Education

Every 10 to 17 year old in the Borders is to receive an iPad, according to a £16m investment announcement by Scottish Borders Council.

Scottish Borders Council is to raise council tax by a further 1%, adding to the previous 3% rise agreed in December.

A small proportion of Jedburgh residents will be the first to see behind the scenes of ongoing building works at the town’s new intergenerational campus next month.

Hawick’s forthcoming centre of excellence in textiles is seeking its first intake of trainees.

Concerns are being voiced that primary school pupils in Hawick are being put at risk by taxi drivers allegedly parking irresponsibly.

A Selkirk primary school has apologised for sending out a warning to parents about an alleged online sex pest as it was a false alarm apparently due to a misunderstanding.

Knowepark Primary School headteacher Lynn Hodgins says she is delighted after inspectors praised significant improvements at the school.

A Borders primary school is to be closed for further tests and possible repairs due to concerns about high levels of lead in water coming from four taps there.

Langlee Primary School pupils are over the moon after two parents got together to replace an outdoor hut burned down by vandals in October.

Career changers are being targeted in the next phase of the childcare recruitment campaign ‘A Job and a Joy’.

Catering students in Galashiels looking to help rugby legend Doddie Weir raise cash for charity will be making a meal of it next month.

Youngsters in Innerleithen are keeping an eye on the sky to show their support for a project to boost southern Scotland’s golden eagle population.

A conversation with former First Minister Jack McConnell changed explorer Craig Mathieson’s life forever.

The decision to home Hawick’s new £610,000 textile training centre within the town’s high school has been slammed as a missed opportunity by town councillors.

Calls are being made to tackle dangerous driving and congestion around two of Galashiels’ largest schools amid fears the issue is an accident waiting to happen.

Hawick’s new £610,000 textile training centre will be created within the town’s high school, it has been revealed.

A Selkirk nursery has been praised by inspectors for its commitment to care and creating a stimulating environment for its children.