“Outstanding and inspirational” head teacher Jeanette Gordon retired from Drumlanrig primary last Friday after a career spanning almost 40 years. Jeanette had been at the school’s helm for 16 years, before which she taught at Newcastleton and Burnfoot, followed by headships at Hobkirk and Denholm....
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An estimated 500 people, including scores of children, flocked to Sunday’s fire station open day which has been hailed a “great success”. As well as local firefighters, the four-hour event was also attended by representatives from the police, ambulance service, blood bikes, and the Borders Group of Advanced Motorcyclists....
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Local councillors have warned that new recycling uplift rules, which come into force on Monday, will lead to an increase in fly-tipping....
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A new world record was set at the high school last Thursday when 5,340 people tuned it to a livestream showing life-saving CPR training. The massive viewing figure smashed the previous Guinness world record of 1,500 views of a CPR lesson in 24 hours....
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Motorists and pedestrians face six months of delays and inconvenience as an “eyewatering” amount of repairs and excavations – around 90 in total – are carried out across the town....
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Residents at St Andrew’s Care Home are savouring a cuppa or two at their new Lavender Tearoom which officially opened on Tuesday. The idea was the brainchild of the home’s activity co-ordinator, Linda Paton, and has been warmly received by residents at the Stirches Road facility....
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More than 30 vehicles have been clamped by DVLA contractors in a crackdown on unpaid road tax in Hawick. ...
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A “growth in services available online and a reduction in demand for face-to-face services” have led to amended opening hours at Hawick Contact Centre, Scottish Borders Council said this week....
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A four-strong high school maths team have proved themselves a class act reaching the final of a prestigious competition for what could be the first time ever....
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Relatives of a Teri airman killed in the First World War were among invited guests at the rededication of a plaque containing his name....
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Fears that the closure of the Sandbed Post Office could become permanent have been compounded with confirmation that “a review of Post Office service provision in Hawick” is to be carried out....
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Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF) struck gold at last Tuesday night’s Greener Gateway Community Awards. Picking up the cultivating communities accolade, BCF, the charity which aims to improve the wellbeing of those living in Burnfoot, was recognised for its work on the garden at the estate’s hub....
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A proposal to develop a bushcraft facility on land south of Bonchester Bridge has been refused due to its “detrimental visual impact”....
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Concerns are mounting over “strong rumours” of a cut to the £452million Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal and the potential impact it could have on local projects....
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Local councillors were briefed on the “severe financial challenges” facing Borders College at a meeting at the Hawick campus on Wednesday....
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Madge’s Path was officially opened at a ceremony on Wednesday morning. Provost Clair Ramage declared the memorial path open, forging a linking between the west end and Wilton Lodge Park, in the name of Madge Elliot MBE. In her remarks, Mrs Ramage said: “Madge was an amazing lady, famous for her railway campaigning, but she...
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