A PIONEERING new motoring project has hit the road in the Scottish Borders. A fleet of brand-new, low emission Toyota Yaris hybrids have arrived in several Borders towns. And you can drive the eco-friendly vehicles for as little as £5.50 an hour
A Galashiels motorist who admitted a drink driving offence has been banned from the road for a year at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Craig Faris pleaded guilty to driving in Melrose Road with a breath/alcohol count of 39 microgrammes - the legal limit
A TEENAGER who was reported missing during the early hours of this morning has been found. Max Stewart from Oxton was last seen walking near Nether Blainslie at 1.15am. And police issued an appeal as concern grew for his welfare. Officers
A 45-year-old man and his sister aged 37, will stand trial at Selkirk Sheriff Court on a drug dealing charge. David Wilson of Wood Street, and Julie Wilson of Laidlaw Court, both Galashiels, deny being concerned in the supply of heroin between
Concern is growing for a teenager who went missing in the early hours of this morning. Max Stewart, 17, was last seen leaving an address in Nether Blainslie, just off the A68, at around 1.15am heading in the direction of Earlston. He has not
A 31-year-old Newtown St Boswells man was caught out by a vigilante group telling a girl he thought was aged 13 that he wanted to have sex with her. Neil Murray admitted sending messages of a sexual and indecent nature to the girl called "Beccy
A STIRLING-based construction firm was awarded the contract to build the Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in Galashiels earlier this month. But the contract is costing almost £300,000 more than originally anticipated. Ogilvie Construction
SCOTTISH Borders Council has agreed to chip in an extra £42,300 for a Hawick regeneration scheme, in order to receive a million pound grant from Scottish ministers. The local authority has already been awarded £1.3m from Historic Environment Scotland
PLANS are in place for a community development company to buy a redundant steading in the Ettrick Valley to ease housing pressures. With many farm and estate cottages being sold over the past decade or so, affordable rentable accommodation in the
PLANS for a telecommunications tower in the Ettrick Valley have been met by a wave of support from local residents. Warrington-based WHP Telecoms has applied to SBC to erect a 30m-high 4G tower on Deephope Hill, just off the B709 road that runs
ANGRY parents have demanded an explanation after a festival committee changed its rules just days before selecting the principals. Several challenges in the past have been made for the Tweedbank Fair committee to relax its rules over who can take
