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Councillor Julie Pirone, Executive Member for Community and Culture.

Borders campaign launched to tackle gender-based violence

Peebles beating Gordonians 31-20 away on Saturday (Pic: Erica Guiney)

​Peebles within one win of pole position in rugby’s Scottish National League Div...

Kelso captain Frankie Robson tackling Heriot's Blues centre Kenta Kutsuna during the Borderers' 32--31 victory on Saturday at Edinburgh's Goldenacre playing fields (Photo: Jonathan Cruickshank)

Kelso up to sixth in rugby’s Scottish Premiership after last-ditch win at Heriot...

Peebles Swimming Pool

Radical shake-up of sporting, leisure and cultural services on the agenda

Borderers Judith Dixon, far right at the back, and Lucy Tile, next to her, are among a 20-strong curling squad touring Sweden in aid of the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. With them are, back from left, Alay Milne, Karen Jack, Michele Hartley, Mhairi Baird, Senga Hair, Rona Craig, Anne Jackson, Terry Paterson and Janet Lynch, plus, at the front, Isla Kinnear, Pamela Kelly, Hazel Cameron, Alison Young, Merle Tough, Debbie Weir, Janice Sutherland, Pat McFarlane and Fiona Moffat (Pic: Story Shop)

Borderers Lucy Tile and Judith Dixon among curlers touring Sweden for charity

Southern Knights' Corbin Thunder on the attack during their 21-21 draw at home to Fosroc Super Series Championship table-toppers Heriot's on Friday (Photo: Craig Murray/SRU)

Latest ​Fosroc Super Series Championship season ‘a massive step forward’ for Sou...

Lauderdale Limper Marc Wilkinson, right, was runner-up in 27:51 at Sunday's senior Borders Cross-Country Series race at Lauder

​In photos: Three Borderers in top ten as cross-country series returns at Lauder

Teviotdale Harrier Rory Anderson, pictured here at August's Kirkcaldy Parks Half-Marathon, won Sunday's 10K race at Jedburgh Running Festival (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Teviotdale Harrier Rory Anderson wins 10K race at Jedburgh Running Festival

Lauder sidecar crew Steve Kershaw and Ryan Charlwood, left, with champions Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement and, right, runners-up Ben and Tom Birchall (Pic: Mark Walters)

Lauder crew finish third in sidecar championship

Centre Andrew Mitchell scoring a try for Hawick during their 36-8 win at home at Mansfield Park to Selkirk on Saturday (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

​Hawick on top of rugby’s Scottish Premiership table after derby win against Sel...

Gala Fairydean Rovers manager Martin Scott ahead of his side's 5-2 second-round Scottish cup defeat at Pollok on Saturday (Pic: Kerris Scott)

​5-2 loss in Glasgow sees Gala Fairydean Rovers go out of Scottish Cup
Gala Fairydean Rovers’ hopes of making it to round three of the Scottish Cup for the third time in six years were dashed by West of Scotland Football League premier division outfit Pollok on Saturday.

Southern Knights captain Gregor McNeish in possession during his side's 43-20 loss to Stirling Wolves at Bridgehaugh Park on Friday (Photo: Bryan Robertson)

Southern Knights’ Fosroc Super Series Championship play-off hopes all but dashed...

Scotland rugby head coach Richie Dixon during a training session in January 1997 (Photo by Dave Rogers/Allsport via Getty Images)

Nine more Borderers awarded retrospective Scotland rugby caps

Chloe Rollie playing for Scotland in their WXV 2 match versus USA at Cape Town's Athlone Stadium last Friday (Pic: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Borderers Chloe Rollie, Lana Skeldon and Lisa Thomson in starting line-up for Sc...

Kelso losing 48-13 at Currie Chieftains on Saturday (Pic: Bob Douglas)

​Kelso fall into bottom three of rugby’s Scottish Premiership table after loss a...

Southern Knights on the attack against Stirling Wolves at the Greenyards in Melrose in September (Photo: Douglas Hardie)

​Stirling trip set to be play-off decider for rugby’s Southern Knights

Hooker Lana Skeldon at a Scotland training session in South Africa this week (Pic: Scottish Rugby)

​Borderers Lana Skeldon, Lisa Thomson and Chloe Rollie to start for Scottish nat...

Gala Harrier Marcus D'Agrosa was 21st all told in 28:34 at Saturday's Scottish Athletics east district cross-country league meeting at Kirkcaldy

In photos: Top-ten finishes for Borderers at east district league cross-country ...

Gala Harriers' ladies' masters team of Katy Barden, Sara Green and Pamela Baillie at Livingston (Pic: Gillian Lunn)

Gala Harriers’ female masters go for gold at first east district cross-country r...

Lisa Thomson during a Scotland women's training session at Edinburgh's DAM Health Stadium in April (Pic: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick’s Lisa Thomson one of three Borderers in Scottish women’s starting XV for...

Hawick head coach Matty Douglas is taking charge of South of Scotland for the second time next year (Pic: Mark Scates/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick head coach Matty Douglas relishing prospect of taking charge of South of ...

Gala Fairydean Rovers Amateurs' Reegan Stisi challenging Eyemouth United Amateurs midfielder Aidan Lauder on Saturday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

​Rain stops play for Borders amateur footballers but three league matches and on...

Peebles winning 36-22 at Falkirk on Saturday (Pic: Erica Guiney)

​Top-of-table trip to Lasswade next up for Peebles in rugby’s Scottish National ...

Jed-Forest losing 40-31 hosting Musselburgh on Saturday (Pic: Steve Cox)

​Jed-Forest still waiting for first win of new rugby season

Southern Knights winger Aidan Cross on his way to scoring one of his three tries against the Fosroc Future XV at Melrose's Greenyards on Saturday (Photo: Craig Murray/SRU)

​Future looking brighter for Knights after third win of Fosroc Super Series Cham...

Chloe Rollie, left, and Lana Skeldon celebrating after helping Scotland beat Ireland 36-10 in rugby's Women's Six Nations at Edinburgh's DAM Health Stadium in April (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

​Three Borderers named in Scotland women’s rugby squad for WXV2 contest in South...

Peebles beating Stirling County 28-15 at home on Saturday (Pic: Peebles RFC)

Peebles level on points with top dogs in rugby’s Scottish National League Divisi...

Melrose head coach Iain Chisholm after their 36-0 win at Biggar on Saturday

​Melrose to host league leaders Ayr at weekend
Opportunity knocks for Melrose to claim pole position in rugby’s Scottish National League Division 1 this coming Saturday as they’re at home to current table-toppers Ayr.

Danny Galbraith in action for Gala Fairydean Rovers during their Scottish Cup first-round knockout at home to Sauchie Juniors last September (Pic: Thomas Brown)

​Gala Fairydean Rovers facing Highlanders in first round of Scottish Cup this we...

Harry Borthwick on the ball for Southern Knights during their 39-38 Fosroc Super Series Championship win at home to the Fosroc Future XV at the Greenyards in Melrose in July (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

Second visit by Future XV will be a test, says Southern Knights gaffer Alan Tait

Southern Knights losing 38-34 at Heriot's on Saturday (Photo: Jonathan Cruickshank)

Southern Knights head coach Alan Tait frustrated but proud as Borderers lose out...

Peebles Rovers being knocked out of the Alex Jack Cup by Whitburn Juniors on Saturday (Pic: Ann Haddow)

​Nine-man Peebles Rovers knocked out of Alex Jack Cup by Whitburn Juniors

Hawick Royal Albert losing 2-1 at home to Golspie Sutherland in the Scottish Cup's second preliminary round (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

Hawick Royal Albert knocked out of cup by Highlanders for third time in 11 years

Jed-Forest on the attack against Edinburgh Academical on Saturday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

​Jed-Forest out to avoid capital punishment at double

Selkirk captain Scott McClymont in action during his side's 47-17 defeat at home at Philiphaugh to Currie Chieftains on Saturday (Pic: Grant Kinghorn)

47-17 loss to Currie not as bad a beating as it sounds, claims Selkirk head coac...

Southern Knights players celebrating Luke Thompson's try against Stirling Wolves at the Greenyards in Melrose on Saturday (Photo: Douglas Hardie)

Head coach Alan Tait heartened by second win of Fosroc Super Series Championship...

Southern Knights losing 36-11 to Stirling Wolves at Bridgehaugh Park in May (Pic: Bryan Robertson)

Head coach Alan Tait calling on ​rugby’s Southern Knights to raise their game ve...

Jamie Semple on the ball for Gala Fairydean Rovers during their 6-1 loss at home to East Kilbride earlier this month (Pic: Thomas Brown)

Jamie Semple hat-trick versus old club Broomhill helps halt losing run for Gala ...

Boroughmuir Bears beating Southern Knights 44-20 on Saturday (Pic: Fred Palmer/SRU)

Southern Knights head coach Alan Tait urging players to stop doing things by hal...

Scotland prop Rory Sutherland at last week's Rugby World Cup squad announcement at South Queensferry (Pic: Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderer Rory Sutherland up for Rugby World Cup after missing out in 2019 due to...

Scotland' winger Darcy Graham at Wednesday's 2023 Rugby World Cup squad announcement at South Queensferry (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers Darcy Graham and Rory Sutherland named in Scottish Rugby World Cup squ...

Ex-Melrose full-back Craig Redpath at 2022's Scottish Premiership final as head coach of Marr in April 2022 at Edinburgh's Malleny Park (Photo by Mark Scates/SNS Group/SRU)

12 retrospective Scotland rugby caps to be awarded to Borderers

Gala Fairydean Rovers goal-scorer Nicky Reid on the ball during their 6-1 loss at home to East Kilbride on Saturday (Pic: Thomas Brown)

Gala Fairydean ​Rovers hoping for cup comeback after 6-1 league loss

Darcy Graham scoring Scotland's first versus Italy at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Darcy Graham targeting fellow Borderer Stuart Hogg’s try record after scoring 18...

Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, is urging people to vote for their health heroes.

Who are your NHS heroes?
With two weeks to go until the nomination deadline, the Scottish Health Awards is urging Borderers to submit their entries for their most dedicated healthcare professionals.

Southern Knights captain Patrick Anderson on the ball against Heriot's at the Greenyards in Melrose in September 2022 (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group/SRU)

​Southern Knights name squad for upcoming Fosroc Super Series Championship rugby...

Southern Knights winger Finn Douglas scoring a try for Scotland's under-20s against the USA at the World Rugby U20 Trophy in Kenya yesterday (Photo by World Rugby)

Borderers Corey Tait and Finn Douglas on scoresheet for Scotland U20s

Southern Knights winger Finn Douglas watching Ben Afshar scoring a try for Scotland against Zimbabwe in their World Rugby U20 Trophy pool game on Saturday (Pic: Tony Munge/World Rugby)

Five Borderers named in Scotland U20 rugby squad to face USA

Hawick Royal Albert ended last East of Scotland Football League second division season with a 3-2 defeat at Craigroyston and they play their first home fixture of the upcoming third division campaign against the Edinburgh outfit on Saturday, August 5 (Pic: Tommy Lee)

New East of Scotland Football League term starts at home for four Borders sides

King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Galashiels today and tour The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Picture Phil Wilkinson.

King Charles and Queen Camilla met by hundreds of royal fans in Galashiels visit

New Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Nicky Reid opened his account for the club on Tuesday (Pic: Tommy Lee)

Gala Fairydean Rovers start pre-season fixture schedule with 1-1 draw at Kelty H...

Matt Reid playing for Selkirk against Edinburgh Academical in September (Pic: Bill McBurnie)

Six Borderers named in Scottish side to contest World Rugby U20 Trophy in Kenya

Southern Knights scrum-half Rory Brand at the launch of the new Fosroc Super Series Championship season at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group/SRU)

New boys first up for Southern Knights next rugby season

Finn Douglas in action for Edinburgh during a pre-season friendly versus London Scottish at the DAM Health Stadium in the capital in September 2022 (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

Borderers on scoresheet as Scottish U20s prepare for rugby trophy with win

Cyclists taking part in 2018's Tour o' the Borders (Photo: Ian Linton)

​Cycling’s Tour o’ the Borders could be nearing end of road, fear organisers