HALF of the 44 houses at a development being built in Innerleithen have already been reserved. Whiteburn are developing the former Caerlee Mill site with two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. During its recent 'off-plan' sales launch a total
A 21-year-old man who had to be restrained by use of a stun gun during an incident in Jedburgh has been admonished after being of good behaviour. It was the first time a stun gun had been deployed in Scotland by one of 500 specially trained officers
POLICE are hunting for the driver of a car who struck a roads worker near Galashiels. A 52-year-old man, who was carrying out repairs on the A7 at Glenmayne, suffered a serious arm injury. And he was rushed to Borders General Hospital for treatment
BORDERS roads workers are set to strike over changes to their local authority terms and conditions. Balloted members of the Unite union voted in favour of both strike action (86.4 percent) and action short of a strike (95.7 percent). The workers
AN IT project in the Borders that ran into difficulties has cost Scotland's public sector pension body millions and set its planning back significantly, says spending watchdog Audit Scotland. The Scottish Public Pensions Agency, which employs over
FJORDHUS Reivers held their end-of-season awards night at Selkirk Rugby Club last week. And there was plenty to celebrate following another record-breaking season. From the fantastic positions in the leagues, to the number of players gaining
SELKIRK is hoping to attract a few surfers to explore the Royal Burgh with the launch of a new tourism website. The online site went live recently - just ahead of the forthcoming summer holidays. And it ties in with a new marketing and branding
A TOTAL of 30 smaller playparks across the central Borders are to be sacrificed to help pay for new facilities. And the plans by Scottish Borders Council have already attracted anger from parents. The Conservative-Independent administration at
HAVING finished second to Edinburgh in the first Forth Valley League match in May, Team Borders went one better in Match 2 on Saturday at Grangemouth. The local athletes won the match by a decent margin with 329.5 event points and going top of Division
THE region’s largest care organisation is in ‘chaos’ following the suspension of four bosses. And Scottish Borders Council is refusing to provide any assurances to the thousands of elderly clients who rely on the SB Cares service. It is understood
