Politics

The headteacher who will oversee Jedburgh’s new school has been appointed by Scottish Borders Council.

Borders MP David Mundell’s role as Scottish secretary is being called into question by a committee including the region’s other representative at Westminster, fellow Conservative John Lamont.

Police have launched an inquiry after several Yes Bikers reported suffering punctures due to screws being thrown onto theA68 at Earlston.

Motorists face lengthy hold-ups later this month as the A72 is to be closed between Innerleithen and Peebles for two days to allow a £2.2m improvement scheme to be completed.

Campaigners are stepping up their calls for action to make the A7 road through the Borders safer following another fatal accident on the Edinburgh-Carlisle route.

Challenging though they might well be at times, ministerial roles can be child’s play at others, and the latter was efinitely the case for Scottish Government culture, tourism and external affairs secretary Fiona Hyslop today, June 5.

Council chiefs have handed over an extra £3.2m to the region’s joint health board to help it balance its books as concerns mount over the state of NHS Borders’ finances.

Businesses in Hawick are hoping a £60,000 initiative will stop the town trailing behind rival destinations in the tourism stakes.

A would-be wind farm developer has dropped provisional proposals for six turbines almost 200m tall next to Stobs Camp, near Hawick.

Insurance company staff in Kelso have been given the go-ahead to move to a more central location.

All eyes were on Galashiels on Saturday, as thousands of Yes supporters descended on the Borders town for the latest All Under One Banner march for independence.

Plans to build a house in Innerleithen initially shown the red light as the site was claimed to be valued green space have been approved on appeal.

The boardwalk at Williestruther Loch near Hawick is now at risk of being removed despite only having been built four years ago.

The centre of Galashiels was almost completely encircled by Scottish independence marchers yesterday.

More day centres for elderly Borderers are facing the axe.

Borders MP John Lamont is backing UK Government foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt’s bid to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.

Funding has been secured to replace a bronze memorial to Borders poet Will H Ogilvie stolen three years ago.

Council road workers in the Borders are being balloted on possible strike action over changes to their employment terms and conditions.