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CONCERNS over the escalating cost of bringing the railway back to the Borders were eased this week. A new study has revealed the reopening of the former line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank could pay for itself.
Published: Wednesday, 2nd July, 2008 07:00
Former paramedic on sex charge found dead
A FORMER paramedic from Hawick has been found dead near Ashkirk just hours after appearing in court on child sex charges.
Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 09:00
TRIMMING council budgets has hit the headlines again.
Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 09:00
DRUG addicts have been condemned for leaving dirty needles in an area where children play at a block of flats in Galashiels.
Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 09:00
COVER-UP claims have been made after officials cut out criticisms on an official report of the Galashiels headteacher who took her own life.
Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 09:00
TRADERS in Melrose reportedly saw a boom in business at the weekend as a result of the thousands of visitors who came to the town for the fifth annual Borders Book Festival.
Published: Wednesday, 25th June, 2008 09:00
IT’S written in the town’s history books that because of something which happened hundreds of years ago the people of Galashiels now have permission to stage a midsummer fair each year.
Published: Monday, 30th June, 2008 12:00
Cemetery vandals branded heartless
HEARTLESS vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage after running riot at a cemetery in Galashiels.
Published: Thursday, 19th June, 2008 12:00
Lauder Cornet is a 'local hero'
LAUDER Cornet Jon Threadgall has been hailed a hero after pulling two people from a burning car just minutes before it exploded.
Published: Thursday, 19th June, 2008 12:00
Melrose Festival makes a splash
THERE were dark clouds looming over Melrose on Monday evening, but the cheers of the crowds and skirl of the pipes warded off any threat of rain as Melrosian Scott Roy led 188 proud riders into Market Square for the final stop of the annual ride-out.
Published: Thursday, 19th June, 2008 12:00
Selkirk Common Riding gallops on
GUY BLAIR entered the realms of local history last Friday morning as he accepted Selkirk’s standard on the balcony of the Victoria Halls.
Published: Thursday, 19th June, 2008 12:00
Lauder health centre plans lack bite - claim
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new health centre on a public park in Lauder have been branded “toothless” – after health chiefs admitted they do not include a dental surgery.
Published: Thursday, 19th June, 2008 12:00
