It is now “weeks rather than months” until the new dementia facility opens at the community hospital, The Hawick Paper can reveal....
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Dr John Leonard Graham, Hawick RFC’s oldest living player, celebrated his 100th birthday with a family gathering at Crieff Hydro on Sunday....
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Her many friends in the Salvation Army were deeply saddened by the death of 94-year-old Nan Douglas, who had been a huge part of the charity organisation for some 80 years....
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“More dialogue and meetings” are needed over the installation of a new CCTV system for the town. So said Kevin Marsh, vice-chairman of Hawick Community Council, which is fronting the security cameras bid....
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Thanks to the generosity of townsfolk, more than £8,000 was raised for the Poppy Scotland Appeal in 2023 – around £1,500 more than the previous year....
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Utility companies are “digging the town up without any real notice” before “waiting weeks on end” to finish roadworks. That’s according to Councillor Stuart Marshall, amid continual traffic congestion in the town – an issue he is set to raise with Scottish Borders Council (SBC) directors early next week....
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Questions are being asked over why the conversion of a local pub into a house has been refused on the grounds of “flood risk” as the town’s £100million protection scheme nears completion....
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“Great concern” has been expressed after it emerged that Scottish Borders Council is proposing to create wild flower meadows in Wellogate and Wilton cemeteries....
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The new £1.5million footbridge in Lower Mansfield is “a hugely important link”, says local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall. And the elected member, who has championed the bridge bid between Weensland and Mansfield for many years, admitted it was “an emotional moment” seeing it come to fruition....
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An incident at Stampers Bar last Friday night has prompted renewed calls for greater coverage of defibrillators within the town, better awareness of where they are located and wider education into the use of them....
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There has been a torrent of anger over the “downright stupid” actions of several individuals seen climbing the town’s floodgates and footbridges after the deluge dumped by Storm Isha last weekend....
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A mum-of-two is looking to share her recent mental and physical struggles to inspire others experiencing personal difficulties to not be afraid to reach out for help....
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There has been a mixed response to the pedestrian-friendly, one-way trial which was introduced in Kenilworth Avenue this week. The three-month trial, part of the Burnfoot leg of the town’s Active Travel Network (ATN), saw the lane nearest to the primary school blocked off on Monday, which immediately sparked a wave of protests on the...
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Watson McAteer is standing down after seven years as the town’s civic leader – confirming his intention to the Honorary Provost’s Council on Wednesday night....
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Benjamin Mitchell Hartop, who died last month, was a well-known and dedicated sportsman in local cricket and football circles. He was 86. Although born in Luton in March 1937, Benny, as he was known, always considered himself a proud Hawick and Scottish person, and every Common-Riding, along with his wife, Norma, could be found up...
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Transport Scotland, the Scottish Government’s national transport agency, is “blocking” the rail extension feasibility study, a leading campaigner has claimed this week....
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