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    The Hawick Paper

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    Dialysis patient Phil Nichol is preparing to saddle up to raise cash for the Borders General Hospital unit which has played such a major part in his life for the past two year....

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    Sharp division over £9m Moor proposal

    Friday, April 15th, 2022

    Opinion remains firmly divided over multi-million pound plans to revamp the Moor – amid the first public consultation on the proposals on Monday night....

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    Moor bid goes public

    Friday, April 8th, 2022

    The public will have the opportunity to hear first-hand plans for the potential £10million development of Hawick Moor into the St Leonard’s Park project at the community council’s monthly meeting on Monday night....

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    Project has strong Burnfoot roots

    Friday, April 8th, 2022

    Awarded £2,500 from Scottish Borders Council’s Financial Inclusion Fund, the Hornshole Greenway project will begin preliminary works to create a small community orchard in Burnfoot. ...

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    Sluice hopes rising

    Friday, April 8th, 2022

    A long-awaited sluice facility for campervan visitors to the Common Haugh is expected to be installed by the end of this month....

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    Replacing the glass flooring in the Heart of Hawick cafe would provide visitors with a far better view of the waterwheel, according to the town’s provost....

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    Tour of Britain organisers have this week not ruled out bringing the showpiece cycling event back to Hawick for the second consecutive year....

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    The Common-Riding Committee’s grant bid to cover the cost of more toilets at the Moor was branded “an early April Fool’s Day joke” at Tuesday’s Common Good Fund meeting....

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    Fury as care home plan pushed back

    Friday, March 25th, 2022

    Reports that a proposed 60-bed “care village” in Stirches could be scaled down, or even axed, have sparked a furious reaction in the town....

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    Hawick Blue Watch crew commander Rachel Harris has been recognised for more than 20 years’ exemplary service as a firefighter....

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    ‘No smoke without fire’

    Friday, March 18th, 2022

    With Scottish Borders Council remaining tightlipped over rumours it will be introducing three-week waste collections – it has been claimed “there is no smoke without fire”....

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    Fly-tipping ‘a tough battle’

    Friday, March 18th, 2022

    Councilllor Stuart Marshall has described the latest incident of fly-tipping in Havelock Place as “among the worst he has ever seen”....

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    Teri rage over rail route removal bid

    Friday, March 11th, 2022

    A bid to wipe out all references to the possible extension of the Borders Railway from Scottish Borders Council’s Local Development Plan was this week met with outrage....

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    Ploughing cash into charity’s coffers

    Friday, March 11th, 2022

    Noah’s Charity Tractor Run, which involved 82 vehicles and attracted huge local support on Saturday, has helped raise more than £13,000 for a baby loss charity....

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    Balcony concerns remain

    Friday, March 11th, 2022

    “Serious” concerns over crumbling balconies at homes in Silverbuthall and Howdenbank must be addressed as a matter of urgency, according to local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall....

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    Jake loading up for Ukraine mercy trip

    Friday, March 4th, 2022

    A local businessman aims to help refugees fleeing Ukraine by personally delivering a lorry-load of goods next week to help the war-torn country’s people....

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