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    The Hawick Paper

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    Animal magic with road safety Robbie

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    The town’s youngest school pupils learned practical road safety skills this week at a fun magic show....

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    Wilson statue still not moving

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    One of Hawick’s most famous sons is still waiting to come in from the cold. After the big freeze took its toll on the James Wilson statue, there was discussion over it being moved indoors....

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    New Elm Court homes to be bigger and better

    Friday, October 26th, 2018

    Elm Court is to be redeveloped in a bid to increase space for residents....

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    Hawick’s Saturday market is “limping along”, leaving stallholders and customers “frustrated”. That’s according to local ward councillor, Watson McAteer, who also claimed that the Common Haugh site has had “little if any recent involvement by Liverpool-based operators Gerauds”....

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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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