With teenaged swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg instilling an avid interest in global warming worldwide, kids are now, perhaps more than ever, interested in the vagaries of the weather.
Councillors have balked at proposed changes to the winter maintenance of footpaths in the Borders, over fears that schoolchildren would be left walking on icy pavements.
The Met Office has issued a yellow (be aware) warning for thunderstorms across the Borders for tomorrow and Thursday, and has cautioned drivers to be prepared for possible flash flooding on roads.
Spring might have looked to have sprung over recent weeks, with unseasonal temperatures edging towards 20C being recorded in parts of the Borders, but winter is now back.
Almost a year on from the Beast from the East, the Borders has yet to see its first widespread snowfall of this winter, but last week was as close as it’s come so far.
Council bosses in the Borders plan to show the same true grit this winter as last in dealing with adverse weather – but they fear lack of cash will mean they won’t be worth their salt to the same degree in years to come.
