Ally McGilvray

POLICE are trying to trace an elderly woman they believe may have come in to contact with a man armed with an axe allegedly spotted roaming the streets of Galashiels.

GALA wrestled the Waverley Cup off Melrose in the traditional Boxing Day fixture at a rain-lashed Greenyards this afternoon (Saturday).

A 57-YEAR-OLD woman was left shaken after she had her bag snatched on her way to work in Galashiels.

THE lack of loos at the new rail terminus in the Borders is causing a local council chief some consternation.

AS the Borders prepares for a major clean-up operation in the wake of Storm Desmond, a new group has been set up to get help to those who need it.

THIRD-PLACED Melrose missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Ayr at the top of the Premiership after slipping up against second-bottom Gala at a rain-soaked Netherdale.

MOTORISTS were warned not to venture out as worsening weather caused travel disruption across the Borders.

CONSTRUCTION of the new building which will house the Great Tapestry of Scotland will begin "in the very near future", it has been confirmed.

A LORRY driver has been accused of putting other road users at risk after attempting a crazy overtaking manouvere on a snow covered road in the Borders.

MELROSE Community Council has expressed its disappointment following reports that the town’s tourist information centre is under-threat.