Burnfoot is at the centre of a fresh wave of antisocial behaviour, it was heard at a meeting of the estate’s community council on Monday night. The young perpetrators “have no respect for the community they live in”, a local Scottish Borders Council councillor told the paper....
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Warmer than average spring temperatures have seen Teries and tourists flock to Wilton Lodge Park over the last week or so. Judith Hope-Wilson, who owns the Pavilion Cafe at the park, has reported bumper sales of ice-cream, while hundreds of youngsters have been enjoying the thrills and spills of the adjacent playpark....
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A new £45,000 toucan crossing in Burnfoot Road, which will form part of the town’s active travel network, “will save lives”, according to a local councillor....
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Boonraw resident Blair Breton has this week hit out at the “sheer scale” of the proposed Stirches Renewable Energy Park which is undergoing community consultation....
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A unanimous decision to support plans for a new £56.6million high school has been described as “fantastic news for the town and the future of local youngsters”. The proposals received the full backing of Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee on Monday – a move welcomed by local ward councillor, Watson McAteer....
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A two-day endurance riding event at the Moor was given the go-ahead at Wednesday morning’s meeting of the Common Good Fund Sub-Committee. Organised by the Scottish Endurance Riding Club, (SERC), it will run over two days on Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20, with Thursday, July 18, being used as a “set-up day”....
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A temporary mast at Swantead Hill for collecting data on wind conditions was rejected by Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee to rapturous applause from the public benches....
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A local councillor is this week vowing to fight any moves to cut the number of fire crews in Hawick. Stuart Marshall told us he is “absolutely horrified” at the proposals, which a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesman said were “subject to a full public consultation”....
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Some of the high school’s historic central building could be saved in revised plans for the new £56.6million campus, although its long-term future is still to be assessed....
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Teries have been praised for their generosity in raising more than £8,450 in last November’s Poppyscotland appeal – an increase of £400 on the previous year....
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A temporary 90m high mast at Swantead Hill for collecting data on wind conditions is being recommended for approval by Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee on Monday....
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Scottish Borders Council has unanimously approved the permanent closure of the Wilton Centre in Princes Street – and it could now be “brought back to life” as a creative hub....
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HAWICK, MARCH 2025 – ib vogt UK, a leading utility-scale solar developer, is holding a second public consultation for Stirches Renewable Energy Park, a solar and BESS development proposed for land northeast of Hawick Substation. The event will take place on 3 April at Hawick Town Hall between 3PM and 7PM. This follows an initial […]
The Hawick branch of Santander is set to close at the end of July with the loss of eight jobs. It is part of the Spanish banking giant’s UK-wide shake-up which will see 95 branches shutting, as more and more customers choose to do their banking online....
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A local man says he is at his “wit’s end” over continuous antisocial behaviour which started more than two years ago....
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Spiralling energy costs and declining usage have led to members of Hawick Burns Club voting overwhelmingly for the conversion of the Pringle Hall function room into a sports lounge with pool tables and dartboards....
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