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Fears mount for missing climber 
FEARS were mounting yesterday for a Borders climber who went missing in mountains in northern Pakistan almost two weeks ago.
28 year-old Ben Cheek, originally from Selkirk, began his solo attempt on the 20,000 foot Shimshal Whitehorn on July, 11, despite advice from other climbers warning him not to embark on the climb alone.
SELKIRK is in pole position for its proposed bypass to race onto a list of government traffic schemes.
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.
Selkirk Common Riding gallops on
GUY BLAIR entered the realms of local history last Friday morning as he accepted Selkirk’s standard on the balcony of the Victoria Halls.
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Rural housing debate moves into Borders
RURAL housing will be the focus when the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee holds its first-ever meeting in Melrose, at the Corn Exchange on Tuesday, 2 September.
Council gets priorities straight
The Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) for Scottish Borders Council, which sets out the national and local priorities for the Council and its partners and how these will be achieved, was officially signed by Council Leader David Parker and Scottish Ministers this week.
Concerns over shared headships aired
CONCERNS over controversial plans to cut the number of headteachers in schools across the Borders will be aired at a meeting tonight (Wednesday).
Borders hospital review ordered
HEALTH chiefs are reviewing the cleaning of hospitals in the Borders following a complaint about the care of a patient who later died.
Frightened Rabbit bow out of festival season
SUMMER may be all but over. But the sun-kissed festival season of 2008 will live long in the memory of Selkirk band Frightened Rabbit. The four-piece cut their teeth on the Fringe stages of Wickerman and Oxygen last season.
ROYAL British Legion (Scotland) bosses are the latest to join the Border Telegraph’s Loud and Proud campaign to stop the bells on the war memorial in Galashiels from being silenced.
THE finalists in the 2008 Scottish Borders Awards have been revealed, after the judges scrutinised over 80 entries in the seven hotly-contested categories.
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