- Contamination found at nuclear site
- £24,000 fine for Legionnaires' case
- Judges bid to speed up hacking case
- Olympic security test at Hampden
- Gun murder conviction appeal fails
- Teaching union selects new leader
- Buying homes 'cheaper than renting'
- Housing budget set for 41% cut
- Scots 'devo-max' option highlighted
- Frew accused breaks down in dock
- 'Sustainable' joint campus opens
- Clinic 'can boost IVF success rate'
- Cyclists in cancer charity ride
- House move costs up 69% over decade
- Two hurt in police car accident
- 'Scots should decide on referendum'
- Trump wants windfarm public inquiry
- Former Labour MP Eadie dies aged 91
- Pair hunted after armed bank raid
- Toddler death inquiry announced
Sponsored by
News
Praise and plenty of passmarks for Kelso High
HIGH levels of attainment and achievement by pupils at Kelso High have been highlighted in a report from government school inspectors, writes Mark Entwistle.
Volunteer tradesmen to the rescue of Walkerburn social club
VOLUNTEERS have rallied to the call of a Walkerburn social club which faced losing its licence because of noise complaints, writes Andrew Keddie.
Ronn’s wartime Spitfire story grows wings
OUR mystery story involving claims of a crashed wartime Spitfire near Selkirk and its Canadian or American pilot deepened this week.
Deadline set for awards which showcase business excellence
THERE will be eight categories in this year’s Scottish Borders Council Business Excellence Awards, entries for which are being sought ahead of the February 10 deadline.
Fun for all .... except the haggis Picture gallery
HUNTERS took to The Hill on Sunday and the haggis (right) stood little chance.
Sport
All roads lead to Pitreavie as Borders athletes embrace event
A MASS exodus of Borders athletes is set to take place on Sunday when more than 100 local runners head for Fife for the inaugural Pitreavie Gift meeting.
Ford honoured at skipper role – but Brown misses out
SCOTLAND head coach Andy Robinson put his faith in Borders rugby players this week when choosing who he wanted to lead his team in the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations tournament.
The sporting week ahead
PITREAVIE GIFT: Sunday, January 29 – At Pitreavie Sports Centre, Dunfermline (heats start 10am).
Having a Gala Day – Maroons rewarded for a stunning month
HAVING been promoted into RBS Premier One at the end of the 2010/11 season, Gala Rugby Club have stormed season 2011/12 so far.
 |
Lifestyle
Year of the dragon, day of the lions at Gala
THE sights and sounds of the exotic Orient came to the centre of Galashiels on Sunday as the Borders Chinese community gathered to celebrate the start of their new year.
Menace of the muntjac is approaching
EXPERTS believe it is only a matter of time before an alien species of deer starts to creep across the border and into local gardens, fields and forests.
open country
I went to Airdrie with my friend David Langworth to hear journalist and author Fred Pearce speak about his book, People Quake. I knew this would not be a pleasant journey into some foreign land. Controversy was the order of the day for this lecture. The emphasis of the talk was not what I expected.
1 comment
Remembering Roxburgh…
There was a strong, cold northerly wind on Sunday, as I set off with my canine companion, Tibbie, on the walk from Roxburgh village to Kelso, along the the Teviot. The sun shone from a clear blue sky and it was good to be out, but certainly not a day for hanging around.
COUNTRY DIARY
SATURDAY: Romany Ramblers, long walk in the Cheviots, 9-10m. Meet 9am, Wauchope Hall, Yetholm.
Community
Ultimate tribute to war dead
British communities which lost men, and some women, in the First World War have left us a legacy – a stock of thousands of war memorials which take many forms and represent a large range of architectural styles.
Scotland well oiled for another 100 years
A recent report by oil economist and chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr Richard Pike, as well as other petroleum experts, points to the fact that North Sea oil will last for another 100 years – twice as long as previous estimates.
1 commentIll feeling over health centre poll
I am writing in reference to the article published earlier this month about the proposed new Lauder health centre and the comment made in it that unless the site in Crofts Road (the play park) is approved, Lauder will lose the funding for its construction.
One police force, but many reasons
The Scottish Government’s commitment to create a single police service in Scotland may well be due to the need to limit public spending, but this change is long overdue for other reasons.
Judgement Day awaits cemetery vandals
I went to Wellogate cemetery in Hawick to visit my parents’ grave and was shocked at the wonton destruction of headstones by obviously disillusioned kids. So the attached is instead of a letter.
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Galashiels
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -2 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 0 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South east
