A local football club has unveiled ambitious plans aimed at “strengthening its infrastructure” and “deepening its roots in the community”. Hawick United AFC recently lodged a proposal with Scottish Borders Council seeking to change the use of The Derek Ramage Pavillion changing rooms in Wilton Lodge Park into “dedicated clubrooms”....
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The region’s top police officer is this week pledging to deploy “additional patrols” in Hawick following two serious incidents in the town over consecutive weekends. Area Commander Chief Inspector Stuart Fletcher was commenting following a serious sexual assault on a female in Teviot Crescent last weekend, and the discovery of a man injured and unconscious...
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Overall exam results across all year groups at the high school showed an “improved performance” with increases in attainment at S4, S5, and S6 compared to 2024, said head teacher Lisa Scott. Pupils received their results on Tuesday and were commended for bettering last year’s outcomes....
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Lingering fears over the future of Deanfield Care Home have been allayed, The Hawick Paper can reveal. Concerns over its future had been expressed to us by relatives of family members living there, amid news of a meeting being called to share “important updates regarding the future proposals for care services in Hawick” with residents...
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Center Parcs’ first weekly drop-in session on Tuesday proved “positive” with the local community showing their support for the £350million holiday village proposal. The firm says the plans, if given the go-ahead, would bring significant tourism, employment and environmental benefits to the region....
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More than £9,000 was raised for the Ronald McDonald House Charity at a special family fun day at Burnfoot Community Hub on Saturday. The event, which attracted around 500 people, was organised by Danni Cumming....
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Hawick’s Active Travel Network [ATN] is to open at the end of this month, with the flood protection scheme’s official opening scheduled for next year....
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Work is continuing at pace to transform and restore the former Congregational Church in Bourtree Place. The 127-year-old building was taken over by the Baptist Church in April this year following a decline in Congregational Church attendance, and is now undergoing renovations both inside and out....
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A long-running project to complete the Hawick Business Centre will soon see the gap area between Oliver Crescent and Teviot Crescent transformed....
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Investigations are continuing after a second glass panel has been found damaged on the flood protection scheme wall to the rear of B&M Bargains in Croft Road. Reassurances have been given that the damage to the panels, which are around 50 yards apart, would have no bearing in the event of a flood....
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A high school pupil inclusion programme which was launched last year triumphed in three categories at the YouthBorders LEAD (learn, educate, advocate, develop) Awards ceremony....
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The leader of Scottish Borders Council is this week calling on Audit Scotland to carry out “a full review” of Hawick’s flood protection scheme. Councillor Euan Jardine said he has “formally requested” the report in a bid to “strengthen oversight and improve funding arrangements for major infrastructure schemes”....
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A prolific blood donor is urging others to follow in his footsteps. Scott Mcpherson, 59, was recognised for making his 75th donation last month at Wilton school – some 28 years after he first gave blood....
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Structural demolition of the high school to make way for the new £56.6million replacement is unlikely to start for a few weeks. Currently, only internal “soft strip” work is being carried out, Scottish Borders Council said....
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The embattled Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is today being accused of ignoring “a key feature” of its own public consultation into controversial plans to downgrade the fire station....
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Motorists are causing “a major problem” by ignoring recently-erected no-entry signs at the junction of North Bridge Street and Union Street. That’s according to Scottish Borders Council councillor, Jane Cox, who highlighted the issue at last Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council....
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