More than 60 members and guests attended last Friday night’s Border Club annual dinner which has been hailed as “another success”....
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Taxi fares look set to rise for the first time in five years with a 26.7 per cent increase in the new year. On Tuesday, Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee unanimously supported the proposal – the first rise in fares since 2019....
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The town’s fire station is set to be “upgraded”, it was heard at a meeting of Scottish Borders Council, yesterday (Thursday)....
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A public consultation on a replacement CCTV system for the town, launched by Scottish Borders Council, could see Hawick’s camera views more than double....
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Pupils at Burnfoot Community School recently took part in Scotland’s first positive masculinity programme – and their participation is leading to the initiative being rolled out to the high school....
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Of the 12 jobs axed at Emtelle’s Jedburgh factory, 11 of the affected employees are understood to be from Hawick. Speaking to The Hawick Paper on condition of anonymity, one of the redundant workers from the firm’s fibre termination department claimed this week: “Most of the work we carried out will now be done in...
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Burnfoot Community Hub’s cafe is set to reopen “early in the new year”, The Hawick Paper can reveal....
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Scottish Borders Council is remaining tight-lipped this week over a specific completion date for the town’s flood protection scheme – a situation described as “extremely disappointing” by Hawick Community Council chairman Cameron Knox....
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An estimated 110 people at Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council heard Center Parcs chief executive Colin McKinlay throw the spotlight on the financial benefits to be reaped on the back of one of its holiday villages. ...
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From a family steeped in the club’s history, Ross Aitken is aiming to maintain the organisation’s high standards as he begins his term as the new 1514 Club president....
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Burnfoot is “definitely turning a corner in dealing with antisocial behaviour,” local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall, said following the second multi-agency meeeting on the estate aimed at tackling the problem....
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Joe Fraser admitted to being “more than surprised” after becoming the latest recipient of the Chrysties Trophy. The 72-year-old retired joiner picked up the prestigious accolade at last Thursday night’s Common-Riding Committee annual general meeeting....
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Concerns have again surfaced over the financial sustainability of the town’s youth football teams amid the “spiralling cost’ of using the 3G pitch at Volunteer Park. One year on from the issue initially being discussed at the community council, member Euan Welsh told Monday night’s meeting that Hawick Youth 2010 were facing a cost of ...
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“A lot of areas in the town are a mess,” Hawick Community Council treasurer Jim Adams told Monday night’s meeting. He said he was raising his concerns following Center Parcs’ announcement and the likely increase in visitors it would bring....
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Hawick could be about to undergo an “economic reawakening” following the Center Parcs announcement, according to Councillor Watson McAteer. And in what will widely be seen as a reference to long-standing disappointment over fast-food giant McDonald’s’ apparent reluctance to open a restaurant in Hawick, Mr McAteer added that the holiday village plans could “open the...
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Respected sports broadcaster Jill Douglas told us this week she was “honoured and humbled” to have received an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University. Jill, whose parents Henry and Aileen live at Howahill, got her first newspaper job with The Southern Reporter, after studying journalism at the college....
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