Storm Ali unleashed havoc in and around the town on Wednesday, with gusts of up to 70mph causing widespread damage. The high winds left a trail of destruction, bringing down trees in Mansfield Road, Howdenbank, Burnfoot Road, Fraser Avenue, Slitrig Crescent, Stirches and Silverbuthall, as well as one or two in Denholm. ...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Tributes are being paid from a wide spectrum of the community following the death of ex-Cornet Charles N. Whillans in the Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital on Monday. Affectionately known to all as Chuck, here was a man who had a life-long passion and love for all things pertaining to Hawick and the...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Former Hawick High School pupils from the class of 1990 enjoyed a hugely successful reunion on Saturday night....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
A local shopkeeper is on the mend following a heart attack. Pet shop owner Libby Potts, 69, has been overwhelmed by the number of get-well messages and level of support since she was rushed to hospital from her shop last Monday morning....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Having witnessed his beloved daughter battle life-threating illness meningitis, local solicitor Rory Bannerman is urging parents to “trust their instincts” and act fast....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
A local army veteran is close to completing an energy-sapping cycle fund-raiser for Poppyscotland....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Although it has functioned for several weeks, the FirstLight Trust café and hub on the High Street was officially opened by Provost Watson McAteer on Tuesday afternoon. Sharpe’s Cafe, locally referred to as the ‘veterans’ café’, is their first venture in Scotland, with all profits going to veterans locally....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Councillor Stuart Marshall has successfully asked the local authority to install two new street signs in the Stirches area....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
The scourge of fly-tipping in and around the town shows no sign of abating, with the latest incident involving a caravan abandoned in a layby near Hornshole....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
With just over a week until the town commemorates William Frances Beattie, the sculptor of our beloved 1514 Memorial, a speech at the unveiling in 1914 highlights the work of one of Hawick’s most “distinguished sons”....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
“Unimaginable. A calamity, a catastrophe so devastating, they presumed that there could surely be nothing greater and they christened it the Great War. In which the stakes became so great, that the medals given to Empire troops, described it as the ‘Great War for Civilisation’ because civilisation was itself at stake.” This was how Rev....
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Concerns are growing that as many as 60 jobs could be axed in the town before the end of the year. Uncertainty continues to swirl around John Rae Limited with claims its 33-strong workforce is not being paid on time, while a well-placed source told us that DIY chain Homebase, which announced a raft of...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Ten events will be held in Hawick next week as part of the Scottish Borders Diversity Week. The varied programme, September 17-23, is to celebrate, value and enjoy the diversity that exists in our community through the theme of “Belonging”, giving locals the opportunity to come together, feel connected and enjoy being part of the...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
Questionable positioning of CCTV cameras at Wilton Lodge play park have produced poor image quality and made the identification of those responsible for despicable vandalism over the summer virtually impossible. A police spokesperson criticised the placing of the CCTV and told Monday night’s community council there was no clear image of the culprits on the...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
With plans for a £2million holiday park in the town hanging by a thread, Scottish Borders Council has admitted that it still hasn’t met with the developer, despite telling this newspaper almost five weeks ago that it would do so. As reported on August 17, the local authority said it would meet with Colania Lodges,...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
The complete transformation of Barrie from knitwear manufacturer to fashion company continues apace at its state-of-the-art production plant. The plant has been the centre point for a remarkable turnaround in the firm’s fortunes since being bought by Chanel in 2012. Ongoing multi-million pound investment in machinery and staff has given Barrie the platform to grow into...
Continue reading
Sign up to our Digital Subscription for instant access. Just £1 per week.
Already have an Account?
Log in here.
