LAST weekend saw the third running of the Abbotsford House trail races. Organised by Gala Harriers and run with great support from Abbotsford House and generous sponsorship from Tempest Brewery the race has gone from strength to strength. Over
A 51-year-old man has been accused of sending several videos of him performing an explicit sexual act while naked to his tenant. James Neil Jackson, of Mayfield Drive in Hawick, denies causing the woman to look at a sexual image at a house in the
A 50-year-old man gave a false name to police officers when they arrived at his Hawick home with an arrest warrant. John Donaldson pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice in Ivanhoe Terrace on June 28. He was placed on
A motorist who admitted driving while almost three times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road for 14 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Thirty eight year old Robert McLeod, of Stonefield Place in Hawick, pleaded guilty to driving
TWEEDLOVE’S Triple Crown series concluded last weekend with Whyte Bikes King and Queen of the Hill. For this year the races also doubled up as the fifth round of the British National Enduro Series. The sell-out event headed to Innerleithen with
A SUMMER camp for children with additional needs has been hailed a huge success. The Borders Additional Needs Group (BANG) teamed up with Live Borders to host five days of fun and adventure at the Leader Valley School in Earlston. An inaugural
MOBILE recycling is set for a return to the Borders. From next month a pilot, which allows for wood, electrical items, batteries and cooking oil as well as garden waste to be deposited, will be launched in Jedburgh. And if the scheme is successful
