Janet and Elliot Broatch, who celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary yesterday (Thursday), first met in the Hawick Rugby Club tearoom. This was a time when Greens player Elliot was home on leave from National Service, and this first encounter was followed up by meeting again at one of the weekly dances in the Crown Hotel...
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“All the fun of the fair” is set to return to Hawick next month, marking the Showmen’s Guild’s first event in Scotland since lockdown....
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A “plan of action” could be developed in a bid to link Hawick with the Borders’ network of cycle paths....
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“This is a big deal for Hawick and the Borders, and I expect Scottish Borders Council to put their hand in their pocket to help promote this to maximise the economic benefits.”...
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Burnfoot Community School will benefit from a £167,000 cash injection aimed at closing the poverty attainment gap....
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Plans to mark the 175th anniversary of an anti-slavery campaigner’s visit to Hawick received a £5,000 funding boost this week....
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The Hornshole Greenway Project has taken great strides thanks to a £7,000 grant from the Common Good Fund....
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“The chemotherapy is having a positive impact on reducing the size of Flora’s tumours, but we can’t get our hopes up.”...
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The council is under increasing pressure to reopen public toilets in the town as coronavirus restrictions ease and the tourist season approaches....
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Much-needed repairs and investment is being sought for Anderson Place amid concerns over dangerous steps, loose paving and rusting handrails....
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Safety fears have been expressed over the dilapidated state of the former Southern Reporter newspaper office at the Tower Knowe....
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A new memorial bench has been unveiled in Burnfoot’s McLagan Drive in memory of a true pillar of the community....
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Authorities behind a proposed £8.5million care complex at Stirches have been further criticised over delays to the development....
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One of the “best-loved and most dedicated” employees at Borders College is celebrating a huge milestone this month after reaching 40 years’ continuous service....
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This week’s planned demolition of Teviot Lodge, as part of the town’s £90million Flood Protection Scheme, has been rescheduled for Monday – and with it comes good news for two local groups which benefit from donations by a Hawick couple....
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A huge clean-up operation has transformed the Eastfield Road area after years of rubbish being dumped and resultant issues with vermin....
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