Politics

Scottish Borders Council is set to implement a new homelessness strategy, taking advantage of a new national scheme for tackling the issue.

NHS Borders bosses have pledged to take into account concerns of its domestic staff at Borders General Hospital.

The fate of Hawick’s James Wilson statue could soon be decided as council officers say they have identified a suitable location.

NHS Borders bosses are confident they will have its finances back in the black within the next two years.

Scottish Borders Council has been accused of using threatening language in its correspondence with residents this week.

Scottish Borders Council is fully within its rights to put Jedburgh’s Howdenburn Primary School site on the market.

Campaigners opposed to a new housing estate on the foot of the Eildon Hills have reacted furiously to new plans to increase the number of houses on the plot even further.

The owners of a former bar in Hawick have won their fight to convert their property into a residential flat at the council’s local review body.

A controversial change suggested to a £3m wind farm funding pot to yield a bigger share for Hawick has been greeted with dismay in neighbouring communities.

Borders peer Lord Steel of Aikwood has been suspended by the Liberal Democrats pending an investigation into evidence he gave to an inquiry about child abuse claims made against former MP Cyril Smith.

Langlee’s jubilee playpark in Beech Avenue is being threatened by Waverley Housing Association’s bid to build six houses on the site.

A host of drugs paraphernalia, including syringes and needles, has been reported in and around the grounds of a former Galashiels hotel.

A controversial bid to create a giant caravan park close to a Borders castle has been ditched.

Plans to open a gym next door were anything but music to the ears of office workers in Galashiels so personal trainer Tekin Esmer has been ordered to exercise restraint over the noise levels it generates.

Borders peer Lord Steel of Aikwood is facing suspension from the political party he led for over 20 years after admitting he was aware of child abuse allegations against late Rochdale MP Cyril Smith.

The marketing for sale of a Jedburgh school by Scottish Borders Council last week has raised questions over the site’s ownership.

Moves to bring a mobile recycling unit to Jedburgh have been branded a “slap in the face” of residents.

Hawick Community Council’s latest meeting descended into chaos this week after a row erupted over its recent election of a new vice-chairman.

Borders MP John Lamont is set to make a massive u-turn by voting for Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement deal in Westminster this evening.