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The links to the Borders of Britain’s newest saint, John Henry Newman, are being celebrated at Abbotsford next month.

The story of the role played by a pioneering Borders teacher in promoting racial integration in Scotland is being told again to mark this year’s Black History Month.

Teviotdale Young Farmer Club took to the roads on Sunday, raising cash to mark the passing of two of their former members.

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland has opened a new boutique shop filled with designer labels and one-of-a-kind finds at 8-16 Horsemarket, Kelso.

The charity’s Borders retail team officially opened the new boutique. Shop managers Hazel Millar, from Galashiels, Laura Williamson, Hawick, and Nicola Wood, Melrose, were among those who gathered to support the new Kelso shop manager, Tracey Charters, on the opening day.

The Duke of Buccleuch turned up on the doorstep of Earlston couple Ed and Irene Falconer.

He was there in his capacity as lord lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale to present them with a card on behalf of the Queen to mark their diamond wedding.

Family-run Melrose restaurant Provender has been awarded a prestigious Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide.

Kelso must make its voice heard loud and clear if it is to have any hope of bringing a rail line back to the town.

Kelso residents are optimistic anti-social behaviour at the their new £248,000 playpark will soon settle down.

A host of Borders businesses are celebrating having retained or won accolades at this year’s Borders Business Retail Awards.

Campaigners’ hopes of seeing the Borders Railway extended 70 miles south to Carlisle have been hailed as a “rock-solid” prospect.

Peebles folk are being urged to come together for an annual event to help change the way people think about mental health.

Police believe they have caught the man behind a spate of break-ins and thefts in the region earlier this year.

Some Earlston residents were cut off from the rest of the village on Sunday after Main Street was flooded for the second time in two months.

The magic of the silver screen returns to Kelso next weekend for a third season.

This year’s Borders Shepherds’ Show had its work cut out to live up to last year’s runaway success.

Resurfacing works lasting almost a fortnight are due to get under way on the A7 north of Hawick next week.

This year’s Borders Shepherds’ Show, held in the haughs at Yetholm on Saturday, has been hailed a resounding success.

Seven teams of golfers, each comprising four players, played in a Texas scramble to raise money for the charity PATCH (Palliation And The Caring Hospital).

The competition was played at the Monksford course by permission of owner Paul Rooney who, due his generosity in allowing his course to be used free for charity events, has enabled various worthy causes to raise many thousands of pounds over several years.