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Racehorse trainer Sandy Thomson’s Lambden stables between Kelso and Greenlaw (Photo: Bill McBurnie)

Ayr raid yields win No 4 in two weeks for Kelso racehorse trainer Sandy Thomson

Winners with their prizes at ClubSport Roxburgh’s 2026 awards ceremony at Kelso Rugby Club last Friday (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Denholm mountain-biker Phoebe Gale named as sports personality of year

Greg Fairley on Flying Moonlight at Musselburgh Racecourse on Wednesday (Photo: Alan Raeburn/Musselburgh Races)

Third win in six days for Kelso racehorse trainer Sandy Thomson at Musselburgh

A fatal accident inquiry was held at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Sheriff rules on Kelso farmer’s accidental death

Fraser Renwick on the ball for South of Scotland as they beat Caledonia Reds 28-21 at Jedburgh’s Riverside Park in March (Photo: Andy McLean)

South of Scotland name Hawick’s Fraser Renwick as captain for upcoming campaign

Danny McMenamin on Ned Tanner at Kelso Racecourse’s 2025 Valentine’s Day meeting (Photo: Alan Raeburn/Kelso Races)

Fife-trained horse lined up to bid to get 4th time lucky in Kelso feature race

Logan Kirk winning a scrum penalty for Melrose during their 31-0 loss at home to Ayr on Saturday at the Greenyards (Photo: Malcolm Changleng)

Back-to-back defeats see former top dogs Melrose slip two places in table

Opeta Palepoi playing for Gala against Hawick in 2014 (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

South of Scotland recruit ex-Samoan rugby international Opeta Palepoi as coach

Scott Wight during a Scotland club XV training session at the Oriam in Edinburgh earlier this year (Photo: Ross Parker/SNS Group/SRU)

South of Scotland name squad of 33 for inter-district rugby championship

Tighthead prop Zen Szwagrzak on the ball for Melrose, with Craig Fairbairn supporting and Max Cranston tackling, as they lost 39-22 away to Kelso at Poynder Park on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

Derby defeat at Kelso knocks Melrose off top spot in table

Oscar Onley taking part in the 112th edition of the Tour de France in 2025 (Photo: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Kelso cyclist Oscar Onley tells of excitement at Tour de France’s Scottish debut
Borders cyclist Oscar Onley has told of his excitement about next year’s Tour de France passing within 11 miles of his home-town of Kelso following the announcement today, October 22, of the full route the 2,162-mile race will take.
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Expect wet and windy weather conditions in the Borders. (Pic: John Devlin)

Flood warning for the Borders

Full-back Callum Anderson in possession for Melrose as they beat Hawick 33-12 at home at the Greenyards on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

Melrose stay at top of Arnold Clark Premiership table after fourth win on spin

Melrose losing 26-22 at home to Hawick at the Greenyards in February (Photo: Reiver Photography)

Two Borders derbies coming up as rugby season resumes after welfare break

The Kelso factory at Pettigrews is set to close.

Greggs announce closure of Kelso factory

Chad Bament on Breaking Cover, left, and Lucas Murphy on Aeros Luck at Kelso Racecourse on Sunday (Photo: Alan Raeburn/Kelso Races)

Hawick’s Ewan Whillans is Borders’ only winner at Kelso Racecourse on Sunday

Kelso swimmer Bronwen Payne in the pool (Photo: Borders Elite Swim Team)

Keeping on keeping on an achievement in itself, says Kelso swimmer Bronwen Payne

Sean Quinlan on Tommy’s Oscar, trained at Capheaton by Ann Hamilton, at Kelso Racecourse on Sunday, October 8, 2023 (Photo: Alan Raeburn)

Northumbrian trainer set to bid for fifth win in £40,000 Kelso feature race

Ruairi Campbell in action for Melrose as they edged out Watsonians 53-51 at home at the Greenyards on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

First clean sweep of wins of season for Borderers in Arnold Clark Premiership

Oscar Onley finished 17th in Sunday’s elite men’s road-race at this year’s UCI road world championships in Canada (Photo: Jasper Jacobs/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)

Top-20 finish for Kelso cyclist Oscar Onley at world championships

Max McRae on his way to winning 2026’s Jim Clark Rally (Photo: British Rally Championship)

2027’s Jim Clark Rally to feature three new Kelso stages

Jake Dickson on Little Ted at Hamilton Park Racecourse on Monday, September 21, 2026 (Photo: Zak Mauger/Getty Images)

Borders jockeys Jake Dickson and Rowan Scott rack up wins in South Lanarkshire

Borderer Lesley Cook is competing at 2026’s World Sprint Triathlon Championships at Pontevedra in Galicia, starting this Thursday

Kelso’s Lesley Cook hoping for gain in Spain as she takes on world at triathlon

Left-winger Donald Crawford in possession for Melrose as they beat Heriot’s 28-26 at home at the Greenyards on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

Melrose up to third in rugby’s Arnold Clark Premiership after win No 3 of season

Ryan Mania riding Dream’s Ka to victory for Selkirk trainer Katie Scott at Kelso Racecourse on Wednesday (Photo: Alan Raeburn/Kelso Races)

Trainer Katie Scott among winners as Kelso Racecourse returns to action

Sean Houlihan winning 2026’s Morebattle Hurdle on Captain Hugo, left, at Kelso Racecourse in March, with Jonathan Burke on Serious Challenge as runner-up (Photo: Alan Raeburn/Kelso Races)

Two grade-three heritage handicap hurdles added to Kelso Racecourse’s calendar

Craig Fairbairn on the ball for Melrose during their 32-27 loss away to Currie Chieftains in Edinburgh on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

Defeats on road for all three of Borders’ Arnold Clark Premiership rugby clubs

Netcompany Ineos rider Oscar Onley crossing the finishing line of the 18th stage of 2026’s Vuelta a Espana, a 32km individual time-trial from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera, last Thursday (Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images)

Kelso cyclist Oscar Onley finishes as best young rider at 2026’s Vuelta a Espana
Borders cyclist Oscar Onley missed out on a podium placing at this year’s Vuelta a Espana but finished as best young rider by way of consolation.
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Alfie Smail and Darrie Page were both gold medal winners.

Borders archers’ haul of medals

Kelso swimmer Jasper Harrison (Photo: Kelso Amateur Swimming Club)

Kelso swimmer Jasper Harrison targeting Scottish medal at fourth time of asking

Alan Tait at the former Newcastle Falcons in February 2009 (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ex-Scottish international Alan Tait quits as director of rugby at English club

Netcompany Ineos rider Oscar Onley before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage of 2026’s Vuelta a Espana from Palma del Rio to Cordoba (Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images)

Borders cyclist Oscar Onley still in Spanish race’s top five as finale nears

Oscar Onley on the podium after stage six of 2026’s Vuelta a Espana last Thursday (Photo: Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images)

Kelso cyclist Oscar Onley still targeting a top-three finish in Vuelta a Espana

50 protesters gathered near the Golden Gates in Kelso.

AI data campaign heads to Duke's doorstep

Melrose beating Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians 34-31 away on Saturday (Photo: Andy McLean)

Kelso and Melrose get new rugby season off to winning start

Melrose’s Dylan Cockburn is the only Glasgow Warriors player in an academy draft of 12 assigned to the Borders’ three Arnold Clark Premiership clubs for next rugby season, with the other 11 coming from Eduinburgh (Photo: Ross MacDonald/SNS Group/Glasgow Warriors)

Borders rugby clubs allocated 12 academy players in 2026 premiership draft

Oscar Onley wearing the white jersey for leading young rider after the fourth stage of 2026’s Vuelta a Espana in Andorra on Tuesday (Photo: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Cyclist Oscar Onley wants more gain in Spain after first stage win with new team

Hawick’s Fraser Renwick, second from left; Kelso’s Dwain Patterson, five to his right; and Melrose’s Angus Runciman, another two to the right, meet representatives of the seven other clubs they’ll be up against once the new Arnold Clark Premiership rugby season starts on Saturday (Photo: Craig Williamson/SNS Group/SRU)

Home is where the start is for Kelso as rugby returns

Corey Fawdry (pictured front centre) with cast members.

Kelso actor takes to Fringe stage in knife crime drama

The Muscle Factory in Kelso’s Spylaw Road.

Round the clock reps in Kelso

400m open winner Douglas Young at 2026’s Morebattle Border Games on Saturday (Photo: Lesley Bruce)

Young gun Douglas goes for it at Morebattle Border Games

Swedish golfer Christofer Blomstrand celebrating winning this year’s Scottish Challenge at Heiton’s Schloss Roxburghe near Kelso on Sunday (Photo: Paul Devlin/Getty Images)

Swede taste of success as Christofer Blomstrand wins Borders golf challenge

Residents have raised concerns about this year's Kelso Civic Week parade.

Kelso Civic Week floats spark complaints from residents

David Gardiner celebrating taking six wickets for nine runs for Selkirk hosting Holy Cross on Saturday (Photo: John Smail)

Home wins boost survival hopes for Selkirk and Kelso cricketers

Evie Renwick and, right, sister Tess, winners of two of three 90m sprints at 2026’s Langholm Border Games last Friday (Photo: TLJT)

Tweed Leader Jed Track runners win all three 90m races at Langholm Border Games
Tweed Leader Jed Track’s Evie Renwick landed the biggest prize on offer at last Friday’s Langholm Border Games, £1,050 for winning the event’s 90m handicap race.
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Hawick beating a president’s seven 40-0 at 2026’s Peebles Sevens at the Gytes on Saturday (Photo: Pete Birrell)

Defending Kings of 7 champions Melrose win Peebles Sevens for third year in row

The First Minister at Kelso Abbey as the historic landmark reopens.

John Swinney hails Kelso Abbey reopening as ‘a moment to savour’

Perth golfer Daniel Young celebrating after winning 2025’s Farmfoods-sponsored Scottish Challenge at the Schloss Roxburghe near Kelso last August (Photo: Ross Parker/Getty Images)

Golf’s Scottish Challenge returning to Kelso after 2025 debut

All eight Border Padel Company 2026 summer cup finalists including winners Ian Forbes and Tristan Jeffrey, back right (Photo: Border Padel Company)

Tennis team-up beat rugby pairing in Borders’ first padel cup final

Natasha Turnbull, right, at 2026’s St Ronan’s Border Games in Innerleithen on Saturday (Photo: Magdalena Banka)

Peebles runner Natasha Turnbull wins £600 100m open sprint at Innerleithen games

Kelso Abbey

Kelso Abbey set to re-open in time for Border Union Show

Jake Dickson, left, on Safari Dream at Salisbury Racecourse in Wiltshire in May (Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Kelso jockey Jake Dickson hits 20-win mark

Kelso industrial unit on Sprouston Road approved for new use.

From fitness to fly spray: Kelso unit gets new occupants

Melrose 1883 celebrating their plate final win at 2026’s Geneva International Sevens on Sunday (Photo: Melrose RFC)

Wins for Melrose 1883 and Kelso’s Dwain Patterson at rugby’s 2026 Geneva Sevens

Jonny Wolf competing in this year's West Highland Way Race, in which he finished 22nd out of the field of 300 runners. (Photograph by kind permission of © 2026 Kai Wheeler Photography)

Kelso ultra runner among leading finishers in West Highland Way Race

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