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Women cut from car in A7 smash

A 42 year-old woman from Fountainhall had to be cut free from her car by firefighters following a smash on the A7 road yesterday (Wednesday).

Deadly drug missing from BGH

A PROBE is underway at Borders General Hospital after morphine has gone missing – yet again.

'We can't afford free school meals' - SBC

PLANS to provide free school meals to all children in the first three years of Primary school went down like lumpy custard in the Borders this week, as Scottish Borders Council said they simply couldn’t afford the new scheme.

Teen accused of joyriding with toddler in car

A TEENAGER accused of stealing a car and going for a joyride with a toddler in the passenger seat appeared in court this week.

Fishery bosses want beavers banned

FISHERY bosses from the Borders are spearheading a bid to block beavers returning to Scotland.

Council review on hold

CONTROVERSIAL plans by the council to hand over the running of its museums, libraries and public halls to a not-for-profit trust have been put on hold amid concerns it could lead to the loss of some of the less profitable services.

Council workers get set for strike

THE Borders has braced itself for more disruption tomorrow (Wednesday) as hundreds of council workers strike for the second time against a pay rise described by union bosses as ‘a slap in the face’.

MSP leads fight against healthboard cuts

A PETITION containing more than 1500 signatures protesting against multi-million pound healthboard cuts was presented to NHS Border bosses by a local MSP this week.