Politics

Charging Borderers for spending a penny has failed to pile up as many pounds as Borders council bosses had hoped for.

Council officials are being urged to reverse their cutbacks to grass-cutting Hawick’s Wilton Lodge Park and the town’s cemeteries.

Scottish Borders Housing Association has revealed plans to build 29 new homes across the region.

Budget hotel chain Travelodge is stepping up its plans to expand into the Borders.

An aspiring taxi driver withheld a dangerous driving conviction when applying to Scottish Borders Council for a licence.

The completion of the demolition of the old Poundstretcher store in Galashiels has cleared the way for a regeneration of the town centre costing millions of pounds.

Lowood Bridge, east of Tweedbank, is open again following a £640,000 revamp.

A Borders landowner is hoping to branch out into the tourist trade by having treehouses built to let out to visitors to the region.

Council chiefs have agreed to visit Hawick next week in a bid to better understand the outcry which has erupted in the town since cutbacks to grass-cutting were introduced.

The owner of a firm asked by Scottish Borders Council to submit a tender for its recent failed dog-fouling warden pilot scheme has accused the local authority of creating a fine mess instead of cleaning up our streets.

Frustrated Jedburgh pensioners claim their communal lawns have not been cut for almost a year and are demanding action now.

Extra renovations are required to Walter Scott’s Courthouse, a historic backdrop to the casting ceremony for Selkirk Common Riding.

Worshippers at a Borders church forced to live a nomadic existence for over quarter of a century could soon move into a new £750,000 home.

Last Wednesday saw something of a tidal change in politics as Galashiels Community Councillor Drew Tulley sang the praises of not one but two local councillors.

Calls for an A7 bypass around Selkirk are being stepped up, and Scottish Government transport minister Humza Yousaf has agreed to make a fact-finding trip to the Borders this summer.

Up to 25 jobs could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of a derelict Galashiels garage site into a mini-business park, council bosses have been told.

A proposal to use Scottish Borders Council cash to clean-up a overgrown piece of land abandoned by a private landlord in Hawick has been branded an “insult to the tax-paying public” by one of the town’s councillors.

Work is now under way on Jedburgh’s intergenerational school campus, and Scottish Government Deputy First Minister John Swinney visited the Hartrigge Park site on Monday to take part in a ground-breaking ceremony.

Concerns over potential flooding have led to work on a £4.9m affordable housing development in Galashiels being put on hold.