Selkirk
A TEENAGER is recovering in hospital after being impaled on railings at a Selkirk graveyard.
Connor McCurdy, 15, was attempting to climb over a wall from scrubland at Thirlestane Terrace when he slipped onto the spiked railings surrounding a grave plot within Shawfield Cemetery.
Opposition to use of allotments in Pringle Park 
A POSSIBLE revival of allotments in Selkirk has led to debate over use of land in the town—specifically Pringle Park.
Town is officially a plastic bag-free zone
FOR plastic bags in one Borders town, doomsday has arrived.
A SELKIRK housing estate has been left defenceless for over two years because of red tape and cock-ups.
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Legend of sweetie salesman unwrapped
A VICTORIAN millworker from the Borders who inspired one of the most famous children’s songs of all time is to be celebrated by a new group set up to study the area’s past.
I found them so inspiring due to the resilience they show in the face of poverty
TORRENTIAL rain and 150mph winds, you could think it’s Scotland summer forecast but these were the elements that a young Galashiels woman had to deal with when a cyclone recently hit Bangladesh.
Galashiels pair in blue heaven
The competition off the field for Uefa Cup tickets has started for Rangers fans as football’s version of musical chairs begins.
Rising damp leads for calls for housing estate to be rebuilt
A FURIOUS father believes an entire Selkirk housing estate may need rebuilt to end an ongoing dampness dilemma.
Monty swings into action at Locharron
IT should be some comfort to Colin Montgomerie that, should golf not work out, there is always a future in tartan design.
Cash is no longer king for school meals
THE DAYS of schoolchildren standing with their hands out asking for lunch money may be over.
Patients could be asked to pay for parking at BGH
PATIENTS are missing appointments at the biggest hospital in the Borders because of a chronic shortage of parking spaces, it has been claimed.
A SPOOF video promoting one of the country’s most violent computer games is set to become an internet hit in the Borders.
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