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Why these Scottish towns are the best places to live by the sea in the UK
FOUR Scottish towns have been named among the best places to live by the sea in the UK with one featuring "everything you want" from a coastal setting. The list featured towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with places like
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Sentence deferred on Borders man, 63, who admitted assaulting his wife
REPORTS have been ordered into a Jedburgh man who admitted assaulting his wife at the town’s sheriff court. Sixty-three-year-old John Lightbody pleaded guilty to the offence which happened at their home on June 17. Sentence was deferred until
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'Recovery Cafés' held by pioneering Borders organisation praised
A PIONEERING organisation helping Borderers battling addiction has been praised. Borders in Recovery is unique as all its paid workers and volunteers have years of “lived experience”. The group’s Recovery Café is held in Peebles’ MacFarlane
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Borders festival set for return to historic house
A MUCH-ANTICIPATED festival will make a return to its Peeblesshire home this summer. Beyond Borders returns to Traquair House on August 24-25 for a week of books, debates, poetry readings, walks and music. The festival has something for everyone
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'Staggering' amount raised by Borders law firm in annual will-writing campaign
A PEEBLES law firm was one of the highest donators across the UK in an annual will-writing campaign. Blackwood & Smith LLP raised a “staggering” £5,890 by taking part in charity initiative Will Aid. Employees volunteered their time and expertise
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Borders rower etches name into history books with Pacific Ocean world record
A PEEBLES rower has secured her second world record after completing a gruelling challenge. Taylor Winyard was part of a team looking to travel 2,800 miles across the Pacific Ocean, billed as the ‘world’s toughest row’. The Borderer and her
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Town buzzing with excitement as Games Week returns
INNERLEITHEN has been buzzing with excitement as the annual St Ronan's Border Games Before the official Games Week began, Lyle Caine, chairman of the St Ronan’s Ex-Standard Bearers’ Association, presented Standard Bearer-elect Rory Murray and his
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‘Significant’ demolition scheme at historic Borders mill site kicks off
CHANGE is looming at a former woollen mill in Peebles as work starts on building more than 50 new homes. March Street Mill, which was built in the late 19th century, closed in 2015 with the loss of 87 jobs. When members of Scottish Borders
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Everything you need to know about Glasgow Pride as it returns for 2024
Glasgow Pride is returning for another year, seeing the city's vibrant LGBT+ community come together to celebrate the progress made towards equality. Boasting an event that is "bigger, brighter and better than ever", the organisers are hoping to
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Borders man ‘threatened police officers’ after being accused of motoring offences
FINES totalling £760 have been imposed on a Jedburgh man at the town’s sheriff court after he threatened police officers when accused of motoring offences. Gary Scott, 38, pleaded guilty to driving a car with no insurance and refused to provide