Poor weather conditions and a reduction in mounted supporters contributed to a considerably smaller than usual profit from this year’s Common-Riding....
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News that an application by EnergyKontor to erect massive wind turbines at Pines Burn was rejected by Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee, has been welcomed by objectors....
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A 13-strong contingent of Trinity Bar regulars are visiting northern Belgium to pay their respects as part of Remembrance weekend....
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The swimming pool at Teviotdale Leisure Centre is to shut for around six weeks as the first phase of the facility’s £263,000 redevelopment gets under way. Live Borders, which runs the centre, announced this week that the pool will be closed from Monday, November 27, until mid-January, while work is carried out to reopen the...
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Hawick couple Lindsay and Amanda Nichol attended a debate on pancreatic cancer at the Scottish Parliament last Wednesday in their quest to raise awareness of the disease since the untimely passing of Lindsay’s brother Ronnie....
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More than 170 people pitched up at Artbeat Studios’ arts and crafts exhibition last weekend, which sold a record amount of paintings....
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Just three months into her new role as Burnfoot Community School head teacher, Catriona Stewart is already making a big impression with pupils and the local community....
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Denholm’s annual bonfire and firework display has been hailed as one of the best yet, after a hugely successful celebration on Sunday evening....
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A controversial planning application to build five houses in Denholm was approved at Scottish Borders Council this week....
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Kirsty Dunlop, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, will represent the Queen at Sunday’s remembrance parade....
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A Hornshole woman has created a spectacular poppy installation at Borders College in Galashiels to mark Armistice Day....
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Parents are stunned by news that St Margaret’s Roman Catholic School is likely to close. “We feel very shocked and sad,” said Kamila Raczynska, whose husband Piotr runs the Adam’s Kitchen restaurant on the High Street. The couple have three boys aged 12, eight and three, and have been involved with the school for the...
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The rising cost of the town’s flood prevention scheme – which currently stands at £44million – is justified. Hawick Flood Group claim it’s a price worth paying to protect homes and businesses into the next century. “Having suffered three major flooding events since 2005 and countless near misses, it is vital that we continue the...
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An ambulance paramedic from Hawick has been presented with a national award by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Mark Neil, 45, was one of four ambulance staff to receive the Brave@Heart award at a special ceremony held at Edinburgh Castle last week. The presentations followed a day of drama when two ambulance teams were dispatched to a...
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A month-long mission to complete 100 miles on a cross trainer is set to raise funds for a worthwhile cause.
Local singing group, the Golden Girls, entertained dementia patients from wards ten and 12 at Borders General Hospital on Monday.
