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Drivers issued warning over commonly believed speed camera myth
A widely believed speed camera myth could land you in trouble with police, drivers in the UK have been warned. A motoring expert has lifted the lid on whether the commonly held belief that drivers can go ten per cent over the speed limit is true
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Borders pupils affected by SQA exam results email glitch, council confirms
BORDERS pupils were among those impacted by a “technical issue” on exam results day. Thousands across Scotland received an email with a blank space where their grades should have been. The SQA said it had resolved the glitch that affected
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Borders nursing home gets thumbs up following unannounced inspection
A BORDERS nursing home has been given the thumbs up following an unannounced inspection. West Linton’s Whim Hall Nursing Home was visited by two inspectors in July. The facility, which is registered to provide accommodation to a maximum of
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Headteachers from high schools across Borders react as exam results published
HEADTEACHERS from high schools in the Borders have given their reactions as pupils pick up their exam results. Marks were issued to students across Scotland today (August 6). The Borders remains in the top quartile for youngsters achieving
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Man, 46, exposed himself in front of five children in Borders park
A 46-YEAR-OLD man who exposed his genitals in a sexual manner in front of five young children in a Borders park has had his name placed on the sex offenders register for five years at Selkirk Sheriff Court. Elroy McArthur pleaded guilty to the
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'Picture of consistent achievement' in Borders as pupils receive exam results
PUPILS across the Borders have achieved a set of results demonstrating "a picture of consistent achievement", according to a council executive. The nervous wait was over for many students on Tuesday (August 6) as their SQA marks were published.
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Conference meets to discuss £50m growth deal funding set to boost Borders towns
COMMUNITIES across the Borderlands have come together for a conference to share their experiences to date on developing proposals to improve their towns and villages through locally made ‘Place Plans’. The Place Programme is a central part of the
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Members of Borders gym win medals at European weightlifting competition
REPRESENTATIVES of a Borders gym have returned from a weightlifting competition in Europe with medals. CrossFit INRZ in Innerleithen sent athletes to the 2024 European Masters Weightlifting Association Championships, held in Haugesund, Norway,
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Here's the help available for Borders students picking up their results today
STUDENTS across the Borders will receive their SQA results today. And support is available as they discover the outcome of their exams and coursework. Results will be sent to learners by post or by email. Students who don’t receive their
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Sentence deferred on Borders man ‘concerned in supply of cocaine and cannabis’
A KELSO man has admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis at his Brisbane Place home on July 20. Thirty-seven-year-old Brian Chilcott pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to the offences. Sentence was deferred