Derek Gordon admits it is a “big wrench” to be calling time on his 20-year service as a retained firefighter....
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Following her re-election, local MSP Rachael Hamilton has vowed to help reverse the decline of Hawick High Street as the country exits the Covid pandemic....
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Provost Watson McAteer this week claimed there was a lack of urgency in efforts to extend the Borders Railway to Hawick....
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There were no scrums, no lineouts, no rucks, no passing movements, no tries, conversions or penalties. ...
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Netta Fish, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday, is one of the few people left in the town who can claim to have done their bit for king and country during the Second World War. The Teri volunteered for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), surprising her parents. Serving as a plotter in the London...
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Wellington Court looks to be in line for a much-needed makeover, we can reveal....
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Plans are in the pipeline for a festival of cycling to coincide with the local leg of September’s prestigious Tour of Britain event....
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A new operator is being sought to run the Saturday market at the Common Haugh....
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A £2million boost to the High Street is one of the many positives for Hawick in the wake of the pandemic, according to provost Watson McAteer. Reflecting on a challenging year for the town, he told last Wednesday night’s provost council meeting that the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) would bring “a freshness and appeal...
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The transformation of the historic Hornshole site has taken another significant step forward with the planting of five new heavy-standard trees around the memorial....
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Brian ‘The Bear’ McConnell, a gentle giant of a man and a hugely popular figure in Hawick, passed away on April 24. He was 70....
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As the half-way stage approaches in this year’s virtual Common-Riding, ex-Cornet Davie Blacklock will be among the former principals recalling stories from 1981 for a specially-filmed tribute to be shown on Tuesday....
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Community spirit was to the fore on Sunday morning when various community groups joined forces to support the annual town spring clean....
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Provost Watson McAteer is calling for Scottish Border Council to review whether or not Live Borders remains “fit for purpose”....
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A new children’s book – inspired, written, illustrated and printed in Hawick – will be the first in a new series, the local author has promised....
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Hawick’s foodbank, administered by The Salvation Army, received a cash boost this week with a cheque for £1,600 handed over as a result of the Hawick Community Rugby team’s virtual ‘Sleep Out’ in March....
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