Hawick’s business community has united in condemnation after vandals set fire to two wreaths at the war memorial at the weekend. Local company bosses have donated £50 each in a bid to flush out the culprits, with a total of £600 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of one or more people. The...
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a High Street restaurant was broken into earlier this week. Between 9.30pm on Tuesday and 8.50am on Wednesday entry was forced through a rear window at Adam’s Kitchen. The suspects then made their way into the main restaurant area before making off with the cash register which contained a...
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A former teacher turned councillor has voiced grave concerns about the poor condition of Hawick High School, accusing the local authority of “leaving it behind”. Retired art teacher Clair Ramage, now elected to represent Hawick and Denholm, has spoken out about the deteriorating state of the Buccleuch Road school – highlighting problems from exposed wires...
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Record-breaking rower Sir Chay Blyth was thrilled to add another award to his collection – a Great Shogan Samurai Award.
A local councillor is disappointed at the time it has taken Scottish Borders Council to announce the results of a recent pilot scheme to combat dog fouling in Wilton Lodge Park. The scheme ended in May, but Councillor Stuart Marshall has been forced to write to the council director responsible for neighbourhood services to establish...
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Sixteen years on, Leaburn Drive remains “a nightmare” posing a health and safety risk, according to a local businessman. Steve Porter is still pressing for action, but is becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress. “It is 16 years since the council said they were going to tar the road, and for the last 11...
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A call has been made for efforts to be “redoubled” in a bid to open a nursery at Burnfoot Community Hub. Speaking at last week’s Burnfoot Community Council meeting, Scottish Borders Council councillor, Stuart Marshall, said when plans were being drawn up for the hub back in 2007, everyone wanted a nursery. “We haven’t delivered...
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Completing the weekend’s Alzheimer Scotland Memory Walk, saw Lesley Pringle raise more than £200 for the worthy cause. Lesley took part in the five kilometre walk round Harestanes, in memory of her father-in-law, well-known Teri Ronnie Pringle, and was supported by her husband Graeme and mother-in-law Kathy. Ronnie worked for Pringle of Scotland for 44...
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A Dutch couple won’t be returning to Hawick anytime soon following an act of stupidity by irresponsible teenagers. The pair were staying at The Lux, Bed and Breakfast at Teviotside Terrace late last month on the final night of their Scottish holiday when their motorbike was tipped over. Disgusted proprietor Alan King, 55, contacted The...
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Two Hawick students took centre stage at the annual Borders College graduation ceremony last week, after being chosen to receive special awards. Around 600 graduates and guests attended the event held at Springwood Park in Kelso, but it was especially memorable for Teries Lisa Telford and Corrie McCaig, who were announced as winners. Thirty-three-year-old Lisa...
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French restaurant Le 2016 has been nominated as a regional finalist in the Scottish Thistle Awards’ regional rising star category.
Given the town’s recent rise in crime, the announcement of nine additional police officers for the Borders is welcome news. But local councillor and ex-detective chief superintendent Watson McAteer still feels Hawick isn’t adequately policed. “It is clear through recent experience that there are not enough officers for Hawick so it’s time the focus on...
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Two local councillors are driven to tackle parking problems on the High Street. Following the launch of a five-year vision document by Scottish Borders Council, councillors Watson McAteer and Stuart Marshall pressed for a new working party to reconsider on-street parking. Councillor McAteer explained: “The ruling administration at SBC created a vision document to focus on...
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Plans are progressing well at the new Scott & Charters factory in Burnfoot. “After only ten weeks, I can confirm the ground preparatory work is completed and, with the foundations laid, the erection of the steel structure took place over the course of last week,” explained managing director Malcolm Grant. “It’s really given everyone a...
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Significant savings are being sought by Live Borders, which could impact on the town’s Wilton Lodge Park museum and The Borders Textile Towrhouse. In correspondence leaked to The Hawick Paper, staff on permanent contracts at Live Borders museums and galleries are being asked to consider early retirement or reduced hours. The letter states “there is...
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Local charity Avril’s Trust has donated defibrillators to three more key locations in the town. Hawick Golf Club, Lochpark Industrial Estate and Drumlanrig Primary School have become the latest recipients of the lifesaving equipment. The defibrillators are being distributed as part of the Trust’s mission to increase heart attack survival rates....
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