Sharpe’s Coffee Shop at the Tower Knowe only opened on July 9, but is already proving popular with Teries and visitors. Locally termed the “veterans’ café”, it is run by FirstLight, a charity which supports former members of the armed forces and the blue light services....
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Hawick was yesterday handed a multi-million pound boost with the news that two new training initiatives will be set up in the town. Plans unveiled will see Hawick benefit from around £1.8million of funding – approved by the South of Scotland Economic Partnership (SOSEP) – leading to a brand new £1.2million construction hub at Borders...
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Removing prohibitive planning restrictions should encourage new investment in the town, helping to fill empty shops and create a “21st century high street”. Scottish Borders Council has made major changes to the rules governing change of use of commercial properties in town centres. ...
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Rail campaigners have lined up a new initiative in a bid to get more members on board for the push to bring trains back to Hawick. Action group Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) is set to stage a special town-centre exhibition and art competition, aimed at recruiting more support for, and raising awareness of, the...
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Inquiries are continuing into the unexplained death of a man in Hillend Drive last week. Ryan Scott, 34, was found dead just after 6am last Thursday, leaving his family stunned and devastated....
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Hawick Community Council chairman Ian Turnbull is to continue in his role despite being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Ian, 63, began his first round of chemotherapy on Wednesday but is determined to continue life as normal and he is urging men to make an appointment with the doctor if they experience unusual aches and...
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Headstone testing in local cemeteries will see unsafe memorials cordoned off and signage put in place, Scottish Borders Council said this week. The programme of inspections, which includes Wilton, Wellogate and Denholm cemeteries, is “essential” and will help to ensure public and staff safety. SBC told us that the families of the deceased can contact...
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The Common-Riding Committee is remaining tightlipped over rumours that losses of around £4,000 were recorded at the Moor this year. The Hawick Paper has been approached by two different sources regarding the alleged deficit, with both individuals adamant that the finances have taken a hit....
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Complaints received by the paper that Williestruther walk is overgrown and unkempt have been denied by the man instrumental in revamping the area. French Wight, who led the community council’s bid to improve the site three years ago, told us that the route was a “natural walk” and was never intended to be manicured. He...
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A wasps’ nest, which led to the disabled ramp at Wilton Lodge Park’s popular café being out of commission over the weekend, has now been removed, but one of the ladies’ toilets is still out of action. Caterleisure, which runs the café, confirmed a wasps’ nest had been located under the disabled ramp....
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What is often described as the blackest day in Hawick’s military history, the attack by units of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers on the Turkish lines in Gallipoli on July 12, 1915, was remembered by the Callants’ Club on Thursday night. Two wreath-laying ceremonies, both poignant, solemn affairs, took place at the 1514 Memorial and...
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Johnstons of Elgin is the first cashmere company in Scotland to earn a prestigious award for its continuous commitment to the training and employment of young people. The Mansfield Road-based company – which has around 280 employees – has been awarded the GOLD Investors in Young People Good Practice award (IIYP). IIYP is the only...
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In his chairman’s report at Hawick Flood Group’s recent annual general meeting, Councillor Stuart Marshall said he was “relieved that during the past 12 months they have only received two flood alerts”. One was in November 2017 and the other January 24 this year, when flood gates on all of the town’s bridges were closed...
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Wilton Lodge Park has picked up a coveted Green Flag following its successful regeneration scheme.
Scottish Borders Council’s decision to switch Common Good cash to a different investor resulted in a sizeable £101,000 “disinvestment” loss, according to annual accounts of the town funds for 2017/18, where Hawick’s loss amounted to £17,000....
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A local knitwear firm has donated goods worth around £750 to the firefighters who tackled the blaze on Saddleworth Moor....
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