POLICE have launched an investigation after vandals ransacked a Peebles primary school - just days before pupils were due to return from the summer holidays. Parents of Halyrude Primary School were horrified after discovering the destruction caused
TOP writers, broadcasters, politicians and artists are heading to Innerleithen this weekend for the Beyond Borders International Festival. The event which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is being held at Traquair House. A number of activities
BREACHING his bail conditions on three occasions resulted in Philip McMillan being ordered to carry out 75 hours of unpaid work. The 22-year-old of Gala park Court, had been ordered not to contact the victim or enter Gala Park. But he pleaded
SCOTTISH Borders Council is backing plans for the return of the Jim Clark Rally later this year. Organisers of the popular event have earmarked the weekend of November 8 and 9 for the closed roads race. Following the deaths of three people
DRIVERS are being reminded that part of the A7 at Galashiels will be closed from this evening. Resurfacing work is taking place on Abbotsford Road from 6pm-11pm. And the stretch will also be shut during the same hours tomorrow (Thursday).
MANY local businesses have signed up to become Refill Stations in the effort to keep people hydrated. Passers-by can now see the Refill sticker in many Selkirk shop windows and know they’re welcome to fill up their re-usable water bottle for free
A HAWICK man has appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court following the recovery of a quantity of cocaine with a maximum estimated street value of £1,150. Thirty five year old Paul Marshall of Burnfoot Road, was charged with being concerned
BACKGROUND reports have been ordered for a Hawick woman involved in a fracas while being transported to Borders General Hospital. Grace Smith, 42, of Fisher Avenue, pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to a charge of behaving in a threatening
THREE Borders athletes will be looking for success and a plane ticket to the World Championships this weekend. Former champion Chris O'Hare will be looking to retain his 1500 metres at British Championships in Birmingham. And also book his place
POLICE are still searching for the thug who desecrated a toddler's grave in the Borders. Last week a grieving mum discovered her eight-month-old daughter's headstone had been toppled at Greenlaw Cemetery. And a marble plinth had also been pulled
PLANS to cut the lines to almost 100 phone boxes in the Borders have been unveiled by BT. A hit list of 96 kiosks stretching across the region have been published on a hit-list. And community councils in the affected areas have been asked to
