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100 days in jail for drugged up crash driver

100 days in jail for drugged up crash driver

Demand for foodbanks continues to grow in Peeblesshire.

Hike in demand for emergency food parcels in Peeblesshire

Walkerburn man admits torching local bowling club

Walkerburn man admits torching local bowling club

Committee members Harry Griffin and Anne Bain (secretary) outside Stobo Village Hall

£20k windfall leads to revamp of Stobo Village Hall

Peebles motorist facing drink driving charge

Peebles motorist facing drink driving charge

Borders General Hospital

NHS Borders' agency staff spending has trebled over the past five years

For the fourth year running, Glenrath Farms in Peebles are encouraging folk to donate to Marie Curie via special post boxes in the area. Photo: Karen Campbell

Peeblesshire farm launches annual charity appeal

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop visited the map’s site at the Barony Castle Hotel in Eddleston

Eddleston's Polish Map of Scotland officially reopened

Ava and Brodie McLean, and Callum Freya Henderson, Orla Armstrong, and Brodie and Eva McLean at this week's launch.

Line-up unveiled for best ever Borders Book Festival

Photo: Doreen Watson

Peebles couple reflect on 12-week volunteer trip to Malawi

Scottish Borders

Borders Transport Corridors draft report published

Bob pictured following his successful record-breaking run

Bob s-mashes marathon Guinness World Record running as Mr Potato Head

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The fourth photo shows the area in 1970

Looking back at St Ronan's Wells

Cardrona teenager Robert Matthews will spend two-months teaching in Fiji in September. Photo: Stephen Mathison

Cardrona teen's dream to coach rugby in Fiji

Julie Mains and Phil Halstead prepare for their first clients at Care2Create. Photos: Helen Barrington

Julie and Phil frame the caring side of art

The first Police Scotland Youth Volunteers in the Borders had a passing out parade in Galashiels last month. Photo: Police Scotland

First Police youth volunteers in Borders finish training

Emma Guy has begun work as the new Project Coordinator for the Tweed Valley Tourism BID, photo: Tracey Brunger

Emma's the choice to take the Tweed Valley's BID forward

Kelis and Steven Bloomfield

Borders superheroes set to fly for Kelis

Ruth Hinks

World's greatest chocolate shop is coming to Peebles

Tea will be served at the Tontine Hotel

French fancies and fizz to extend the Eastgate

Play for people of all ages heads to Peebles' Eastgate Theatre

Play for people of all ages heads to Peebles' Eastgate Theatre

Chris Nash outside the premises next to the remaining nailed together benches

Cardrona cafe falls victim to a series of thefts

Osprey 8C, who was sadly found dead at the weekend. Photo: Angus Blackburn

Osprey death sparks plea to pond owners

A purple "Orange 5" enduro bike has been stolen

Thieves steal high-value mountain bikes in Clovenfords

Amazing Grace arrived in Peebles this week. Photos: David Johnstone

Amazing Grace rolls into Peebles

Susan Gray

Scandi-cool: Meet the Peebles Plogger!

Andrew Cleghorn has been ordered to remove scaffolding

Cardrona landowner is forced to remove scaffolding after losing appeal

Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA.

Jobcentre staff hope to reverse recent rise in unemployment

Members of Wild about Wellbeing are wanting your votes

Wild about Wellbeing take to the small screen in search of votes

Andrew was the St Ronan's Games Principal Guest in 2009

Innerleithen's Andrew Caldwell serves up his last ice cream after 40 years

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Professor Sir Ian Wilmut.

Scottish Borders scientist Sir Ian Wilmut reveals Parkinson's diagnosis

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Sporting spectacle coming to Scotland

Craig with Jenni outside Stobo Castle

Craig sinks a winner with Stobo sponsorship deal

Latest Peebles police report reveals how many parking tickets were issued last month

Latest Peebles police report reveals how many parking tickets were issued last month

David Bean (pictured) volunteers at The Food Foundation

Peebles' Food Foundation needs your votes

Smailholm Tower. Photo: Ford Renton.

Records broken as visitors flock to historic Borders sites

Innerleithen's Velvet Hall Alpacas won awards at the British Alpaca Society National Show in Telford last month

Alpaca awards for Velvet Hall in Innerleithen

Scottish Borders farmers call for dog control laws boost

Scottish Borders farmers call for dog control laws boost

All NHS Borders health centres and GP surgeries unable to send or receive emails

All NHS Borders health centres and GP surgeries unable to send or receive emails

The Gytes Leisure Centre in Peebles. Photo: Google Maps

Ability Borders roadshow to take place in Peebles today

Garvald House, showing conservatory, 1908

NOSTALGIA: The history of Dolphinton

Tweeddale Youth Action runs several projects, including a bike punk project. Amber, pictured, is a user of the project

Borders youth group's funding plea to stay open

Innerleithen

Fears lives are at stake in Innerleithen over power outages

Tweeddale MP David Mundell (centre) met with NFU Bosses earlier this week

Mundell chats Brexit with farming bosses

Comedian Fred MacAuley will stop off at Langholm, Peebles and Berwick on this summer tour

Fred hopes to get Langholm and Peebles laughing

Sport

Peebles were narrowly beaten at Hamilton. Photos Erica Guiney

Heartache in Hamilton as Pees give up commanding lead

Andrew Cox on his way to victory

Screel success for Moorfoot Andrew

The cricket season starts this weekend

All set for the sound of leather on willow

Peebles will be hoping to return to winning ways this weekend against Eyemouth.

Rovers left high and dry at Shipyard

Border Amateur round-up

Border Amateur round-up

Watsonains triumphed again at Berwick. Photo: Graham Gaw

Dark horses Selkirk fail to upset Watsonians at Scremerston

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Watsonians triumphed at Hawick on Saturday. Photo: Graham Gaw

No stopping Watsonians in the Hawick sunshine

Phil Addison scored for Selkirk against Whitehill Welfare. Photo: Alan Wilson

Lowland League round-up - goals galore in cup first round

Tommy Patterson converted the 94th minute penalty for victory

Second half comeback secures cup victory for Vale

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Walkerburn ended their season with defeat at the Gytes

Peebles too strong for Walkerburn under the Gytes lights

Andrew Orr was a constant threat. Photos: Nigel Pacey

Biggar bring curtain down with emphatic victory

All of Sunday's winners

Triathletes have spring in their step at Galashiels

Gala Fairydean Rovers' 3-0 win takes them to the Sanderson Cup final. Photo: Debi Ritchie

Border Amateur round-up - all Gala Sanderson final

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury (Peter Byrne/PA)

Italian men charged over Anfield attack on Liverpool supporter

James Harden helped the Houston Rockets book their second-round place with 24 points (Eric Christian Smith/AP)

Houston hammer Minnesota to reach second round of NBA play-offs

Patrick Vieira has been linked with a return to Arsenal (PA)

Patrick Vieira honoured to be linked with Arsenal job

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (Martin Rickett/Empics)

Football rumours from the media

Anthony Joshua has been offered a unification bout by Deontay Wilder (Nick Potts/PA)

Anthony Joshua offered 50million US dollars for Deontay Wilder fight

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury (Peter Byrne/PA)

Oxlade-Chamberlain knee setback hits Liverpool and England

Arsene Wenger will step down in the summer after over 21 years at the helm (Mark Kerton/PA)

Wenger: Arsenal exit announcement came at the right time

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Garvald House, showing conservatory, 1908

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Geopolymer-stabilised soil materials could be a viable construction solution for building homes in some of the world’s poorest urban areas (University of Bath/PA)

Chemically altered soil could be used to build sustainable homes, scientists say

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Amber Rudd faces grilling over migrant removal targets

A Border Force officer checks passports (Steve Parsons/PA)

Home Office set regional targets for immigrant removals, report says

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Michael Cohen says he will plead the Fifth Amendment (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Trump lawyer to plead the Fifth in Stormy Daniels case

Oil giant BP has named energy industry veteran Helge Lund as its next chairman to succeed Carl-Henric Svanberg (Nick Ansell/PA)

BP names former BG Group and Statoil boss as new chairman

Shares in the Oslo-based carrier rose more than 10% (Norwegian/PA)

Norwegian receives ‘several inquiries’ after IAG share purchase

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Children killed as school bus collides with train in India

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