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Borders man found sitting in car while almost 4 times alcohol limit avoids ban
A MOTORIST found in charge of his vehicle while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has avoided a driving ban. Police officers came across Dawid Wejkowski sitting in his Audi with the lights on in Whitehaugh Avenue, Peebles, on the evening
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Approval sought for conservationist's wildlife pond in Borders woodland
RETROSPECTIVE planning approval is being sought after a conservationist and his family created a wildlife pond on woodland near a Peeblesshire village. Geoff Small from Peebles was unaware that approval was needed when he created the pond on land
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High school worker to take on long-distance swim of Swiss lake for local causes
A PEEBLES open water swimmer is set to embark on the longest swim of her life. Next month Caroline Connor will take on a 45-mile-long journey in Switzerland – 20 miles longer than she has gone before. On August 5 Caroline will swim the length
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136-acre £900,000 Borders woodland buy-out scheme seeks further ideas
A GROUP of nature lovers are rooting for further ideas before submitting their near-£900k woodland buy-out application. Friends of Broughtonknowe Woodland (FoB) will host its second public meeting – titled Buyout Options Study – at Broughton Village
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Back to the future for historic Borders building as conversion bid unveiled
AN OFFICE building in Selkirk could be returning back to the future with a bid to convert it into a home again. A planning change of use application has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for alterations to form a dwelling house from office
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Borders estate wins inaugural fishery award
A BORDERS estate has won a prestigious award for its fishing provision. The Bemersyde Estate, near Melrose, has won the Best Fishing Beat of the Year award at the Scottish Game Awards. Organised by Scottish Land and Estates, the awards celebrate
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New figures 'indicate reduction in crashes across 20mph areas' in the Borders
FIGURES showing a “significant reduction” in crashes across 20mph zones in the Borders have been described as “extremely encouraging”. Scottish Borders Council (SBC) was the first local authority area in Scotland to introduce widespread 20mph speed
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Man pleads guilty to possession of indecent images of children at Borders house
BACKGROUND reports have been ordered into a 46-year-old man who admitted three offences. Christopher Garrard pleaded guilty to breaching the terms of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order by failing to make a device capable of accessing the internet