The grieving mum of baby Oliver Wright who passed away in the early hours of Saturday has spoken of the importance of acting on instinct and the benefits of attending baby massage classes....
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The Scottish Enviromental Protection Agency (SEPA) has been accused of putting Teries at “unnecessary risk”, following the failure of a live river monitoring system during Saturday’s heavy rainfall. ...
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Plans to tackle continuing parking problems in the town have been stalled by a delayed report from the cross party parking issues working group. The group was due to present a final paper to Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee by the end of August. September’s meeting was cancelled, and it is now hoped the report...
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The town’s new £2.6million business incubator centre has been heralded as “vital for Hawick”. So said Mark Rowley, Scottish Borders Council’s executive member for economic development, after a planning application was submitted for the demolition of the former Armstrong’s department store building in Oliver Crescent....
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A budding young journalist enjoyed a taste of cutting-edge news coverage while on holiday with his family in Florida last week.
Grass on the “jungle-like” banking at the Morrisons roundabout was finally cut on Monday, but it remains unclear if other unkempt areas in the town will be tackled next....
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Two established local businesses are on the move to new premises in the town. ILF Imaging is set to move from its Sandbed base to the former Wilson Signs site at the Howegate later this year. Wilson Signs is in the process of vacating its current premises and heads to Slitrig Crescent....
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A clay shooting facility has become the latest place to receive a defibrillator from Avril’s Trust....
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Tributes were paid to local soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War, as a contingent of 94 visted more than 30 cemeteries in France and Belgium. It was the latest such trip to be organised by Ian Landles and Derek Robertson, and saw the group travel almost 1,000 miles by coach, while being...
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A local charity is facing a race against time to secure its future and to continue to offer much-needed support for people who have suffered brain damage. Heads Together must raise £65,000 by the end of the year to buy its Dovemount Place base after it was put up for sale....
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Tributes have been paid to ex-Cornet and former Greens skipper Rob Brydon who died suddenly at his home last Friday, aged 79. Rob led the town’s celebrations in 1964, following in the footsteps of his father Bill who was Cornet in 1935. He captained the Greens in 1969 and was a member of the magnificent...
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Nine local organisations have benefitted from the latest round of funding from the Langhope Rig Wind Farm Community Fund. A total of £4,481 has been released with eight groups being awarded £500 and another group securing £481. The funds were administered by Hawick Community Council on behalf of the fund....
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Alzheimer Scotland is the latest charity to receive a cash boost from the annual Hizzy Run. The event, now in its 16th year, raised almost £3,000. The good cause is the 14th to benefit from the run in memory of motorbike legend Steve Hislop. Steve’s mum Margaret said: “Alzheimer Scotland was a charity we hadn’t...
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Funding for the town’s eagerly anticipated pump track at Wilton Lodge park has received a welcome £200,000 boost from Scottish Borders Council. The exciting project – costing an estimated £300,000 – is now another step closer towards being installed with funding expected to be completed by next year....
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Fresh concerns over “abandoned” allotments have been expressed, amid a claim that around two-thirds of plots in the town are not being looked after. The issue, which first came to light in August, has prompted Councillor Clair Ramage to call for stricter rules on renting the land. She also visited the Wilton Park Road allotments...
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A property on the High Street is a “hazard to the public” and causing an ongoing headache to owners of neighbouring flats....
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