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  Published: 2 Mar 2010 15:00

  Borders blaze victims 'lucky to be alive'

  A FAMILY forced to flee in fear after a fire ripped through their home in the Borders are lucky to be alive, it has been claimed.

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  Published: 2 Mar 2010 14:31 (4)

  Bank worker admits stealing £25k from pensioner

  A BANK worker has admitted stealing £25,000 from a vulnerable pensioner in the Borders.

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  Last updated: 2 Mar 2010 14:23 (12)

  Hawick Common Riding insist no decision has been made on Cornet following 'scandal'

  THE future of Hawick's Common Riding has been brought into question following an article in a national newspaper this week.

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  Published: 2 Mar 2010 13:48

  Man charged following heroin haul

  A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after police discovered heroin with a street value of £32,000 in an abandoned car in the Borders.

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  Last updated: 1st March, 2010 11:14am

  Plans for new student accommodation unveiled in Galashiels

  

  PLANS to build new state-of-the-art accommodation for 250 students will be unveiled at a public exhibition this week.

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  Last updated: 16 Feb 2010 08:38 (1)

  Police in Galashiels record a drop in shoplifting

  CRIME in Galashiels has fallen over the past month, according to police.

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  Bin Laden in Galashiels

  ONE of the entrances to Galashiels could be renamed after the world's most wanted man.

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  Published: 9 Feb 2010 13:08

  Plans unveiled to demolish student digs

  PLANS have been unveiled to demolish the old halls of residence at Heriot-Watt University in Galashiels and build new state-of-the-art accommodation for 250 students.

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  Last updated: 27 Jan 2010 11:45

  Police charge man following jewellery theft

  A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the theft of jewellery worth £2000 from a house in Galashiels.

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  Published: 7th December, 2009 11:45am

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  The internet is home of cute videos of animals. But even on that scale, this little kitten is quite the cutest we've seen for a while.

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  Published: 25 Nov 2009 15:44

  The Muppets take on Mercury

  In the week of the eighteenth anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death, what better time for one bunch of pop culture icons to pay their unique tribute to another, with their...

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  Published: 19 Nov 2009 14:45

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  Everyone has one friend who tends to cut loose a little too much at a wedding. In this viral video it ended in catastrophe.