Heartfelt tributes have been paid following the recent passing of opera stalwart and former nurse, Rita Storie. She was 86. Rita was a popular and well-known face in the town, a wonderful friend to many, with her family always front and foremost....
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Borders College’s Hawick campus is set to be transformed into a “cutting-edge” innovation and advanced manufacturing hub, it was announced yesterday (Thursday). The move, which will see South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) take ownership of the building in Buccleuch Road, has allayed fears over the college’s long-term future in the town....
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Antiques enthusiast Jenny Sutherland and her mum Alison Short appeared on BBC show Bargain Hunt last week. Filming took place at Springwood Park in Kelso and the pair now have to wait until Thursday to discover if they, or one of the other three teams, have been successful with their £300 budget....
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The former secretary of Friends of Hawick Library is calling for the local authority to take Live Borders-run services back under its control. Mairhi Trickett, 79, a former councillor in Orkney, who moved to Hawick in 2012, is also suggesting that Scottish Borders Council has “a complete rethink” of how services, including the library, are...
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A local football club has unveiled ambitious plans aimed at “strengthening its infrastructure” and “deepening its roots in the community”. Hawick United AFC recently lodged a proposal with Scottish Borders Council seeking to change the use of The Derek Ramage Pavillion changing rooms in Wilton Lodge Park into “dedicated clubrooms”....
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The region’s top police officer is this week pledging to deploy “additional patrols” in Hawick following two serious incidents in the town over consecutive weekends. Area Commander Chief Inspector Stuart Fletcher was commenting following a serious sexual assault on a female in Teviot Crescent last weekend, and the discovery of a man injured and unconscious...
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Overall exam results across all year groups at the high school showed an “improved performance” with increases in attainment at S4, S5, and S6 compared to 2024, said head teacher Lisa Scott. Pupils received their results on Tuesday and were commended for bettering last year’s outcomes....
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Lingering fears over the future of Deanfield Care Home have been allayed, The Hawick Paper can reveal. Concerns over its future had been expressed to us by relatives of family members living there, amid news of a meeting being called to share “important updates regarding the future proposals for care services in Hawick” with residents...
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Center Parcs’ first weekly drop-in session on Tuesday proved “positive” with the local community showing their support for the £350million holiday village proposal. The firm says the plans, if given the go-ahead, would bring significant tourism, employment and environmental benefits to the region....
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More than £9,000 was raised for the Ronald McDonald House Charity at a special family fun day at Burnfoot Community Hub on Saturday. The event, which attracted around 500 people, was organised by Danni Cumming....
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Hawick’s Active Travel Network [ATN] is to open at the end of this month, with the flood protection scheme’s official opening scheduled for next year....
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Work is continuing at pace to transform and restore the former Congregational Church in Bourtree Place. The 127-year-old building was taken over by the Baptist Church in April this year following a decline in Congregational Church attendance, and is now undergoing renovations both inside and out....
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A long-running project to complete the Hawick Business Centre will soon see the gap area between Oliver Crescent and Teviot Crescent transformed....
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Investigations are continuing after a second glass panel has been found damaged on the flood protection scheme wall to the rear of B&M Bargains in Croft Road. Reassurances have been given that the damage to the panels, which are around 50 yards apart, would have no bearing in the event of a flood....
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A high school pupil inclusion programme which was launched last year triumphed in three categories at the YouthBorders LEAD (learn, educate, advocate, develop) Awards ceremony....
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The leader of Scottish Borders Council is this week calling on Audit Scotland to carry out “a full review” of Hawick’s flood protection scheme. Councillor Euan Jardine said he has “formally requested” the report in a bid to “strengthen oversight and improve funding arrangements for major infrastructure schemes”....
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