The 3rd Hawick Rainbows made their own contribution to the Remembrance weekend by creating a small version of Flanders Field....
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AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING . . . WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Remembering the fallen in conflicts across the decades – from the Boer War to modern times – services were held in Hawick and the surrounding area, with the annual parade to the war memorial in Wilton Lodge...
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Councillor Davie Paterson says he is thrilled that his colleagues have agreed to spend £5,456 on a new children’s roundabout for the Mote Park....
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Colin Anderson, centre, recently retired after more than 29 years’ service as a yarn store chargehand at Johnstons of Elgin in Mansfield Road. He is pictured at a special presentation with his line manager Jackie Nisbet and the firm’s managing director, Nick Bannerman.
Santa Claus is coming to town as Hawick’s festive season gets under way on Saturday, December 2, with “Christmas at Trinity Gardens.”...
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Ten years ago the musical A Reiver’s Moon lit up Hawick....
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Two very special visitors – miniature Shetland ponies Edwardo and Wilson – proved a huge hit with residents at Deanfield care home....
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One of the most familiar faces at Borders College over the past three decades has left for pastures new....
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“If I could take out a bank loan to pay for her operation I would. But when the cost is an estimated £300,000 it simply isn’t possible.”...
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Local knitters have produced admirable amounts of hats, mitts, cardigans and blankets for war-torn Syrian refugees....
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A local Guiding stalwart says it is “unprecedented” that three girls from the town have been selected to embark on foreign adventures....
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Minto man Ron Hastings saw off strong opposition to win the 2017 Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce business leader award in a first-time public vote...
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But Inspector Carol Wood stresses the importance of the public reporting any criminal activity....
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Three staff members at Drumlanrig school have been recognised for their longservice. Andrena Hedley, administrative assistant, Jan Sharkey, senior nursery nurse, and teacher Sue Embleton have all achieved 20 years’ service, while Julie Hopkins, teacher, has reached the 15-year mark....
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The widow of the late John Dobbie is planning to have her head shaved at Hogmanay to raise much needed funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND)....
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The slow and unreliable broadband service around Chesters is frustrating local residents who feel they are “getting a raw deal”....
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