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Matt Carryer in action for Peebles as they beat Stewart's Melville 25-23 at home at the Gytes on Saturday (Pic: Peebles RFC)

Peebles fall to third place despite 25-23 win versus Stewart’s Melville in rugby...

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...

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 ...

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...

Berwick Rangers beating East Stirlingshire 2-1 at the Falkirk Stadium on Saturday (Pic: Scott Louden)

​First win of season for Berwick Rangers in Falkirk

Goalkeeper Jay Cantley after arriving at Falkirk in November 2020 (Pic: Ian Sneddon)

Former Falkirk and Airdrie goalkeeper signs for Gala Fairydean Rovers

Berwick, seen here losing 31-15 to Glasgow Academicals a week ago on Saturday, have got two games left to save their season (Pic: Mike Hardie)

Berwick hopeful of staying in rugby’s Tennent’s National League Division 2

Shannon Bowe, 28, died during a gastric band operation in Turkey.

Woman dies during gastric band op in Turkey

Try-scorer James Dow in action for Peebles at Falkirk on Saturday (Pic: Peebles RFC)

Lasswade visit next up for Peebles after 38-21 defeat in Falkirk in rugby’s Tenn...

Blue Peter: New presenter is announced as wheelchair racer Abby Cook - who is she?

Wheelchair racer Abby Cook announced as new presenter of Blue Peter

Moorfoot Runners' Scout Adkin winning the senior women's 10km race at Scottish Athletics' national cross-country championship's at Falkirk's Callendar Park on Saturday in 37:15 (Pic: Scott Louden)

In photos: Borderer Scout Adkin goes for gold at national cross-country champion...
Moorfoot Runners’ Scout Adkin won the senior women’s race at Scottish Athletics’ 2023 national cross-country championships at Falkirk on Saturday.

East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers vying for possession on Saturday (Pic: Scott Louden)

Berwick Rangers manager Stuart Malcolm ‘ecstatic’ over 4-1 win at East Stirlings...

Peebles captain Neil Hogarth on the ball during his side's 11-10 win against Berwick on Saturday (Pic: Stephen Mathison)

Peebles edge out Berwick 11-10 to stay within reach of top end of rugby’s Tennen...

Peebles on the attack against Newton Stewart in Stranraer onb Saturday (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Loss on road leaves Peebles in need of points at home to Berwick in rugby’s Tenn...

Lee Fish, left, officiating Peebles' 28-22 home loss to Falkirk in November (Pic: Peebles RFC)

Peebles player hit with six-week ban for ‘referee abuse’

Peebles head coach Ian Chisholm scoring one of his two tries against Preston Lodge at the Gytes on Saturday (Pic: Stephen Mathison)

Peebles head coach Iain Chisholm scores tries at double for first victory of yea...

Stuart Malcolm's Berwick Rangers have won their last two Lowland League games

Berwick boss bidding to keep Falkirk loanee

Peebles beating Hamilton Bulls 21-14 on Saturday (Pic: Stephen Mathison)

Peebles get back to winning ways against Hamilton Bulls

Peebles losing 13-7 at Lasswade on Saturday (Pic: Erica Guiney)

Peebles drop to third place in rugby’s Tennent’s National League Division 2 afte...

Peebles hosting Falkirk last time out (Pic: Peebles RFC)

Peebles back in action in rugby’s Tennent’s National League Division 3 this week...

Peebles on the attack against Boroughmuir on Friday night (Photo: Erica Guiney)

Peebles still top of rugby’s Tennent’s National League Division 2 after victory ...

Kelso's Cameron Bryce, far right, with his World Mixed Curling Championship silver medal-winning team (Pic: WCF/Ansis Ventins)

Kelso curler Cameron Bryce celebrating silver medal success at world mixed champ...

Kelso's Cameron Bryce with vice-skip Lisa Davie (Pic: Scottish Curling)

Kelso’s Cameron Bryce hoping to lead Scots to medal success at World Mixed Curli...

Berwick are off the mark

Kyle Grieve with Brandon Flowers and The Killers at Falkirk Stadium

Brandon Flowers picks Edinburgh barman and drum teacher to play for The Killers

Alan Bissett is Falkirk's hardest granny, Moira Bell, who returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022

Falkirk's hardest granny returns to make it a Festival hat-trick

Ken and Norah Maybury of GLK Promotions.

Free gig tickets up for grabs to key workers

Marc Berry taking a shot for Gala Fairydean Rovers against East Stirlingshire on Saturday (Photo: Thomas Brown)

Gaffer praises 10-man Gala Fairydean Rovers for picking up three points away to ...
Gala Fairydean Rovers manager Neil Hastings has praised the grit shown by his players to leave Falkirk with three points against East Stirlingshire on Saturday despite being a man down for a third of the game.

Craig Eddie, The Voice 2021 winner

‘I try to write on my low days… that is where the best music comes from’

Home insurance costs have risen in Scotland.

Home insurance costs in Scotland rise by 24%

Chris Lawson (picture by Michael Gillen).

Ex-Gala winger Lawson is boss at Grangemouth

Everything you need to know about Easter Monday (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why is Easter Monday a holiday? This is what you need to know about why we obser...

Kirstin Maxwell, pictured, and Marcus D'Agrosa were the top senior female and male runners at Falkirk (photographs by Neil Renton).

Gala runners perform well in uncompromising conditions

Nocturnal emotions - Aidan Moffat on his latest Nyx Nott nom de plume

The closures will take place between March and April this year (Photo: Shutterstock)

Virgin Media announces closure of 25 UK stores - here’s the full list of locatio...

Chief Counting Officer Mary Pitcaithly will make the official announcement of the result in the Scottish Independence Referendum

Referendum countdown: Mary’s sure it’ll be alright on the night