Developer Gavin Stevenson hopes work can begin this month on the Commercial Road development which will bring a McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant and 60 new jobs to the town....
“I find it a great honour to represent the town in a ceremonial role.” So said proud halberdier Keith Douglas-Hogg who, due to the cancellation of two consecutive Common-Ridings because of Covid, has yet to take on an official duty....
Stirches housing estate must be maintained to higher standards and responsible parties should meet their obligations and stop passing the buck....
Local businesses should be reimbursed for trade waste collection costs incurred while forced to close through lockdown, according to a local councillor....
Two workers at Johnstons of Elgin have been honoured after notching six decades of service between them....
An investigation is under way in a bid to have sentimental jewellery returned to the family of a much-loved local pensioner who died in hospital in March....
Conditional jockey Aidan Macdonald, who was rushed to hospital with internal bleeding some two weeks after a crashing fall at Hexham, is now back at his Middleham base and making a steady recovery....
A former community councillor is determined to return to his beloved fishing, despite having his lower right leg amputated....
A former Trinity school pupil ran an incredible 48 miles in 48 hours for charity at the weekend....
Work is to be undertaken to remove “dangerous” overhanging branches from towering pine trees in Borthaugh Road....
Work on the long-awaited development at the former cottage hospital site is set to start in January....
A local family bakery is creating the perfect finishing touch to this year’s virtual Common-Riding by producing an enticing accompaniment....
The town’s branch of the Morrisons supermarket chain has launched its Seeds of Hope campaign in an effort to “spread hope and lift the spirits of the nation” as it comes out of lockdown....
Widely recognised as the largest of the Borders festivals, Hawick Common-Riding is set to maintain that position with a mammoth virtual celebration which begins on Wednesday night. Following the success of last year’s inaugural online Common-Riding, the 2021 showcase promises to be even bigger and better – and The Hawick Paper can exclusively reveal details...
Local ward councillor, Stuart Marshall, is “angered” by the lack of notice and consultation provided about gas works which will cause nine months of disruption in Burnfoot....
Customer loyalty has been to the fore this week as non-essential retailers, beauticians and gyms reopened as part of the latest phase of Covid-19 restrictions being lifted....