Residents in an ongoing battle over disturbances at a property in the Fisher Avenue area have reached the end of their tether following a fire there at the weekend....
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In a bid to ease the cost-of-living crisis, every employee at Johnstons of Elgin has received a much-appreciated boost to their wages over the last three months....
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Provost Watson McAteer is to push for the town to become the location for a pilot scheme in respect of a potential new £100,000 CCTV system. ...
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The Common-Riding Committee is to review its ticket prices following a loss of more than £10,000 at the first post-pandemic event....
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Hawick could benefit from a tourist bonanza if Edinburgh and Carlisle were linked by a twin-track railway, it was claimed this week....
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The Princes Street businessman behind mercy missions transporting vital supplies to war-torn Ukrainians this week launched a fresh appeal as the prospect of a bitter eastern European winter loomed....
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Store giant Savers last night (Thursday) confirmed that its High Street outlet is to close. This latest body blow to the local retail economy followed growing rumours that the discount chain was shutting up shop so far as the grey auld toon was concerned....
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An ongoing flow of jobs for youngsters seeking employment in the textile trade is in the pipeline, thanks to the foresight of a local company boss....
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A ten-year wait to create a £40,000 remembrance garden at Wilton Cemetery is almost over....
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Scottish Borders Council [SBC] has been accused of “attempting to defend the indefensible” after one of the country’s most senior judges branded the local authority’s actions unlawful in a case involving a Hawick woman....
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Our sadness at this time is shared by people across the globe, as we remember with affection and gratitude the lifetime of service given by our longest-reigning monarch....
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Scottish Borders Housing Association is to plough more than £3million into Burnfoot in the shape of 14 new houses....
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A swathe of church buildings in the Hawick area are facing closure. Under a draft mission plan to go before a meeting of the Presbytery of Jedburgh on Wednesday, doors would shut for good at the town churches of St Mary’s & Old Parish and Trinity, with those at Bedrule, Cavers, Minto, Roberton, Southdean and...
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A disturbing picture of drugs-ridden lawlessness in Wellfield was revealed this week. The Hawick Paper was approached by a town resident who told us a tale of people deeply concerned by the sheer amount of this type of criminality, often carried out in public view....
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The region’s largest social housing landlord this week revealed plans to demolish garages in order to make way for housing at a number of its sites, including at least one in Hawick....
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High school head teacher Vicky Porteous has painted a post-pandemic picture of continuing improvement following the release of Scotland-wide exam results earlier this week....
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