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Local Hero will get a special screening on May 24 at the Pavilion.

Local Hero anniversary screening and chat with star

The traditional image of Father Christmas gets treated to a sweet colourful makeover

Karen Wright: Mince pies and all things nice

Connal McIlwraith sets up one of his track layouts.

Connal’s all revved up for his new business

The land at Linglie Road on which developer Berand Homes had hoped to build 30 new houses.

Bid for 30 new homes in Selkirk is ditched

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

The makeup you need to perfect your face on zoom

How to look less tired: make-up for faking a fresh face on Zoom calls

The average Brit claims they do 730 good deeds a year – with 56% of them expecti...

The farewell tour has already been postponed once before due to the coronavirus pandemic (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

‘I’ll make sure it’s worth the wait’: Elton John postpones farewell tour

How to get rid of dark circles under your eyes

Sophie Aldred, best known as Ace in Doctor Who, recording The Barren Author

Ace! The Barren Author is back and Doctor Who's Sophie is heading to Edinburgh

The draw for the initial stages of the King Cup have been made (picture by Frank Reid)

Borders clubs aiming to be aces of King Cup
The draw for next season’s King Cup was made via Zoom last night at the annual general meeting of the East of Scotland Football League.

John Lamont MP

How to apply for funding

Emily McGowan, interim CEO of SBCC.

It’s good to talk, says chamber of commerce

Best gift ideas for celebrating your female friends on Galentine’s Day 2021

A lawyer accidentally used a cat filter during a virtual court case - watch the ...

One of the meeting’s participants – Jackie Weaver – became the fourth trending item on Thursday (Photo: Handforth Parish Council)

A chaotic online Parish Council meeting has gone viral - here's why

You could ditch technology and be in a TV show that embraces 'the simple life' -...

New York and the UAE have made Zoom weddings legal - but is it the same in the U...

Graham Norton says Eurovision 2021 will go ahead despite the pandemic

Last minute games and activity ideas for your virtual New Year's Eve party at ho...

Zoom is lifting its 40 minute time limit on free accounts for Christmas and New ...

You could win the chance to work from a luxury Corfu villa for free - here’s how

David Attenborough has been voted the nation's dream online Xmas party host

How to prepare for a virtual Christmas - all the tech you'll need explained

9 fun and original ideas for your online office Christmas party

World President of Rotary, Holger Knaak of Berlin, was speaking at the Kelso club's Zoom meeting last week.

Rotary world chief has the Knaak

How to get singing with a festive digital choir led by top talent

Audience participation is the name of the game for BBC's Debate Night, which will now be held in the Borders on November 11.

BBC in shout out for questioning Borderers
The BBC has once again called for volunteers to appear in an upcoming episode of its Debate Night programme, which will focus on issues affecting Borderers.

Hard at work...the SCAA continued to deliver its life-saving service during lockdown but had to cancel talks, which the charity is now offering online. (Pic Graeme Hart, Perthshire Picture Agency)

Story of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance is going digital

Rick Kenney of Galashiels has been awarded the OBE for services to judo.

Judo guru Rick awarded OBE for 57 years’ service

Selkirkshire councillor Gordon Edgar said he was disappointed in the way Souters treated the travelling community.

Selkirk councillor disappointed in locals after clash with travellers

"I think the show has saved me" - soap star Debbie Arnold on her new Zoom-inspir...

Audience participation is the name of the game for BBC's Debate Night, which will be held in the Borders on October 28.

Quiz public figures on Debate Night show

Lose yourself in immersive shows as new season of innovative theatre begins

Galashiels Community Council chair Jusith Cleghorn wants to festoon the route between the Interchange and the tapestry building with flower towers.

Flower towers in Galashiels’ Tapestry Way

The idea for the film soon became the subject of a studio bidding war for its rights. (Shudder)

A UK horror film made entirely on Zoom during lockdown is getting a cinema relea...

Galashiels Community Council chairperson Judith Cleghorn at the Focus Centre in Galashiels, which is where the group conducted meetings before the lockdown. Its AGM will be held via Zoom.

AGM to be held next month

Graham Easton

Businesses urged to help clean up their own bit of Selkirk

Technology during the COVID-19 pandemic- Alone Together Podcast

This episode of Alone Together looks at the effects on dating and relationships (photo: Shutterstock)

The lockdown's effect on dating and relationships - Alone Together podcast

A small roof fire was extinguished by fire crews at Scottish Borders Council's Newtown headquarters on Sunday morning.

Fire crews extinguish small blaze on council headquarters roof

Make your garden work as a place to inspire creativity

Ten of the best shows, concerts and more to enjoy online in the coming days

Skate 3 - pictured here - was released 10 years ago in 2010 (Image: EA Games)

Everything we know about Skate 4 - including possible release date and gameplay ...

Eileen Easton delivers a food parcel.

Lockdown efforts of Selkirk’s response team volunteers applauded by community co...
Selkirk residents’ reaction to the coronavirus pandemic has been hailed as “phenomenal”.

Ellie O'Hara lands in the sand (archive image by Gary Leek)

Ellie bides her time before great leap over the Atlantic

Suzanne Mulholland, also known as, The Batch Lady.

Borders cooking guru Batch Lady serving up second helping for book-lovers

JPIMedia Local can support your business through the twists and turns of the coming months

6 business trends we expect from the coronavirus pandemic

Selkirk community council chairman Alistair Pattullo will host the meeting on Zoom.

Selkirk to hold first online meeting of community councillors

Showcase your home to buyers with these virtual viewing hacks

Ewan MacDougall (picture by Grant Kinghorn)

Award hat-trick for Selkirk skipper

The upcoming special will feature numerous cast members of the critically acclaimed film trilogy, as well as the director, Peter Jackson (Credit: Reunited Apart)

Here’s how to watch Josh Gad’s Lord of the Rings cast reunion on YouTube

Homework help on hand from RSC’s star performers

Facebook’s privacy policy for the feature includes the sharing of user’s personal information with third parties. (Credit: Facebook)

Here's how to create a Facebook Messenger Room - the new video chat feature from...

AA Driving School: here's how to join online theory sessions, even if you're not...