A team of consultants has been appointed, we can reveal, to create a “masterplan” for Hawick which could lead to millions of pounds of investment in the town. As part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal Place Programme, £7.25million has been earmarked to be spent on projects in Hawick, Eyemouth, Galashiels and Jedburgh....
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Townsfolk are set to have their say on whether the traffic management layout brought in to facilitate the construction phase of the flood prevention scheme should be made permanent. “Professionals” are of the opinion that the changes, including traffic lights and the introduction of a one-way system for part of Princes Street, have been for...
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The new Weensland footbridge will be lifted into place at the end of this month, weather permitting, community councillors were told at last month’s meeting....
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Teri rugby star Stuart Hogg has spoken of his “incredible pride” after being awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List. The 31-year-old full-back, who hung up his boots in July after a stellar career, has been recognised for his services to rugby....
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Plans to introduce a ban on parking on pavements are “no further forward” in the Scottish Borders, it was heard at last month’s meeting of Hawick Community Council....
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Although the town’s £90million flood defences held firm in the face of Storm Gerrit’s high winds and heavy rain, the local volunteer flood group was nevertheless called out for most of Wednesday dealing with areas under water....
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Six Hawick organisations have had their coffers boosted with more than £90,000 in grants from the Borders Local Action Group (LAG)....
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A west end shopkeeper has been left reeling after losing an appeal against the removal of a large sign promoting her business. Kat Yule expanded Kat’s Corner Shop in Myreslawgreen two years ago, opening a second larger outlet in Gladstone Street, selling a large range of sweeties and ice creams....
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It’s been “torture”, a Duke Street couple told us this week after months of vibratory flood prevention scheme work left their home “riddled with cracks”....
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Thanks to the generosity of donors, and the sterling effort of fund-raiser Dianne Murphy, the Border Holiday Group will benefit from £1,475 towards its valuable respite work....
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Christmas is a time of giving, and a generous £13,000 gift to the Salvation Army’s food bank is set to bring plenty of festive cheer to those most in need....
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A £1million boost for cash-strapped Live Borders– with a possible further £500,000 before April – will “ensure that vital local health and wellbeing services remain open”, according to Councillor Watson McAteer....
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Scott & Paterson, the long-established printers, closed at the end of October on the retiral of owner, ex-Cornet Bruce Campbell. It had operated on the High Street for 112 years. One employee lost his job....
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Work to permanently plug gaps in the town’s flood defences won’t be done until May, some five months after the widely publicised completion date of the scheme by the end of this year....
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His cheerful manner and dedication to patients has earned hospital porter Billy Hush an unsung hero accolade. Billy, of Ramsay Road, was nominated by Borders General Hospital’s ambulatory care outpatients’ team and will have his photograph displayed as part of the hospital’s unsung hero portrait project....
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Members of Burnfoot Community Council have called for the board of Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) – which oversees the day-to-day running of Burnfoot Community Hub – to step down....
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