Frustration is building over delays to a long-awaited feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Hawick and on to Carlisle, with differing views emerging over how it is being handled....
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Work is continuing to tackle “persistent” flooding at the Trinity Bar. As previously reported, the Duke Street pub has repeatedly suffered ankle-deep flooding in its cellar in recent months....
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Alan Brydon has been warmly praised after being awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s New Year Honours List, in recognition of his “services to music in Hawick”....
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Burnfoot Community Hub was a hive of activity on Christmas Eve as food share volunteers distributed 80 bags of food, including 72 turkeys, to grateful local residents....
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A £4million McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant in Commercial Road will encourage people to “stop, shop and explore” Hawick....
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Transport across the Scottish Borders – and in particular around Hawick and Selkirk – is in line for a significant improvement following the announcement that Center Parcs will be developing a site in the area....
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Tills are ringing in the countdown to Christmas as customers decide to boost the town centre by shopping local....
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Work on the new Center Parcs Scottish Borders is expected to begin as early as this spring, bringing a major economic boost to Hawick and the wider Borders....
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We need to prepare the town to welcome thousands of visitors, said Councillor Stuart Marshall, as the dust settled on the news that Center Parcs’ first Scottish holiday village has been granted planning permission....
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Objectors to the Center Parcs plans claim they have suffered “a completely sacrificial process” after airing their concerns....
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Scottish Borders Council is to seek confirmation from Scottish Ministers over a by-law restricting the right to access on the site of Center Parcs near Hassendean....
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The Center Parcs holiday village three miles north of Hawick – a £450million investment in the local area – will reshape the Borders economy, according to the council’s lead planning officer....
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While there has been widespread support for the new Center Parcs plans from economic and tourism bodies, the scale of the proposed development has been questioned by some locals. ...
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Clair Ramage is seeking a face-to-face meeting with the region’s education boss in a bid to address serious issues at Burnfoot Community School. Mrs Ramage, a Scottish Borders Council councillor and a former teacher, was among those at Monday night’s meeting of Burnfoot Community Council, during which a catalogue of concerns were raised about badly...
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A blunt warning that assets may need to be sold to prop up Hawick’s cash-strapped common good fund has triggered a fierce response – with Councillor Stuart Marshall declaring: “Hawick is not for sale.” Mr Marshall hit out after a report at yesterday’s meeting of the council’s executive suggested disposing of historic assets to help...
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Councillor Watson McAteer has issued a stark warning about the damaging impact of antisocial behaviour at the Common Haugh, asserting it is harming both the social and economic fabric of Hawick....
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