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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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