A Romanian worker who raped a woman in her Hawick home only days after he arrived in Scotland was yesterday (Thursday) jailed for 26 months....
A new safety sign and two new lifebelts are being welcomed in an effort to prevent a tragedy at Williestruther Loch – a regular site for wild swimming and an area that has seen a recent upsurge in boating....
Plans to build seven houses, plus access road, on the site of the former Crumhaugh community hospital have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council....
The Hawick area has been hit by an outbreak of vehicle crime incidents which could be linked, it has emerged this week....
Fresh concerns have this week surfaced over Brougham Place being used as a shortcut round the congested High Street, amid claims the police are doing nothing about it....
A “state-of-the-art” teaching facility in the town has landed a top construction accolade....
Antisocial behaviour around the shops in Kenilworth Avenue has spiralled into an “attack” on a blind man, it was heard at last week’s Burnfoot Community Council meeting....
Councillors this week unanimously approved a new footbridge across the Teviot at the Mansfield roundabout – one of £3.7milion worth of “additional measures” given the green light as part of the town’s £90million flood protection scheme....
Teri Gemma Morris – daughter of ex-Cornet’s Lass Joyce Wilson – this week completed “the toughest foot race on earth” – a gruelling 250km marathon in the Sahara Desert....
A combined working museum/mill could secure the textile industry’s future and also boost tourism....
Indebted to invaluable support from the Injured Jockeys’ Fund [IJF] after their son suffered a crashing racecourse fall, a Hawick couple have raised more than £2,000 for the charity....
Concerns over what was believed to be a sewage leak in the burn running through Wilton Lodge Park have been quelled by Scottish Water which has found no pollution after multiple inspections....
A proposal for a giant 75-turbine wind farm east of Teviothead is set to top the agenda at Monday night’s community council meeting....
Crowbyres residents have praised the local flood group for its efforts in addressing their fears, following a meeting between both parties at the weekend....
A modern twist has been given to the Archaeological Society’s Transactions publication, combining the new with the old....
The Bill McLaren Foundation has joined forces with Hawick-based, award-winning Firebrand Theatre Company in producing Bill McLaren: Fighting the Enemy and will be premiered in the town next month....