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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Residents in the Wilton Hill area are up in arms over the removal of an historic wall, according to a local councillor....
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I read a story on a journalism website earlier this year which claimed that the majority of community newspapers don’t reach their 12th edition due to several common factors, namely lack of money, lack of time or internal disagreements...
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A former Denholm Primary School pupil who now lives in America returned to the school during the Common-Riding to launch a new annual art competition. ...
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Over 300 people descended on Wilton Lodge Park last Friday for Scottish Borders Council’s second family and dog fun day and once again it was voted a great success....
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Burnfoot Hub on a Friday morning has become very fashionABLE....
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Another hugely successful and well-attended Burnfoot Carnival proved a focal point for townsfolk on Saturday....
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At the community council annual general meeting on Monday night, chairman Ian Turnbull delivered his annual report on how to make Hawick a better place. Because of the lack of support from local schools for the traditional festive season fancy-dress parade of previous years, the experimental Christmas Event at Trinity Gardens proved to be a...
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Local organisations are being invited to bid for a share of the £40,000 up for grabs in the second round of Scottish Borders Council’s Localities Bid Fund. Councillor Stuart Marshall, chairman of Teviot and Liddesdale Area Partnership, said: “I’m delighted that the fund is once again open to community groups to apply for. “And I’d...
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The company which runs the Refresh café in Wilton Lodge Park has been accused of letting the Hawick public down. The criticism has been levelled at Yorkshire-based Caterleisure following a hugely successful concert by Scocha at the bandstand on Sunday – when Teries hoping to continue enjoying their afternoon, found the café was shut....
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Repairs to a pothole-ridden stretch of road on the outskirts of the town have been branded “substandard”. And amid heavy criticism, officials from Amey Highways, which is responsible for the maintenance of the badly rutted section of the A7 just north of the Homebase roundabout, appear to have gone to ground, ignoring our requests for...
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In what will be seen as a slap in the face for Hawick motorists, both supermarkets selling petrol in the town appear unwilling to explain why fuel is more expensive in Hawick than in Galashiels. Last week, we ran a story highlighting a six pence price difference at the pumps between Asda in Galashiels and...
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Police have launched an appeal for information after a stolen car was found ablaze earlier this week at Burnfoot. The vehicle, a Skoda Octavia, was reported missing from Eyemouth around 9am on Monday, and just over three hours later was reduced to a burnt-out wreck....
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