Some of the high school’s historic central building could be saved in revised plans for the new £56.6million campus, although its long-term future is still to be assessed....
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The approach to grass cutting is “simple and straighforward” among townsfolk, said Community Councillor Stuart Mactaggart – they want Hawick to look “neat and tidy”. Mr Mactaggart was commenting at Monday night’s meeting following a presentation on Scottish Borders Council’s grass management pilot scheme....
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Teviot Wind Farm failed to gain the support of councillors on Monday – a move welcomed by campaigners who opposed it – and it will now go to a public enquiry. Scottish Borders Council’s planning and building standards committee voted against what would be the Borders’ largest wind farm on land east of Priesthaugh, by...
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The £10million feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle is finally set to get under way, with confirmation on Tuesday that funding is now in place....
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Local police are remaining tightlipped over the effect on crime in Hawick amid the news the community action team (CAT) has been axed as part of Scottish Borders Council’s budget. ...
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The chief executive officer of Center Parcs, Colin McKinlay, and other company representatives welcomed more than 1,000 people to a specially arranged community day on Wednesday....
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Dwindling congregation numbers have led to the Congregational Church announcing its closure, and as a result all groups associated with the church will cease from the first week of March with the loss of five jobs....
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“We are getting a second bite at the cherry and this time we must get it right,” said Councillor Stuart Marsahall, after it was announced that Scottish Borders Council will be reviewing its grass-cutting operations in and around the town ahead of the growing season....
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Teri bowls legend Julie Forrest has won the ladies’ singles title at the world indoor championships for an amazing third time....
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A 1514 flag could be unfurled at the top of the world’s highest mountain just days before this year’s Common-Riding....
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Salvation Army captain, Caroline Brophy-Parkin, admitted this week that she has been lost for words amid the “very generous” donations to their Christmas appeal....
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A break-in victim has branded the thieves who targeted his family home as “scum”, and appealed for the return of “hugely sentimental” items....
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been banned from having any contact with his estranged wife for the next five years with a non-harassment order. The 32-year-old was also fined £600 for breaching his bail conditions by sending her a series of text messages when he was not meant to contact her....
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The town’s fire station is set to be “upgraded”, it was heard at a meeting of Scottish Borders Council, yesterday (Thursday)....
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An estimated 110 people at Monday night’s meeting of Hawick Community Council heard Center Parcs chief executive Colin McKinlay throw the spotlight on the financial benefits to be reaped on the back of one of its holiday villages. ...
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Hawick could be about to undergo an “economic reawakening” following the Center Parcs announcement, according to Councillor Watson McAteer. And in what will widely be seen as a reference to long-standing disappointment over fast-food giant McDonald’s’ apparent reluctance to open a restaurant in Hawick, Mr McAteer added that the holiday village plans could “open the...
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