Lifestyle

An outdoor centre is set for a new lease of life after lying empty for nearly three years.

We’re sharing another old photograph from our archives this week, but this time from days gone by in Galashiels.

Peebles is the only town in the Borders to notch up a hat-trick in the Campaign for Real Ale’s latest Good Beer Guide.

Silent tribute could be the most eloquent way of remembering those 100,000 Scots soldiers who lost their lives in World War I, almost a century ago.

A steam train experience operating on the Borders Railway last month has reported a second successful year, bringing more than 1,200 visitors to the region and providing a major boost for local businesses and visitor attractions.

The breeding of designer pets is to be effectively outlawed in Scotland under new licensing regulations

Last week we shared an old photograph from the Southern Reporter’s archives, showing a scene from Selkirk‘s Market Place, on our weekly nostalgia page.

The journey north to Sutherland is long and winding but well worth the effort to get to this beautiful wild landscape. The area around Loch Shin and Lairg can be stunning and is a wonderful hidden gem and relatively unfrequented.

A former postman from Selkirk has told of his pride after raising the Merchant Navy’s Red Ensign at Scottish Borders Council’s headquarters this week.

More than half (54%) of women in Scotland admit to doing their make-up on public transport, as new research reveals the latest trend towards applying beauty products on the commute.

With the scaffolding coming down around Selkirk’s Sir Walter Scott Courthouse and the town clock back in operation, we thought it fitting we should share this old photograph from our archives this week.

A bar boss has been granted an alcohol licence after promising to put the past behind him following a “stupid” conviction for a breach of the peace.

Several years ago it was feared electronic devices would soon replace paper and hardback books in the nation’s hearts.

We all take for granted the roads, bridges and buildings we use every day.

It’s an alien concept for Legion Scotland to consider that veterans suffer from isolation and loneliness.

Pipers and drummers from Selkirk Pipe Band travelled to Floors Castle in Kelso at the weekend to represent the town at the stately home’s annual massed bands event.

Visitors to Galashiels’ public park this week in 1993 could have been forgiven for thinking they’d fallen into a time warp.

With the kids now back to school, a new survey has revealed what parents in Scotland worried about the most during the holidays.

Scottish jobseekers are the most honest in the UK, according to a new survey.