News
First schools countryside day ‘a success’ say organisers
Primary five schoolchildren from across the region went to their own special Border Union show - the first event of its kind - in Kelso on Tuesday.
Woodland remains identified as Colin Law from Gordon
Human remains found in woodland near Gordon last month have been identified as those of a teenager who was last seen alive 14 years ago.
Weather warning
Borderers could face some disruption today (Monday 20 May), with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected to hit the area.
Phil on the mend after cheating death
Phil Morgan almost lost his life after being poisoned by carbon monoxide gas while in a tent on Minch Moor, above Innerleithen, last February.
Forum get say on repairs
The council is to consult Teviot and Liddesdale area forum on where £140,000 for road repairs should be spent. It is part of a £1.14million capital fund for resurfacing agreed by the local authority in March.
Call for council nominations
Selkirk residents have until 5pm on Thursday to put their name forward to become a community councillor.
Sport
Riders endure two-day event
Scottish Endurance Riding Club Borders held their annual two day event at the weekend.
Broom brushes Hawick bowlers aside in T20
HAWICK & WILTON, East Division 7, gave a good account of themselves against Division 1 St Boswells in last week’s Murgitroyd T20 match.
Jim Clark Rally ‑ Signs of growth....
SIGNS of growth are sprouting across the verges of the Berwickshire highways and byways, but this ‘seasonal vegetation’ is man-made.
Peebles rugby kids win positive award
RUGBY playing youngsters from Peebles have scooped a top award at a national training camp.
Fashion high stakes for Kelso’s Ladies Day
HIGH fashion and quality racing combine for Kelso’s final meeting of the season on Sunday, when “Ladies Day” boasts an exciting seven-race card.
Bandits miss out on league points
Berwick New Holland Bandits 41 Newcastle Sapphire Engineering Diamonds 49
Lifestyle
We’ve been enjoying a pint for longer than you may think
A bevy of foragers will ramble deep into the Teviot Valley on June 1-2, hunting for wild plants to flavour six new beers by the Scottish Borders Brewery.
Health chief admits error over Jed pool
Borders health chiefs jumped the gun in issuing a statement that gave the impression a new hydrotherapy pool at Jedburgh was a done deal.
Time to shed that macho image, Mr Entwistle
HOW do you measure the success of a smallholder? By how much they manage to produce to feed their family each year? By how many gallons of pea-pod burgundy they can make? By how many acres they have?
Maxton granddad’s baby charity hike
RETIRED scientist Tom Veitch will start to walk the Pennine Way for charity later this month.
Local line-up for national festival
Award-winning photographer Laurie Campbell holds a day-long outdoors photography workship near Jedburgh next Sunday.
Students cook for Mr Roux video
ALBERT ROUX had a surprise for the six students competing for the grand prize of a six-month placement at one of his restaurants.
Community
Fatlips Castle saved by a major facelift
A crumbling castle perched high on a cliff edge overlooking Teviotdale has been saved – thanks to a major restoration project.
Crash course
Rescue workers searched for survivors amongst the wreckage of a crashed plane in the centre of Galashiels in October 1988.
Scam alert after courier fraud cons over 2,000 people
Police have issued a warning over a phone scam which has claimed nearly 2,300 victims across the UK.
Health chief admits error over Jed pool
Borders health chiefs jumped the gun in issuing a statement that gave the impression a new hydrotherapy pool at Jedburgh was a done deal.
Farmer Alasdair reaps Muckle Toon votes
There was only one talking point in the Muckle Toon last week and that was who would be given the honour of being Langholm Cornet, 2013.
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Weather for Galashiels
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 3 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 5 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: North
