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Vintage day as sun shines on Springwood
SUNDAY’S fine weather came as a blessing for the organisers of the Borders Vintage Agricultural Association’s rally at Springwood Park in Kelso.
MAD world as ex-Borders blogger is up for two prizes
a FORMER Kelso High School pupil has reached the final of two national awards to find the UK’s best parent blogs.
Uni job loss fears spark calls for savings rethink
Politicians and union leaders have called for a rethink over how savings can be made at the School of Textiles in Galashiels, despite its principal admitting it has run at a loss for at least the last eight years.
Food ombudsman plan welcomed
IT’S taken more than a decade, but a bill to set up a supermarket ombudsman was finally announced in the Queen’s Speech last week, writes Sally Gillespie.
landlines
NOW for something completely different – the weather. Small wonder that we think about it so much when what should be spring is more like a wet and blustery autumn with temperatures about half the seasonal average.
TalkTalk ups its speedspeed
COMMUNICATIONS company TalkTalk said this week that a £50,000 investment in new technology will provide faster and improved value broadband for customers in Kelso, Hawick and Berwick.
Textile students launch petition
STUDENTS concerned at Heriot-Watt University’s review of its Galashiels-based School of Textiles, which could see 10 jobs lost, have launched an online petition, writes Kenny Paterson.
Evening diversions for Gala roadworks
THERE is more traffic distruption on the way in Galashiels as work on the town’s inner relief road continues.
The way farms were
TRACTORS, farm machinery, cars and other engines from yesteryear will be on show at Kelso next weekend, writes Sally Gillespie.
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I SUPPOSE it’s part of the job for NFU headquarters staff, but it amuses me every year about this time when they think it necessary to remind farmers that May 15 is the deadline for their annual subsidy application.
Vintage Vauxhall on road to centenary run
IN February 1912, Vauxhall managing director Percy Kidner entered the company’s Prince Henry vehicle in a 600-mile winter trial through rural Sweden in sub-zero temperatures.
Gala water scheme details promised
SCOTTISH Water is promising to provide Melrose Road residents with details of a five-month scheme along a major section of the Galashiels street.
Bell rings in new era for business group
THE Federation of Small Businesses in the Scottish Borders has appointed a Coldstream-based businessman as its new chairman. Graham Bell, managing director of Graham Bell Associates, said he welcomes the challenge of leading the 700 small business members in the Borders in difficult times.
Compensation for mobile users
VODAFONE has agreed to compensate customers in Hawick who suffered signal blackouts during the majority of April, according to local MSP John Lamont.
Landlines by Halidon
No, I don’t believe it either. According to the calendar it’s now May, but outside it’s autumn or early winter and we’ve just come through one of the coldest Aprils since 1766. For some parts of Britain it was also one of the wettest on record, possibly the wettest.
Farm on market for £3m
OFFERS over £3million are being sought for Chapel Mains Farm, four miles south of Lauder.
Mixed reports for region’s primaries
THREE Borders primary schools were recently inspected by HMIe, writes Kenny Paterson.
Lamont demands talks over Vodafone signal issue
MOBILE phone giants Vodafone have been forced to apologise again after its Hawick signal was lost once more last weekend.
More motor misery for Galashiels
MORE road misery is ahead for Galashiels motorists as a five-month project takes place on a major route through the town.
LANDLINES
Allegations that supermarkets squeeze unmercifully the farmers who supply them with basic products such as meat, milk, eggs, vegetables, soft fruit and potatoes have been made for years.
CAP payment cuts fear
AS TheSouthern’s farming pages went to press, union leaders across the UK were reacting to reports of possible extra cuts in CAP direct payments.
NFU leader calls for ‘clear consensus’
KEY players will be at a two-day conference on CAP “greening” proposals organised by farming leaders for the end of the month.
How you see greening
z TheSouthern asked three local farmers for their thoughts on the “greening” proposals.
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Weather for Galashiels
Thursday 24 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 8 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: East
