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Man who assaulted ex-partner’s new boyfriend on Borders beach fined
A DALKEITH man who assaulted his former partner’s new boyfriend on the beach at Eyemouth has been fined £200 at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Forty-year-old Mark Mallaney pleaded guilty to grabbing the man from behind and pushing him to the ground on
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Bid to demolish barn and replace it with house in Borders filed with council
A BARN again proposal for Tweedsmuir has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council. Planning in principle is being sought to demolish an old corrugated steel barn and replace it with a new home. The building in the countryside application
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American woman enjoys Borders homecoming in honour of her grandmother
VISITING her grandmother's Borders home was something an American woman had "always wanted" to do. Barbara Lynn Barry (née Engstrum) enjoyed a homecoming earlier this year when she spent nine days in Peebles where her grandmother, Wilhelmina Smith
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Minister who preached in USA crosses Atlantic to answer call from Borders church
A MINISTER who preached for 38 years in New Mexico has crossed the Atlantic to answer a call from Peebles Baptist Church. Reverend Chuck McCullough, formerly of White Rock Baptist Church in Los Alamos, has settled on the south side of the town
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Thousands of native trees set to be added to Borders landscape under scheme
THOUSANDS of native trees should be rooted across the Borders thanks to a new initiative. The Borders Tree Grant Scheme, a joint effort by Tweed Forum and the Borders Forest Trust, aims to encourage the planting during the coming autumn/winter
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Town celebrations 'exceeded all expectations'
ST Ronan’s Border Games Week is over for another year – and what a week it was. Looking back on this year’s celebrations, Standard Bearer 2024 Rory Murray shared that the week was full of unforgettable moments. He said: “For me Games Week exceeded
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Borderer Kinghorn takes gold in convincing style as Paris preparations continue
SAMANTHA Kinghorn continued her 2024 Paralympic Games preparations with a convincing win at the Diamond League meeting in London last Saturday. The Borderer took top spot in the 800m wheelchair race with a time of 1:43:24. The 28-year-old is
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How do I find my family or clan tartan? Everything you need to know
TARTAN has been worn in parts of Scotland for hundreds of years and is one of our biggest cultural exports. There are currently thousands of these patterns around the globe with many of them being associated with countries, organisations and, of
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Doctor who admitted careless driving on major Borders road is fined
A DOCTOR who admitted careless driving on the A68 has been fined £300 at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Osama Elgazaar, who is 31, pleaded guilty to overtaking other road users when it was unsafe to do so on April 18, swerving and driving on the wrong