A developer has pointed the finger at environment watchdog SEPA when it comes to completing the residential development of a former mill building in Buccleuch Street, the deteriorating frontage of which is causing concern....
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A month-long public consultation has been launched which could see Hawick United Football Club take on a long-term lease of the Derek Ramage Pavilion at Wilton Lodge Park....
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In a further development emanating from Scotttish Borders Council’s controversial grass management plan, a town councillor is asking local residents for feedback over the potential removal of goalposts at Greenheads Terrace....
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A local shopkeeper has branded news that shoplifting in Scotland has soared to a ten-year high as “shocking” and insists tougher measures are needed to deal with offenders. Kat Yule, who runs Kat’s Corner Shop, has first-hand experience of theft from her Myreslawgreen convenience store, having previously been held at knifepoint by a thief ordering...
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Ahead of the official opening of Hawick Business Centre next week, a local councillor is hoping that “teething problems” at the Oliver Crescent facility can be resolved and the new complex begins to thrive....
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Hawick Community Council has been urged “to cause as much trouble as possible” to prevent a lithium battery storage facility from being built between Whitehaugh and Cala Burn farms....
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Police are reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to track down vandals who uprooted the plants from the three planters on North Bridge during the early hours of Sunday....
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Almost five years of “disruption” at Dovecote Mews looks set to continue, it was heard at Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council. Talking of a recently submitted planning application by Scottish Borders Council for a new active area and outdoor gym adjacent her home, Evelyn Sangster emphasised that the proposed site on land south...
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Members of the Common-Riding Committee and community volunteers were all praised for ensuring the smooth running of this year’s celebrations at the traditional greetin’ meetin’ on Wednesday night. Chairman Frank Scott opened proceedings by congratulating Cornet Ryan Nichol and the rest of the Big Eight....
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Debris from work on the flood protection scheme was branded “environmental vandalism” at last week’s meeting of Hawick Community Council....
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Ten-year-old Drumlanrig school pupil Ula Linkeviciute was “proud” to be crowned winner of the 1514 Club art competition....
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Residents and stakeholders are this week being urged to raise their concerns when revised plans for the proposed Teviot Wind Farm go on display on Wednesday....
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Five years since it was launched, only around half the £1.5million funding from the Hawick Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) has been spent....
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As the curtain falls on the 2024 Common-Riding, this year’s Principals can look back on carrying out the town’s historic traditions with the dignity and decorum befitting the occasion. For Cornet Ryan Nichol, who has received nothing but praise in his role, the big weekend past was like “an emotional rollercoaster”....
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Major overnight roads disruption is scheduled to take place during the next few weeks when the Albert Bridge is closed as part of the flood protection scheme, resulting in a convoy system being implemented on the High Street for all A7 traffic....
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Allotments in Weensland are now just days away from being handed back to users. Community councillors learned on Monday that reinstatement work will begin this week....
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