Berwickshire Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England) back issues from August 2005:
Raw sewage is pumped into River Leet.
Aug 05, 2005 ... RAW sewage has been pumping straight into the Leet Water at Coldstream, twice within the space of a week, and both Scottish Water and SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) are investigating how rubble and non biological material got into the pipes near the town's Parkside, causing ...
Coldstream Civic Week gets underway.
Aug 05, 2005 ... THE 2005 Coldstreamer Andrew Ford was given strong support from the town on Sunday when a huge crowd turned out at Henderson Park for the sashing ceremony which marks the beginning of Coldstream's Civic Week. More than 30 ex-Coldstreamers were on parade, led into the park by a ...
Coldingham nursing home to close down.
Aug 05, 2005 ... THE Shieling Nursing Home at Coldingham Bay is to close within the next three months and Scottish Borders Council's social work staff are working closely with residents and their families to find alternative accommodation. Intensacare, who run the home, took the decision to ...
Ladykirk Church celebrates 500th anniversary.
Aug 05, 2005 ... IN 2000 Ladykirk Church congregation celebrated 500 years since the church was built and this year the 500th anniversary of its dedication is the next important date on the calendar. In 1505 the kirk, built by order of King James IV, was dedicated to 'The Blessed Virgin of the ...
Dream evening of drama at Manderston.
Aug 05, 2005 ... MANDERSTON House hosted their first open air theatre on Sunday, July 31, with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Undeterred by the previous bad weather leading up to the weekend theatre goers still turned up for the outside performance at the Edwardian House. ...
Particularly poignant Minden Day parade for KOSB.
Aug 05, 2005 ... MORE than 100 former King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) marched through Berwick on Saturday for what could be their last Minden Parade as a single regiment. The KOSB is to be amalgamated with the Royal Scots to create a super-regiment as part of the Government's restructuring ...
Rangers off to winning start in Challenge Cup.
Aug 05, 2005 ... PETERHEAD ... ... .... 1 BERWICK RANGERS .... 2 (After extra time)) BERWICK Rangers pulled off a tremendous victory in the CIS Cup on Saturday. Facing a team a Divisions above them and on their first visit to the "Blue Toon" they began as ...
Bandits bounce back against title favourites.
Aug 05, 2005 ... BERWICK'S championship credentials were tested to the full at the weekend. And whilst they were found wanting after crashing to their heavierst defeat of the season at Rye House on Friday, they bounced back to beat the title favourites at Shielfield on Saturday and then pushed ...
Pithie head over heels in Cup win.
Aug 05, 2005 ... THE LIKELY LADS ... ... ... .... 3 GREENLAW ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 SUNDAY'S Hospital Cup final was contested in front of an impressively large crowd at Home Park, with Greenlaw coming up against The Likely Lads, a team comprising of players from Coldstream, Berwick and ...
Bandits back in pole position.
Aug 10, 2005 ... BEWICK BANDITS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 55 NEWCASTLE DIAMONDS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 40 FOR the fifth successive Saturday Berwick moved back to the top of the Premier League when they beat old rivals Newcastle at Shielfield. The Kirkland ...
Rangers knock spots off stricken East Fife.
Aug 10, 2005 ... EAST FIFE ... ... ... ..... 0 BERWICK RANGERS ... ..... 4 EAST Fife players have been fighting off an epidemic of chicken pox and recovery hopes suffered a setback on Saturday when Berwick Rangers knocked the spots off them with a devastating display of attacking ...
Berwick battle back in Cup.
Aug 10, 2005 ... BERWICK RANGERS ... ..... 4 ELGIN CITY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 BERWICK found the competitive edge which manager John Coughlin demanded in time to stage a storming rally which took them from two goals down into a vital lead in a Tuesday evening downpour. ...
Jill wins British hill running title.
Aug 10, 2005 ... JILL MYKURA, an Eyemouth teacher, has won her first British hill racing championship with victory at the Pen y Fan race in the Brecon Beacons. The Carnethy runner, who has also been a prominent cyclist over the last 18 months, won the final ...
Megan is junior ladies' champion.
Aug 10, 2005 ... SPITTAL and Chirnside gained double success at the Berwickshire Ladies bowling finals played at Chirnside on Sunday. Fine weather added to the enjoyment of an occasion which saw some keen competition. The singles final was won by Alison Wood of Spittal who defeated ...
Major development at Cockburnspath.
Aug 10, 2005 ... THE housing development that began at Dunglass Park, Cockburnspath over ten years ago has finally reached its second stage, and Scottish Borders Council has approved the building of 45 houses on the 3.9 hectare site. When planning permission was first sought and approved for the ...
UK first for Eyemouth house.
Aug 10, 2005 ... EYEMOUTH will soon have the first house in the UK to have its own mini power station, providing electricity and heating from a hydrogen based system which could prove to be the heating and power supply solution for the future. The mini power station will start operating at the ...
Whitsome residents'fears over waste transfer station.
Aug 10, 2005 ... A WASTE transfer station at Whitsome is causing concern locally, some residents believing that the site is being operated outside the conditions laid down by Scottish Borders Council's Berwickshire Area Committee when they approved the planning application in June this year. ...
Polwarth Kirk is one of the most significant buildings in Scotland.
Aug 10, 2005 ... IF there is enough public support for Polwarth Kirk, which lies between Duns and Greenlaw, to be preserved then it may well be taken into the care of the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust (SRCT). The kirk was built in 1703 but there is thought to have been a church on the site ...
Plans to bring Coldingham hall into 21st century.
Aug 10, 2005 ... A [pounds sterling]290,000 facelift is being proposed for Coldingham village hall which has served the local community for over 125 years. Two years ago a survey was carried out, revealing that the basic fabric of the hall was sound although major roof repairs were necessary. ...
Manderston centenary plans forge ahead.
Aug 10, 2005 ... WITH plans for the three events on Sunday, August 28 in their final stages, Manderston will be hoping to repeat the good weather enjoyed at the recent Open Air Theatre performance. The event is co-hosted between Manderston and Duns Rotary, both celebrating their centenaries this ...
Artistic tribute to Berwickshire geologist.
Aug 10, 2005 ... A HUGE stone sculpture is being erected in Lothian Park, Jedburgh, to celebrate the remarkable achievements of a Berwickshire geologist. James Hutton's studies of sedimentary rock at the end of the 18th century changed long-held perceptions about the age of our planet. ...
Record number of 314 horses on Flodden rideout.
Aug 10, 2005 ... A RECORD 314 horses made up the cavalcade to Flodden on Thursday, led by proud 2005 Coldstreamer Andrew Ford. On Thursday morning in the town's Market Square, the 15th Earl of Home charged Andrew; "To lead the cavalcade assembled in Coldstream to Flodden Field, the site of the ...
Weather ensures big crowd at Berwickshire County Show.
Aug 10, 2005 ... ON a fine day, Berwickshire Agricultural Association enjoyed a record turnout at Berwickshire County Show, Duns - the largest for many years. Trade stand exhibitor numbers were up on previous years, along with a particularly strong turnout of competitors in the horse and pony ...
Foulden Hall reopens thanks to Lottery grant.
Aug 18, 2005 ... LESS than two years after Foulden received the largest lottery grant awarded in the Borders to build a new hall, the project is now complete and the new parish hall was officialy opened at the weekend. Foulden Parish Hall committee received a maximum [pounds sterling]300,000 ...
Appointment gives fishermen a voice in Europe.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICKSHIRE fishermen have a stronger voice in Europe and decision making about North Sea fisheries now that Eyemouth councillor Michael Cook has been appointed vice president of a European wide fisheries group. In his role with the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime ...
Irony as speed sign is erected at school.
Aug 18, 2005 ... RESIDENTS of Burnmouth were not impressed with the placing of a temporary traffic speed monitor that had been put up on a school road sign after the closure of the school. Jim Morton, chairman of Burnmouth Community Council, said: "The monitor was welcomed as a traffic calming ...
CAB deal with [pounds sterling]400,000 debt in region.
Aug 18, 2005 ... DEBT clinics run by Berwickshire CAB have helped people in the district deal with over [pounds sterling]400,000 of debt and almost [pounds sterling]250,000 of disability claims has been secured by volunteer staff over the past year. Berwickshire CAB set up the debt advice ...
Claire rides tall in New Zealand.
Aug 18, 2005 ... FEMALE jockey Claire Anderson from Duns has had her most successful season to date, winning the Waikato Regional Apprentices Jockey title and coming third in the New Zealand national championship. Twenty four year old Claire (pictured in action, right), moved to New Zealand five ...
Berwickshire coastline for National Park?
Aug 18, 2005 ... SCOTTISH Natural Heritage has started a process which will seek views from a wide range of interests on the functions and possible locations for Scotland's first Coastal and Marine National Park. In June, Ross Finnie (Minister for Environment and Rural Development) announced the ...
Eyemouth offers help tp needy in Peru.
Aug 18, 2005 ... EYEMOUTH harbour gave a warm welcome to Amazon Hope 2 last Monday evening, as it arrived at the first Scottish harbour on it's journey north to Greenock. Amazon Hope 2 is a medical and dental mission ship which has been specially designed and equipped to deliver critically ...
Borders youngsters to be used in cigarette sting.
Aug 18, 2005 ... PUPILS are to be used by trading standards officers in an undercover operation to clamp down on the sale of cigarettes to underagers. A change to Scots Law now allows youngsters to be used in the battle against under age sales - giving council officers the same powers already ...
Goal-hungry Rangers.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICK RANGERS ....3 EAST STIRLING ....2 TWO wins, one at home and one away, both of which yielded the bonus point, meant it was a good week for Berwick at the top of the Premier League table. And with title favourites Rye House going down heavily at ...
Goal-hungry Rangers show attacking force.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICK RANGERS ....3 EAST STIRLING ....2 TWO wins, one at home and one away, both of which yielded the bonus point, meant it was a good week for Berwick at the top of the Premier League table. And with title favourites Rye House going down heavily at ...
Bonus wins keep bandits on top.
Aug 18, 2005 ... TWO wins, one at home and one away, both of which yielded the bonus point, meant it was a good week for Berwick at the top of the Premier League table. And with title favourites Rye House going down heavily at Sheffield, where they also lost the bonus, it means the Kirkland ...
Rangers know the way to goal!
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICK RANGERS .....3 EAST STIRLING ....2 BERWICK Rangers made it four in a row on Saturday with a hard earned success against an East Stirling side which has surely put behind it the stigma of being Scotland's worst senior team. They stunned the Rangers ...
Logan retains Scottish title.
Aug 18, 2005 ... DEREK Logan from the Coldstream and District Angling Association proved his consistency as Scotland's top river angler by retaining his title at the Scottish National Rivers Championship final sponsored by Glen Garioch Highland Single Malt Whisky held on the River Tweed. Fishing ...
Lennel mixed doubles.
Aug 18, 2005 ... THE Lennel Cup mixed doubles competition was played on Saturday, resulting in a win for the second year in a row for 18 year old Callum Dickson. The American style tournament involved players drawing partners for five rounds (seven games per round) then the top four women and ...
Full throttle for Auchencrow riders.
Aug 18, 2005 ... AFTER a relatively quiet fortnight, Auchencrow Thistle were back on full throttle this week with eight club riders joined by eight Kelso Wheelers for the club's charity fund raising 'Century Run' in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief. The 100 mile plus route took in a circuit from ...
Re-think needed over friendlies.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICK RANGERS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 LIVINGSTON ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....4 WITH just two days to go before the serious business starts Berwick Rangers appear to have a great deal of hard work ahead of them if they are to make an impact. ...
Bandits overcome their injuries to stay on top.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BERWICK BANDITS ... ... ... ... 54 EDINBURGH MONARCHS ... ... ... 41 DESPITE their injury woes, Berwick recorded a 13-point victory over old rivals Edinburgh at Shielfield on Saturday to maintain their position at the top of the Premier League. The Bandits were ...
It's a mystery but silver jack is back at Eyemouth green.
Aug 18, 2005 ... EYEMOUTH Bowling Club are amazed with the return of a silver Jack presented to a member of the club over 80 years ago. The current President of Eyemouth Bowling Club, James Dickson, could not believe it when a man from Kent, Mr John Duffy, phoned with information on the silver ...
Shock as Ayton FC withdraw from league on eve of season.
Aug 18, 2005 ... BORDER Amateur side Ayton FC have unfortunately had to to pull out of the league. The shock decision was made following last minute talks on Monday night by club officials. Ayton have been on the go since 1968 and competed in Division 'B' last season and just missed ...
Cameron appointed as new crciket development officer.
Aug 18, 2005 ... CRICKET in the Borders has received a boost this week in the form of the appointment of new full-time cricket development officer. Former Wiltshire cricketer Neil Cameron has been a familiar face on the local cricket scene. Last year, for the first time primary schools across ...
Team gold for Rosie at Scottish Nationals.
Aug 18, 2005 ... ONCE again the Speedo Scottish National open age group championships were held in Glasgow at the beginning of July. Rosie Hood from Cockburnspath, a member of Warrender Baths Club and Duns Amateur Swimming Club, competed for Warrender. There were clubs from all over ...
Bandits stoke up their title challenge.
Aug 25, 2005 ... HOME and away wins over Stoke in the past week have boosted Berwick's chances of a first-ever league title in their 37-year history. The Kirkland Carpets Bandits beat the Potters 51-39 at Shielfield on Wednesday and then followed it up with a 49-46 success at Loomer Road on ...
Rangers survive a potential banana-skin.
Aug 25, 2005 ... QUEEN'S PARK ....3 BERWICK RANGERS ....3 FORCED by injury to switch their style and facing a team which has been playing well, Berwick Rangers achieved another excellent win from a game which manager John Coughlin described as "a definite banana skin." ...
Coincidences continue with CIS Cup defeat.
Aug 25, 2005 ... ABERDEEN .....3 BERWICK RANGERS ....0 THE REMARKABLE sequence of CIS Cup coincidences continued on Tuesday when, for the second successive year, Premier League Aberdeen beat Berwick 3-0 at Pittodrie. It was a brave effort by the Rangers, but they never threatened the ...
Clark wins Berwickshire singles.
Aug 25, 2005 ... RESULTS of a successful Berwickshire Finals held on Sunday, August 21 were as follows: Junior Singles - Winner - Derek Chisholm (Greenlaw B.C.); Runner-up - Daniel Tait (Ayton B.C.) Singles - Winner - Michael Clark (Coldstream B.C.); Runner-up George Cessford ...
Scots return after their most successful trip.
Aug 25, 2005 ... THE Scottish Equestrian Vaulting Team has just returned from their most successful trip to a championships event. The European Vaulting Championships were held near Milan in Italy and the Scottish Equestrian Vaulting Team beat off strong opposition from the English Vaulting ...
New website will keep players on the ball!(Website overview)
Aug 25, 2005 ... A NEW football website will ensure Borders players are on the ball. The Scottish Football Association development team at Scottish Borders Council has launched a football website to keep local players informed about courses and events in the region. It is hoped that ...
New site earmarked for Eyemouth High School.
Aug 25, 2005 ... A COMPLETELY new site at Gunsgreen is now being considered for the new Eyemouth High School building although plans to build the new school on the playing fields of the existing high school are still very much in the frame too. Outline planning permission has already been ...
Eyemouth beach fails to come up to scratch.
Aug 25, 2005 ... EYEMOUTH has been labelled one of Britain's five dirtiest beaches by a national Sunday newspaper after failing two of its fifteen water cleanliness tests this summer., writes JANICE GILLIE. Heavy rainfall is being blamed for higher than normal levels of bacterial contamination ...
Belhaven Brewery sold for [pounds sterling]187m.
Aug 25, 2005 ... BELHAVEN, Scotland's last and oldest independent brewery based at Dunbar, has been bought by Greene King for [pounds sterling]187 million it was announced earlier this week. A statement issued on Monday states: "The Directors of Greene King believe that the acquisition of ...
Stark warning for owners of older properties.
Aug 25, 2005 ... OWNERS of old properties in Borders towns have been told they could be held criminally liable for deaths or injuries resulting from slates or masonry falling from their delapidated shops or houses. The stark warning came this week as a shock survey indicated that around 70% of ...
Health chiefs tag babies in bid to tighten hospital security.
Aug 25, 2005 ... NEWLY-BORN babies at the Borders General Hospital have become the first in Scotland to be fitted with electronic security tags. Since last week the tots have had their ankles strapped with a hi-tech tracking device, similar to those used on early-release prisoners. ...
Good turnout at Oldhamstocks Show.
Aug 25, 2005 ... OLDHAMSTOCKS Horticultural Society held their annual Flower Show on Saturday, August 20 with a good turnout to support the day. The Show was very well attended and the hot weather brought out the crowds. Thanks go to all who attended, as well as those who were involved in ...