open meeting in the high school....

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    A vehicle driven in an anti-social manner can be seized by police, a new campaign is warning Hawick drivers....

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    ‘Appalling’ problem in Havelock Place

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    Benefits of an £800 investment in a communal bin storage area in Havelock Place are being questioned, with residents accused of failing to recycle rubbish....

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    Brave Alastair takes a leap of faith

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    Just five months after breaking his back in two places, Project Hawick founder Alastair Redpath finally completed his abseil from the Forth Rail Bridge last weekend....

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    Mixed messages over glass disposal

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    Confusion reigned this week after conflicting messages emerged over how to dispose of glass bottles at the recycling centre in Mansfield Road....

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    Club angling for more volunteers

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    A year on from calling an emergency meeting to discuss its long-term future Hawick Angling Club is enjoying a significant revival in its fortunes....

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    Townsfolk will have the chance to witness a unique event commemorating 100 years since the end of World War One, when Hawick takes part in an international beacon lighting ceremony....

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    Discount chain’s £5M store plan

    Friday, October 19th, 2018

    Discount retailer Home Bargains is set to plough £5million into the Homebase site at Galalaw, creating 50 full-time jobs in the process. Yesterday, the firm submitted a planning application in a bid to allow 30 per cent floor space for food retailing, and, subject to approval, aims to begin trading in the spring....

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    A second year high school pupil has earned himself and his classmates a new drum kit, after pounding out a sponsored walk to Selkirk....

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    Rail return ‘transformational’

    Friday, October 19th, 2018

    Extending The Borders Railway to Hawick would be “truly transformational” for the  region’s economy. That’s according to local SNP MSP Paul Wheelhouse who spoke exclusively to The Hawick Paper ahead of tomorrow’s Campaign for Border Rail annual general meeting at the high school....

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    Ten out of ten for High media team

    Friday, October 19th, 2018

    A Hawick High School media group has been given top marks by staff this week after reaching its tenth year in operation.


    Nine jobs will be axed after Bruce Motors announced it is to close by the end of the year. The firm, which has had an association with the local motor trade for than 80 years, is run by brothers Stewart and Michael Bruce and Riddell Laidlaw....

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    Eight months since the Common-Riding Committee was publicly asked to “revisit” its proposal for a £250,000 development at the Moor, the project appears to have stalled....

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