An award-winning local computer games designer says that more jobs in the multi-million pound sector could be created in Hawick. Sean Darling was speaking to the paper after returning from the Scottish Parliament where he helped press the case for increased support from the government for the gaming industry....
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A new book, Voices of Hawick Rugby, written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Hawick Rugby Club, was launched at Mansfield Park on Wednesday night. With written contributions and oral history interviews from more than 170 people, it provides a “unique insight into what has made the club tick”, said club president and co-editor Ian...
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Burnfoot Community Council is “completely in the dark” over the “situation” at the estate’s cash-strapped hub, it was heard at Monday night’s meeting. As previously reported, the facility, run by Burnfoot Community Futures (BCF), has been experiencing “serious financial problems”, which led to last week’s permanent closure of the cafe, with the loss of nine...
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There was a “helluva turnaround” at this year’s Common-Riding, it has been reported, with the committee announcing a £17,000 profit....
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Nine jobs will be lost at Burnfoot Community Hub after it was announced yesterday (Thursday) afternoon that the facility’s cafe is to shut permanently....
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A long-serving midwife who helped deliver many Hawick babies has retired after 50 years’ service with the NHS. Margaret Davison worked as a community nurse and midwife in Hawick between 1981 and 1988, before moving to Borders General Hospital when the Haig Maternity Home closed....
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Directors who manage cash-strapped Burnfoot Community Hub are continuing their fight to “ensure a secure future”. Although the cafe remains closed “for the foreseeable future”, some parts of the facility have reopened and talks are continuing with outside agencies about what can be done to reduce outgoings and balance the books in the longer term....
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Garry Douglas has received his Royal Warrant certificate and medal in recognition of 20 years’ service and good conduct as a firefighter....
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The body spearheading improvements to the Moor will now be known as The Friends of Hawick Mair, and will work for the benefit of townsfolk, the paper has been told this week....
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It was established in Hawick more than 200 years ago and went on to become a world-renowned luxury knitwear firm. But the future of Pringle, which once employed 4,000 people in Hawick, and its connection to the town is now uncertain. The Hawick Paper understands members of staff at the company’s Hawick outlet store at...
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Just months after being declared cancer-free, young Flora Gentleman is undergoing more treatment following a relapse. In January, we reported that the brave five-year-old had sounded the end-of-treatment bell at the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh....
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Volunteers who manage cash-strapped Burnfoot Community Hub are hoping a rescue deal can be agreed to prevent its closure....
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Plans to develop a new-build dementia care village in Stirches have taken a step forward with the establishment of a new project team....
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Scottish Borders Council is set to “demonstrate its commitment” to extending the Borders Railway by creating a new working group of staff and councillors to focus on the issue....
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There is “no justification for a speed limit reduction” at Teviothead, despite long-running road safety concerns. That’s the message from BEAR Scotland after relentless campaigning by local residents about speed and safety issues....
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The Glasgow-based architecture firm tasked with designing Hawick’s new £48million high school has taken initial steps to progress the project. Stallan-Brand, the design company behind other new Borders schools in Galashiels, Peebles and Jedburgh, has formally requested an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the Buccleuch Road site....
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