Promises to resurface the Common Haugh car park and turn it into an attractive focal point when flood works are completed “appear to be little more than words”, according to Provost Watson McAteer....
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A new evening “use it or lose it” bus pilot will be launched in Hawick, thanks to support from Scottish Borders Council. ...
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Work on the £42,000 remembrance garden at Wilton Cemetery is nearing completion....
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Double Paralympian Kate Murray, who made her home in Bonchester Bridge, has died. She was 74....
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Provost Watson McAteer is calling on Scottish Borders Council to abandon any plans to extend the Active Travel Network (ATN) to North Bridge Street because it creates “significant risks” to commercial and retail business....
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A local knitwear worker has just finished a process which will hopefully result in a complete stranger being given the gift of life....
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The hard work, dedication and commitment of both staff and pupils has maintained attainment progress over the past three years at Hawick High School....
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After the theft of vehicles and £20,000 worth of equipment, the Green Team charity has vowed to “bounce back”. Its Weensland Mill compound was broken into over the weekend and police are appealing for information following the theft of an IFOR William twin-axle flatbed trailer and a white transit van with green Borders Green Team...
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Law-breaking youngsters have been seen throwing fireworks into residential gardens in Burnfoot, it was reported at the estate’s community council meeting on Monday night....
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A speed survey is to be carried out on the A7 at Teviothead following long-running road safety fears which were reignited by a recent collision. ...
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Hawick could have its own street-cleaning team if moves by the town’s regeneration body bear fruit. Future Hawick chairman Colin Hope told us this week: “It seems clear from my involvement in the research work carried out by the Town Team steering group that the state of the High Street was of major concern to...
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A plea for patience has been made when it comes to maintenance of the Hornshole memorial....
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News that motorists caught flouting a new ban on pavement parking will face fines of up to £150 has been welcomed by a long-term wheelchair user who says offenders seriously curtail her mobility....
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Erin Scott raised £886.12 for The Salvation Army’s Hawick food bank in a supermarket sweep at her local Aldi store....
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The area’s tourism, heritage and leisure offering has been given a massive financial shot in the arm with the awarding of more than a third of a million pounds via the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF)....
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A vital support group for endometriosis sufferers has just been recognised as the first registered charity for the debilitating condition in the south of Scotland....
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