Councillor Stuart Marshall told council bosses this week that he wants to see “the detail” in any plans which could lead to the closure of facilities in Hawick....
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A 32-year-old Hawick man has been jailed following a fatal crash on the A7 near the Ashkirk junction in 2023. Christopher Lynn pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow earlier this month to causing death by dangerous driving and seriously injuring two others....
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The new president of the Ancient Order of Mosstroopers is aiming to continue the club’s “recent great work”, he told the paper this week....
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Hawick Boxing Club has been handed a late reprieve as they continue their search for new premises....
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Concerns are growing that the feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Hawick could now take five years to complete, instead of the originally envisaged 24 months....
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Attempts are to be made to revive a shoplifter alert scheme in Hawick, amid a claim that retail theft is at an “industrial level”. Making that assertion at Monday night’s community council meeting was Scottish Borders Council councillor, Watson McAteer, following the monthly police report which contained a string of shoplifting incidents in September....
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At this “pivotal time”, townsfolk are being urged to attend tomorrow’s Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) annual general meeting in the town hall. CBR chairwoman Marion Short highlights the importance of attending to learn all about the campaign and its work to extend the line to Carlisle....
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An informal opening of the new £40,000 playpark at the Loaning in Denholm was held on Monday. The comprehensive facelift comes after the facility faced an uncertain future in 2019 when it was earmarked for closure. ...
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Scottish Borders Council will hold a special meeting next month to decide the future of sport, leisure and cultural facilities across the region – including three buildings in Hawick. This follows a public consultation on a report, published in April by Integratis Consulting, which recommended closing a string of properties....
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Hawick exile Lindsay Sullivan has this week spoken of her pride at her daughter’s dedication to helping find a cure for cystic fibrosis. Milah, 11, who was diagnosed with the condition this year organised a fund-raiser at her school in Western Australia, which raised more than $2000 (£968)....
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There has been overwhelming support for a campaign to buy Bedrule Church, with more than 120 donors securing the purchase of the historic building....
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Police enquiries are continuing after emergency services were called to a car fire on the outskirts of Stirches on Sunday night. The fire brigade was first to the location near to the sub-station just after 9pm, closely followed by police, where the car which is believed to have been a Vauxhall Cavalier, was alight....
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Plans are being drawn up to address “an accident waiting to happen” at Sleepy Valley play park in Burnfoot....
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Retired primary school teacher Kath Reid has raised £1,800 for a cancer charity close to her heart after shaving her head. Kath, who celebrated her 60th birthday this summer, took the bold move for Brave the Shave – a campaign run by Macmillan Cancer Support....
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Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the floods which devastated Hawick. The one- in-50-year flooding event impacted homes and businesses across the town, and prompted the formation of the town’s volunteer flood group, as well as public meetings....
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Bonchester Bridge’s Yvonne Ridley has this week told of her “kidnap and capture” by Israel, after trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid. The journalist and activist, who has lived at Wolfelee Cottage since 2011, was previously detained for 11 days by the Taliban in Afghanistan in the wake of the...
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