Technical fault leaves Scottish Borders Council HQ unable to receive phonecalls

Scottish Borders Council is currently having problems with its phone lines and is unable to accept calls to its Newtown St Boswells headquarters.

A statement on its website said: “Due to a technical issue we are currently unable to receive calls at Council HQ.

“The fault has been reported and is being investigated. Our 0300 100 1800 Customer Services number is not affected.”