The James Wilson statue has been vandalised again – despite having been moved to a new location after it was last attacked....
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Recent high-profile tragedies across Scotland have highlighted the dangers of open-water swimming – an activity that has greatly increased during last week’s heatwave....
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Council officials have pledged to approach the owners of the former Liberal Club to address the matter of unsightly vegetation growing from the exterior of the deteriorating building....
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A Burnfoot community councillor yesterday (Thursday) gave Scottish Borders Council a pat on the back for its quick response in replacing a safety barrier in Kenilworth Avenue....
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Three dedicated members of the 6th Hawick Boys’ Brigade section have only now received prestigious awards which were completed just as the pandemic struck in March last year....
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A new Victoria footbridge – appropriately painted in Hawick green – across the River Teviot was installed earlier this week as part of the £90million flood protection scheme....
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Former prisoner of war Rudolf Drabner, who died earlier this month aged 99, never returned to his native Germany after the Second World War and made a new life for himself in Hawick. Rudi, as he was better known, was born in Maltsch, Silesia, on November 6, 1921....
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A 180m sq area at the Walled Garden, pictured, which was planted up with spring and summer bedding until Scottish Borders Council (SBC) dropped the practice in 2019, has been turned into a sea of colour using wildflowers....
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Brave toddler Flora Gentleman is recovering following a seven-hour operation last week to remove a life-threatening tumour....
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Chris Laidlaw – youngest son of former Scotland and British & Irish Lions scrum-half Roy – describes the support he received at Hawick and Jedburgh on leg seven of his 12 marathons in 12 months charity fund-raiser as “phenomenal”....
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To mark the centenary of the Royal British Legion Scotland, a commemorative bench was unveiled at Trinity Gardens on Saturday morning. This was carried out by the Hawick branch’s oldest member, James Anderson, of Wilton Hill, a former president and chairman who has been part of the organisation for almost 68 years....
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Increasing incidents of graffiti around the town have prompted fresh calls for more investment in CCTV in a bid to counter the problem....
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Warm tributes have been paid to Waverley AFC treasurer Dougie Hogg who passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning. He was 59....
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Scott Quinnell received two tins of Hawick Balls from John Hogg after his visit to the town last Friday to promote Sky Sports’ coverage of the British and Irish Lions....
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Work has started on tidying-up the Dovemount roundabout. Councillor Stuart Marshall told us: “It was fantastic to see Bear Scotland on site earlier this week and remove a large amount of overgrowth and vegetation from this roundabout....
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The town’s Welcome Hosts appear to be proving invaluable when it comes to giving that vital first impression so far as visitors are concerned....
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