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    Sandbags are now available at Morrisons

    Sunday, August 20th, 2017

    A new sandbag store in the car park at Morrisons supermarket now brings the town’s total to four locations....

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    Popular local restaurant Adam’s Kitchen mounted a fund-raising event this week to help raise money to enhance the life of a seriously-ill child....

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    A local pensioner who took part in an older driver session has praised the scheme for providing valuable “reassurance”....

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    Readers our absolute lifeblood

    Friday, August 18th, 2017

    I write today’s column with an overwhelming sense of pride following the first 12 months of The Hawick Paper – a year that has seen our dedicated team work to produce what we firmly believe is the great paper that you, our readers, deserve.


    Firm’s delight at securing contract

    Friday, June 23rd, 2017

    Bradford-based Caterleisure is “delighted” to have been awarded the café contract at Wilton Lodge Park and looks forward to providing customer satisfaction and seasonal menus.


    A statue of the Hawick-born founder of The Economist magazine could be erected in the town by August.


    Racing enthusiasts following this week’s Royal Ascot may be blissfully unaware of a Hawick connection in today’s prestigious Gold Cup, with all the runners’ numbers made by a local husband-and-wife team.


    When Emma Taylor was diagnosed with diabetes as a 12-year-old she was told there would be a cure by the time she was 30. Just a matter of weeks short of that landmark there is still no sign of a cure. Living with type one diabetes has made a huge difference to the former Wilton […]


    Huge investment in business units at Tower Mill is money well spent according to Scottish Borders Council, and could act as a catalyst for future property redevelopment in the town. It says the new business incubator centre at the former Almstrongs building will provide different opportunities for rapidlydeveloping companies. Asked if there was a real […]


    Youngsters get life-saving lessons

    Friday, June 23rd, 2017

    Pupils at Drumlanrig school have been learning some life-saving skills this week, as part of a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service initiative.


    A local charity is more than £5,000 better off thanks to a father-and-son fund-raising duo who battled freezing conditions to complete a marathon bike ride in Keilder Forest earlier this year.


    Shop break-in

    Friday, June 23rd, 2017

    Police have launched an investigation following a break-in at a charity shop in the town centre.


    Action demanded on Burnfoot road

    Friday, April 14th, 2017

    Residents are demanding action after a child was injured in a fall on a “badly churned up road” at Burnfoot, where there have been repeated promises of repair.


    A new study into the possibility of extending the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank to Carlisle “must look at the economic benefits of the line”, according to local MSP John Lamont.


    Pupils serve up an emotional farewell

    Friday, April 14th, 2017

    St Margaret’s Primary School cook Christine Laidlaw has retired from her role at the school after 23 years. A special concert was held in her honour on the final day of school before the Easter break, and the event proved to be “very emotional” for the popular staff member. The 17 current pupils at the […]


    Plans are well under way for the 56th annual Jimmie Guthrie Memorial Run on Sunday, June 18.


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