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Opposition confirmed for Gala Fairydean Rovers next football season

Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Elaine Thornton-Nicol.

Opposition set to fight SBC Council Tax hike

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Opposition to Hawick solar farm

31 per cent of adults still calling shotgun to bag the front passenger seat

Rules of common car game 'shotgun' revealed - how many do you know?

A prior Tour o’ the Borders (Photo: Richard Turley)

New fund set up by organisers of cycling’s Tour o’ the Borders now open for app...

The project involves building giant electricity pylons.

Giant pylons opposition alliance formed

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

New fund set up as olive branch to communities affected by Tour o’ the Borders

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

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Kwasi Kwarteng has cut his trip to the International Monetary Fund in Washington, USA short.

Will Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announce a budget U-turn today?

How the Chirnside development will look.

On the road to 57 new homes in the Borders as safety concerns are addressed
A new 57-homes housing development in a Berwickshire village passed its final hurdle today – after overcoming road safety concerns.
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Andrew and Garry Wight. (Photo: BILL McBURNIE)

Council committee divided over plans for relocation of Borders agricultural deal...

‘If your telescope is really good, perhaps you’ll even make out the swirling clouds of Jupiter’s upper atmosphere’ (Photo: JPL/NASA/Getty Images

Jupiter will be in 'opposition' this week and will appear bright in the sky - he...

Labour leader Keir Starmer will address the nation tonight - here’s how to watch

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MPs have voted against maintaining food hygiene and animal welfare standards in ...

A still image of a Union Flag paper lantern being released supposedly in support of the National Health Service.

Opposition mounting in Borders to plans for mass release of paper lanterns

Les Ainslie in the field next to his house.

Opposition mounting to Melrose school’s inflatable pitch bid

Les Ainslie in Melrose.

Opposition to dome reaching fever pitch

Rob Armstrong outside the scaffolding-clad building in Jedburgh.

Opposition still mounting despite plans to demolish Jedburgh building having bee...

The Jedburgh town centre building proposed for demolition.

Opposition mounting to plans to demolish Jedburgh town centre building

Objectors at the site of the proposed development near Dingleton Road, Melrose.

Opposition fails to stop controversial Melrose housing estate being given the go...

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This is how to see Jupiter and its moons without a telescope tonight

Generally brightly coloured and featuring cartoons, should confectionery packaging be redesigned to lessen its appeal? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Should sweets and soft drinks be sold in plain packaging to protect kids? Have y...

Earlston High School pupils and teachers with council leader Shona Haslam and councillor Carol Hamilton, executive member for children and young people, at an iPad rollout preview session held earlier this month.

Questions being asked about plans to hand out 10,000 iPads to Borders youngsters

Kelso in Bloom was among numerous such groups opposed to the council's decision to cut grass less often and stop providing bedding plants. Pictured here are members Betty Hodger and Lewis Hamon.

Opposition prompts Borders council to put plans to stop providing bedding plants...

Denholm Community Council chairwoman Gwen Crew and secretary Will Roberts at the controversial site near Craigard.

Opposition mounting to plans for new homes in Denholm

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