'I was terrified, I could hardly speak'

A TERRIFIED shop worker was left trapped inside her store when a flash flood hit Galashiels last week.

Posted 1 Dec 2012 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Bryan Robertson - do you take my wee girl?

A GALASHIELS surveyor couldn't avoid asking his future father-in-law for permission to wed his daughter - as he was also marrying them.

Posted 21 Nov 2012 06:30   Alan Ferguson   0 Comments

Scotland's most expensive drinking den

A HALF-MILLION pounds arts project to celebrate the Olympics has been taken over by drunken teenagers.

Posted 3 Oct 2012 14:30   David Knox   6 Comments

Fisherman's body pulled from Ettrick Water

No suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of an angler who was found in the Ettrick Water in Selkirk.

Posted 3 Oct 2012 09:30

Speeding cameras targeted by vandals

A SPATE of unusual and disturbing instances of malicious damage targeted at safety cameras on the A68 has been taking place.

Posted 2 Oct 2012 14:23   Editorial   3 Comments

Stolen vehicle found destroyed in the Borders

POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for information after a stolen quad bike was found destroyed in the Borders.

Posted 11 Jul 2012 09:30   Editorial   0 Comments

'Little hitches' fail to take shine off Braw Lads' Gathering in Galashiels

AFTER washouts at Selkirk and Hawick, it was feared rain could dampen spirits at this year's Braw Lads' Gathering in Galashiels. But, in the end, the sun and community spirit shone on the town's Gala Day.

Posted 9 Jul 2012 09:29   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Police appeal for information after woman attacked in Galashiels

A 22-YEAR-OLD woman was assaulted by two youths who attempted to rob her of her mobile phone while she was out jogging.

Posted 28 Jun 2012 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Teenager killed in horror road smash

POLICE have named a teenager killed in a horror road smash in the Borders.

Posted 31 May 2012 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Police issue fresh appeal to find missing Galashiels postman

THE family and friends of a man reported missing in the Borders sparking a full-scale land and air search and rescue operation have this week issued an emotional appeal for him to come home.

Posted 20 Jun 2011 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Blooming marvellous: Volunteers invited to help spruce up Galashiels

THIS colourful bunch of characters are helping to brighten up Galashiels this summer.

Posted 31 May 2011 09:30   Editorial   0 Comments

Police appeal following 'despicable' theft

POLICE have described thieves who broke in to a house in the Borders as "despicable".

Posted 20 Apr 2011 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Galashiels fraudster walks free from court

A HEROIN addict who falsely claimed his mobile had been stolen in an attempt to gain a new phone by fraud was allowed to walk free after a court was told he had not been in trouble for six months - because he was in jail.

Posted 5 Apr 2011 09:30   Ally McGilvray   0 Comments

Girl, 8, helped drunk woman home

AN eight-year-old girl was seen helping a drunk woman home. But when neighbours called the police, she told them she had been in bed for four hours in an attempt to cover up for her drunken antics.

Posted 16 Mar 2011 09:30   Ally McGilvray   1 Comments