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    The Hawick Paper

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    Funding secured to resurface Minto lane

    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    Funding to the tune of almost £6,000, boosted by a generous private donation, will see much-needed resurfacing work carried out on the road leading to Minto churchyard....

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    School to be rebuilt but size is a concern

    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    The new £48.4m high school must be future proofed to accommodate a potential rise in town’s population....

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    Care home boss asks walkers to stay away

    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    Serious concerns have been raised over the potential health risks posed by a vastly increased number of walkers in the grounds of St Andrews Nursing Home....

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    Local church group knits for the needy

    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    Since launching some eight years ago, the Congregational Church Reaching Out Project knitters have donated hundreds of items to worthy causes....

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    “Progress is being made” towards the eagerly anticipated reopening of Teviotdale Indoor Bowling Club....

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    “Huge concern” has been expressed over ongoing traffic problems at Hornshole – as heavy goods vehicles continue to use the route to access the A698....

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    It’s an accident waiting to happen. This is the view of a concerned reader who contacted the paper this week over safety issues at the one-way system in operation in Buccleuch Road, pictured....

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    Mosstrooping book is a real page turner

    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    It has taken two years to come into print but the time and effort spent in producing the Ancient Order of Mosstroopers centenary book deserves the highest praise....

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    New Year start for Hornshole project

    Friday, October 9th, 2020

    Extensive landscaping work around the historic 1514 Lest We Forget Monument at Hornshole will begin early next year, with the project expected to take ten months to complete, The Hawick Paper can reveal....

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    Wilton Lodge Park’s Pavilion Café is set to reopen for next week’s half-term holiday with a new local operator in place....

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    Live Borders has confirmed it is committed to reopening the library – hopefully by the end of the month....

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    When Clair Ramage started teaching at the high school in 1979, her classroom was a temporary building designed to last 15 years.Over 40 years on, the units are still being used....

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    Farming is a way of life for Reay Paterson, who has just completed a remarkable 60th harvest. He has little intention of cutting back....

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    Councillor Watson McAteer is “shocked” that another £20,000 council grant for the Borders Book Festival has been approved – even though the 2020 event had to be held  online over 12 weeks....

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    “My dad simply loved life so much, he loved everything he participated in and most of all doted on his family.”...

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    Local heritage project, The 12 Towers of Rule, is “generating considerable interest” and is being backed by local tourism businesses....

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