Recently added articles from Southern Reporter (Selkirk, Scotland):
Borders education at grass-roots level.
Aug 03, 2008 ... WORK started this week on a multimillion-pound project to build state-of-the-art primary schools in Lauder and Peebles. The [pounds sterling]10million Scottish Borders Council scheme will see replacements being built for the outdated Kingsland in Peebles and Lauder primary. ...
Got some change from a phone call?
Aug 03, 2008 ... TEN groups and organisations in the Borders have received grants from the Change Foundation - the charity wing of Galashiels-based GB Telecom (Scotland) Ltd. The Change Foundation is linked to the sale of telecommunication services. Contributions from customer spend is donated ...
Fury over accounts 'misrepresentation'.
Aug 03, 2008 ... THE chairman of the trust which runs Jedburgh's swimming pool has reacted angrily to publicly-published accounts which reveal the facility made a loss of more than [pounds sterling]60,000 last year, writes Andrew Keddie. This compares to the [pounds sterling]58,000 surplus ...
Administrators on the scene at coffee house.(Company overview)
Aug 03, 2008 ... The Scottish coffee house chain which launched the careers of KT Tunstall and Amy MacDonald, and brought the likes of Julie Fowlis and Colin MacIntyre to Hawick, is treading water this week after falling into administration. Founded in 1999 by entrepreneur Gordon Richardson, ...
A champion two days as BUAS Show shows them how it's done.
Aug 02, 2008 ... IF you look up the definition of the word 'lucky' in a dictionary this week, you will probably find a picture of a smiling Ron Wilson under it. After what had been a miserable summer so far, the Border Union Agricultural Society secretary and his hard-working team of staff and ...
Change of name the way ahead?
Aug 02, 2008 ... A [pounds sterling]136,000 initiative set up to increase the numbers of walkers and visitors on the Southern Upland Way (SUW) has been largely successful, according to a new report. But a controversial suggestion from its author that the the 212-mile coast-to-coast walk from ...
Selkirk bookies under starter's orders.
Aug 02, 2008 ... APPARENTLY against the odds of public opinion, Scotland's largest independent bookmaker is due to open for business tomorrow in the heart of Selkirk's conservation area, writes Andrew Keddie. The move by Scotbet to the prominent former post office in the town's historic Market ...
Bear acts to allay bridge closure fears.
Aug 02, 2008 ... THE private company which manages trunk roads in the Borders has given an assurance to the people of Jedburgh that full consultation will take place over the forthcoming closure of a key bridge in the town, writes Andrew Keddie. BEAR Scotland will refurbish the Station Bridge, ...
Lady Rosanagh's royal wedding.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A LARGE number of townsfolk lined Kelso's streets on Saturday for a bit of royalty spotting at the society wedding of the year. Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were among the guests who made their way to Kelso Old Parish Church to witness the marriage of the Duke of ...
Council in the firing line over contracts.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Confusion reigns in the sad saga of council workers at the lower end of the wage scale who are facing the gloomy prospect of an even lower wage packet. This week TheSouthern tells how workers feel they are being bullied and intimidated into signing new contracts after receiving ...
Auld freens and new get together for a.
Aug 02, 2008 ... The 2008 Langholm Common Riding will be remembered for a great Cornet, bumper crowds and glorious weather. The road closure south of Langholm, due to a landslip, was opened in time for Friday, thanks to a great job by the workmen, and greatly helped people coming in from ...
Walk of life to remember Michelle.
Aug 01, 2008 ... AT the end of next month, more than 80 walkers are expected to journey the seven miles from Newtown St Boswells to Earlston to raise money for charity in memory of a young Borders mum who lost her life earlier this summer. Michelle Douglas was just 32 when she died in June after ...
Jedburgh green hit by petrol attack.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jedburgh Bowling Club has condemned vandals who set fire to the green in broad daylight in a mindless petrol attack on Saturday. According to officials, the lawn was dowsed in petrol stolen from the club store before being set on fire. Greenkeeper Gary Scott said the ...
Festival queen.
Aug 01, 2008 ... This year's Morebattle Festival Queen is young Jennifer Cessford who was crowned at a ceremony in the local church on Sunday. The village's festivities get under ...
Missing climber's family hang on to hope.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE family of the Borders climber missing in the mountains of Pakistan for two weeks are refusing to give up hope that he will be found alive. Ben Cheek, 28, whose family live in Gordon, failed to return from a solo attempt on Shimshal Whitehorn (6303m), in the Karakoram range ...
Sewer work set to start.
Jul 31, 2008 ... RESIDENTS in the Howden Road area of Jedburgh face five weeks of traffic disruption from Monday while Scottish Water constructs a new sewer, writes Andrew Keddie. The [pounds sterling]112,000 project is designed to alleviate the misery of the 12 families living in a single block ...
Politicians praise contractors over repairs to storm-hit A7.
Jul 31, 2008 ... CONTRACTORS have been praised for their efforts in getting the storm-ravaged A7 open to traffic weeks ahead of schedule, writes Bob Burgess. The collapse of a section of the trunk road two miles south of Langholm on July 10 severed the route at a spot that saw 3,000 vehicles a ...
Pensioners' lucky escape as car tangles with dumper.
Jul 31, 2008 ... An elderly couple were left in shock on Monday after a six-tonne dumper truck was driven onto the bonnet of their parked car as they watched in horror from inside. It was a lucky escape for Ron and Laura Russell who sat pinned to their seats in fear as the fully-laden truck sped ...
'She was a lively, spirited young woman who always gave happiness to those in her company'.
Jul 31, 2008 ... Hundreds of people turned out on Tuesday to celebrate the life of a Newcastleton teenager who died in a car crash in Cumbria last week, writes Mark Inchley. Family and friends packed into Arthuret Church in Longtown for a service to remember Alice Brooks-Taylor, who was killed ...
Bus company sues council over ticket dispute.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE region's largest bus operator is suing Scottish Borders Council in a dispute involving free travel for schoolchildren, writes Andrew Keddie. First Edinburgh Ltd has submitted a claim for income it claims it is due from the council over an eight-year period from 1996-2004. ...