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Motorist caused vehicles to collide in Borders due to manner of his driving
A VAN driver who caused vehicles to collide with each other due to the manner of his driving has had his licence endorsed with six penalty points at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Thirty-nine-year-old Thomas McQue from Falkirk pleaded guilty to careless
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Borders community group congratulated as pump track given funding approval
FUNDING has been approved for a Peeblesshire pump track, with work set to start next spring. Plans for a pump track in Walkerburn can now race ahead after funding from Sport Scotland Cycling Facilities Fund and Scottish Borders Council (SBC) was
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Borders orchard with Roman apple celebrated at autumnal 'Apple Weekend'
APPLES dating back to Roman times which still grow in the Borders will be one of the species highlighted at a special event next month. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) will hold apple-themed events all around Scotland this autumn, including
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Accountancy programme welcomes its sixth generation of trainee accountants
AN accountancy programme that puts young candidates without a university background on the path to becoming a fully-fledged accountant is celebrating its fifth year. Douglas Home & Co’s Professional Development Programme has so far helped nine
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New exhibition to celebrate the centenary of Bill McLaren’s birth coming to Borders
A NEW exhibition to celebrate the centenary of Bill McLaren’s birth opens on October 4 at the Hawick Museum in the Voice of Rugby’s home town. Tracing the life of the much-loved broadcaster the exhibition combines a collection of hitherto unseen
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Drivers stopped by police in Borders areas as 20mph warnings issued
POLICE officers in the Scottish Borders are continuing their efforts to target speeding drivers in the region. Last week local officers carried out speed checks in Foulden, Reston and Clockmill, Duns. In total, 13 drivers were stopped and spoken
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Yellow weather warning for strong winds to affect the Borders on Wednesday
A YELLOW weather warning for strong winds has been issued by the Met Office. The warning covers much of the UK including the Scottish Borders comes into effect at 10am on Wednesday September 27 and runs through to 7am on Thursday September 28.
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Gala Fairydean Rovers face trip to Glasgow in Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup
THE draw for the second round of this year’s Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup took place last night with teams from SPFL League 2 joining the 20 winners from the First Round And Gala Fairydean Rovers who beat Strathspey Thistle 8-2 on Saturday face
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Gregor Townsend hits out at the standard of officiating at the World Cup
SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend insisted the standard of officiating at the World Cup needs to improve after being left perplexed by the decision not to issue a red card to Tonga’s Afusipa Taumoepeau for a high tackle that forced his captain Jamie
