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Graham Linehan performs outside Scottish Parliament days after Edinburgh Fringe cancelled Father Ted creator

Graham Linehan performs at Holyrood after second venue cancels

Councillor Hannah Steel won unanimous support from members for her bid to change dog fouling law.

Council in appeal for change of dog fouling law

Rachael Hamilton, MSP.

MSP’s concerns over hunting bill

Zebra Growth founders Lee Fitzpatrick and Moh Al-Haifi have urged the Scottish government to re-think its ‘growth at all costs’ business model

Holyrood urged to change 'growth at all costs' business model

It's not one of Edinburgh Zoo's pandas, but this giant soft toy was taking it easy Pic: John Devlin

Pedal on Parliament: Thousands take to two wheels for annual event

Picture: Ian Georgeson

Labour MSP demands emergency Scotland-wide rent freeze

Rachael Hamilton MSP at the river clean.

River clean hailed a success

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that Covid rules will be eased on July 19.

NHS Borders in vaccine push ahead of restrictions easing

Paul Wheelhouse of the SNP missed out on a list seat this time.

Wheelhouse misses out

Watch Nicola Sturgeon reveal Scotland's lockdown exit plan live (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Watch Nicola Sturgeon reveal Scotland's lockdown exit plan live

Tim Clancey

Tim piles on the green miles
Greens campaigner Tim Clancey from Stow, is taking on a 60-mile challenge from the England border to Holyrood to help the party’s candidates in the upcoming election.

Nicola Sturgeon will set out the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown this afternoon (23 February) (Photo: Getty Images)

Watch Nicola Sturgeon reveal her plan to exit lockdown live from Holyrood

Council leader Shona Haslam at Scottish Borders Council's Newtown headquarters.

Council leader says budget is still uncertain

The Scottish Parliament chamber.

What are the issues that could swing your vote in the 2021 Scottish election?

Garage opening during lockdown - what you need to know if your car needs repairs

Shona Haslam says she will not step down as council leader while she campaigns for a seat at Holyrood.

Leader pours scorn on call to step down

Keir Starmer is promising more devolved powers if Labour wins the next election

Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister's Questions.

Covid-19 on the rise again

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Borders is placed in Tier 2 from Monday

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP Christine Grahame is hoping to add to her 21 years in Holyrood.

Veteran Borders MSP to defend seat at 2021 Holyrood election

Borders MSP Rachael Hamilton at the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.

Borders MSP calling for retraining to help avert threat of mass job losses after...

First minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Scottish Parliament today. (Photo by Fraser Bremner/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Covid-19 cases in Borders 
up by 26 over last month

Borders pupils will go back to school on Tuesday, August 11.

Full return to school for Borders pupils on August 11

Ray Bugg talks about his career in this episode of Pioneering People

The bootstrapping approach to building a business - Pioneering People podcast

The results of the survey are now in.

The Scottish people give a second wave of confidence to the government.

Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire.

Borders MSP calling for change to law on fly-tipping

David Bethune outside the shop at 5 Tower Street.

Souters set to be on the front line in the battle to save the planet

Scottish Government communities secretary Aileen Campbell.

£576,000 Covid-19 food fund handout agreed for Borders
Council bosses in the Borders are being given almost £580,000 to help prevent families unable to afford food going hungry during the current coronavirus outbreak.

Renters will be protected from eviction during the coronavirus outbreak – here’s...

Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam.

Extra cash from Holyrood not enough to warrant council tax rethink, says Scottis...

The legislation is expected to pass its first vote in Holyrood later today (25 Feb) (Photo: Shutterstock)

Sanitary products will soon be free for everyone in Scotland

Energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has announced a ban on fracking.

Borders MSP and campaigners welcome Scottish fracking ban

Rachael Hamilton is hoping to swap her regional list Holyrood seat for a Borders constituency one.

Regional list MSP picked to fight Borders by-election for Tories

A piece of this wind turbine has broken off at Longpark wind farm near Stow.

Wind farms a ‘serious concern’ for council

Launch of Commisson on Local Tax Reform report. Co-chairs Marco Biagi MSP and Cllr David O'Neill.

Plea is made to scrap Council Tax

Businesses in Hawick are recovering after record rainfall saw areas of the town hit by floods.

Hard-hit Borders firms ‘need rate relief’

12 September 2013. Tweed, Kelso, UK. Large numbers of Salmon are being caught on the River Tweed wth 21 caught near Kelso yesterday and with over two hundred caght on the river as a whole. Fisher Jeffrey Palmer and gilly Bill Jack out on the river today catch and release an 8lb Salmon as the Salmon run continues.

Holyrood to look again at Tweed policy

Borders firms slow to take up living wage accreditation

Councillor Stuart Bell says the funding is hugely valuable to the Borders.

Holyrood allocates £4m to the Borders for rural economy

Market Square, Duns

Holyrood launches fund to help communities regenerate town centres

General Election2015 Count results for Berwickshire , Roxburghshire and Selkirk. Springwood Park Kelso. A recount has been called for the seat. Called at nearly 5am. Conservative candidate John Lamont , looking apprehensive as he awaits the result of this mornings recount. PIC PHIL WILKINSON info@philwilkinson.net www.philwilkinson.net 01316186373 - 07740444373

Parliaments reveal our politicians’ expenses claims

John Lamont re-selected as Tory candidate for Holyrood

Nigel Miller NFU

Arable farmers opposing new rules

People have been gathering around the parliament all day

Referendum Day: Parliament has been focal point for many

Voting has started in the referendum

Referendum day: Poll open for historic vote
The polls have opened on a historic day for Scotland as voters determine whether the country should remain part of the United Kingdom.

Neil Steven (left) of sponsors Johnston Carmichael and John Elliot at Roxburgh Mains

National awards for local farmers