News
The burning questions
It may not be everybody’s way of spending a Sunday but the man who oversees the only crematorium in the Borders is confident his first open day will be a success.
Struggled with police officers
A TEENAGER struggled violently with police officers after becoming abusive when refused entry to a Kelso nightclub.
Pipe dreams come true for Jethart Callant Ramsay
Jedburgh hailed Garry Ramsay as the 2013 Jethart Callant outside its courtroom on Friday, before he made history by opening the Jubilee Fountain.
Water water – but not a drop to drink
Hope sprang at last for Jedburgh folk, as the Market Place’s Jubilee Fountain finally flowed with water after four years of repairs, and decades running dry.
Neighbourly meeting
Friday saw the Spurs Night meeting of Braw Lad Daniel Whitehead and Braw Lass Lucy Black with Selkirk Standard Bearer Martin Rodgerson.
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There aren’t many events in the Borders that can boast having two sets of television crews attending as well as showing off F1 technology.
Sport
Kelso Races are putting on the style for final meeting
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.
Bike ace Peat rolls in to Peebles
The world’s most successful downhill mountain biker will be at the Tweedlove cycling festival in Peeblesshire next week.
Goodbye Goody as Jed rain on sevens parade
There was joy for both Melrose and Jed-Forest last weekend as one of the closest Kings of the Sevens competitions for many a year came to a conclusion.
Hawick rugby stalwart Robin Charters dies
HAWICK international centre and SRU past president Robin Charters died this week at the age of 82.
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
Drug awareness seminars
POLICE in the Borders are hosting a series of events to raise public awareness about so-called ‘legal highs’.
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.
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.
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Weather for Galashiels
Friday 24 May 2013
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Light showers
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