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Police found cannabis cultivation in room of Borders house, court told
WHEN police arrived at Frederick Gradon’s Hawick home to investigate a domestic disturbance, they found a cannabis cultivation in a room. The 59-year-old pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards his partner of 20 years
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£5k green scheme at village hall in Borders is rubber-stamped
A GREEN scheme at a Borders village hall has been rubber-stamped. When members of Scottish Borders Council’s Cheviot Area Partnership met on Wednesday (July 31) they agreed funding of £5,000 to support work on improvements to Oxnam Village Hall
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Borders star Scott Brash secures Olympic gold medal for Team GB
PEEBLES hero Scott Brash has helped Team GB to a gold medal in the team showjumping event at the Paris Olympic Games. It was an incredible run from the Borderer, riding Jefferson, clearing all the fences to land top spot. Brash competed alongside
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Borders nursery boss 'desperately disappointed' with Care Inspectorate report
A CHILDREN’S nursery boss says she is “desperately disappointed” after challenging an inspection report which raised serious concerns over the service she and her staff provide. Old Station Nursery at Palma Place in Melrose is registered to provide
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Six-figure skatepark and pump track ‘of the highest standard’ opens in Borders
A SIX-FIGURE skatepark and pump track has opened in a Borders village. The facility in Walkerburn features a 110m pump track and a multi-use games area incorporating a basketball backboard and ring set, football goal and cricket wickets. The
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Borders councillors could be in line for a 22 per cent pay hike
COUNCILLORS in the Borders could be in line for a 22 per cent pay hike, it has emerged. The Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee has recommended that the basic pay for a councillor should rise from £20,099 to £24,581. The increase
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Borders man who admitted two drugs offences receives 14-day prison sentence
A HAWICK man who admitted two drugs offences has received a 14-day prison sentence at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Forty-one-year-old Tristan McCuaig pleaded guilty to possession of 111 Diazepam tablets worth £111 and a small amount of cannabis at his