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Melrose residents bring home concerns 
A FRAIL pensioner was forced to crawl down onto her hands and knees to pick weeds from her garden in an effort to shame the company she pays to do the work into action, it has been claimed.
However, this week angry residents at the Dingleton Apartments in Melrose were still waiting for estate factors Dingleton Management, based over 350 miles away in Hertfordshire, to fix a catalogue of faults - more than a year after first raising concerns over the state of the building.
Bike boss's anger as popular plans rejected
A MELROSE adventure sports boss was left ‘disgusted’ after the council turned down his bid to develop his motorcycle training and archery centre despite winning approval from tourism chiefs.
LIBERTY BELLE AT PRESTWICK AIRPORT
“Liberty Belle”, one of the few World War 2 B17 “Flying Fortresses” still flying, made a historic stop over at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday, July 2.
TRADERS in Melrose reportedly saw a boom in business at the weekend as a result of the thousands of visitors who came to the town for the fifth annual Borders Book Festival.
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Industrial Action and Schools – Wednesday 20 August
SCOTTISH Borders Council is working to keep its schools open on Wednesday 20 August 2008 despite industrial action by a number of trades unions in the Borders and across Scotland.
Crash: No evidence of pilot error
POOR weather conditions have been blamed for a plane crash which claimed the life of a retired RAF squadron leader, an official report has concluded.
E.coli outbreak 'under control'
A NURSERY in the Borders was forced to close after two children were found to have contracted a potentially deadly bug.
Locals fight against bell decision
CONTROVERSIAL plans to silence the clock on one of the best-kept war memorials in Scotland have been put on hold amid overwhelming opposition.
Concern about unwelcome campers
GALASHIELS residents in Glenfield have said they are worried about security after travellers pitched up without permission on the site of a new play area this week.
Councillor Riddell-Carre criticised for Newtown no-show
A BORDERS councillor has hit back after she was accused of not fully representing the Newtown St Boswells community.
“POPCORN and cinema go hand in hand”. That is the view of Andrew Poole, who runs the Pavilion Cinema in Galashiels.
Donate your time for Scottish Animal Week
THE SSPCA are calling on animal lovers in the Borders to donate some time and help raise money for abandoned or abused pets as part of Scottish Animal Week next month.
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