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Peebles project is top of the crops

19 Dec 2013 16:15

A PEEBLES group has been named runner-up in a national competition.

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St Ronan’s pupils in for a treat

19 Dec 2013 07:00

BOTH P2 classes at St Ronan’s School have undertaken a healthy eating topic this term.

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Tweeddale councillors split as green bin ban is approved

18 Dec 2013 09:00

GARDEN waste collections will cease in the Borders on March 31 next year. The controversial move, estimated to save £475,000 a year, was voted through following a heated Scottish Borders Council debate.

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Bells ring out for Peebles centenarian

18 Dec 2013 08:30 • Nadia Vidinova

IT'S not every day you get a birthday card from the Queen.

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A week in pictures

Peebles »

Christmas comes early to Kingsland

CHRISTMAS came early for pupils at Kingsland Primary School in Peebles this week.

Bells ring out for Peebles centenarian

Parliament praise for local showjumper

Peebles shortlisted for £100,000 arts bonanza

Woman arrested over Peebles disturbance

Innerleithen »

Father in court after failed Innerleithen break-in

A FATHER-OF-TWO has been slapped with a community payback order after trying to break into an Innerleithen Hotel.

Innerleithen man denies knuckle-duster assaults

Innerleithen Lade back to good health

St Ronan’s earns five stars

Murrayfield accolade for Innerleithen’s Angela as McLaren sculpture is unveiled

Walkerburn »

Frocks, chocs and cocktails at Walkerburn

GLAMOROUS gals and their pals gathered at Walkerburn Rugby Football Club on Saturday to enjoy an afternoon of fashion, fun and fundraising.

Walkerburn’s SAS war hero honoured

Put your cares 'behind you’... it’s panto time in Walkerburn

Walkerburn man charged with sex offences

Annual Dementia conference highlights innovative projects

West Linton »

Wheely fine gesture in West Linton

THIS year the Christmas Post in West Linton takes on added poignancy.

Malawi support from Penicuik and West Linton

Police appeal for witnesses after West Linton break-in

West Linton pupils sparkle in national competition

Broughton Primary serves up a treat

Biggar »

When 60’s not enough - Biggar station plans slammed

TWEEDDALE MP David Mundell has hit out at Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill for failing to recognise the importance of keeping open the public counter at Biggar Police Station.

Biggar Primary School report card

Biggar battles to save primary playground

Hundreds back MP’s Call to Keep Biggar Police Station open

Biggar fights police counter closures

Borders »

MPs salaries are eye-watering

Sir, the recent announcement by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) that MPs are to receive an 11 per cent pay rise seems to have caused embarrassment all round in the corridors of power, and justly so.

Peeblesshire designed to perfection

Towns braced for rail impact as land-use blueprint goes public

Other options are binned as axe falls on garden waste

New drive to resolve BGH parking problems

Sport »

Border Rugby Referees Celebrate 50th Dinner

19 Dec 2013 08:30

THE Border Rugby Referee Society’s 50th Annual Dinner, which was attended by more than 100 match officials and Border club guests, took place on Saturday night at Selkirk RFC in the Philiphaugh Suite.

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Peebles have close encounter at Selkirk

18 Dec 2013 08:30

HAVING lost quite heavily to Selkirk in the league at Peebles in September, Peebles were out for some kind of reverse when the teams met in this cup game at Selirk last Saturday.

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Parliament praise for local showjumper

18 Dec 2013 07:30

LOCAL MSP Christine Grahame has congratulated Scott Brash on becoming showjumping’s world number one.

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Peebles Netball serves up a cracker

17 Dec 2013 08:30

PEEBLES Netball is having a Christmas cracker of a week.

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Opinion »

How mechatronics will shape tomorrow's world

Students looking at the possibility of studying overseas may have a wide variety of plausible objectives in mind – not least the chance to broaden their horizons by participating fully in a stimulating international academic environment.

19 Dec 2013 09:30 • Gary Farmer

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MPs salaries are eye-watering

17 Dec 2013 08:30

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Eddleston fears over Cloich Wind Farm plan

16 Dec 2013 08:30

Sir, Yet again the “deadline” for submission of the Amended Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Cloich Wind Farm at Eddleston, has been missed by the developer, Partnership for Renewables (PfR).

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Switched On Innerleithen: You did us proud

14 Dec 2013 08:30

Sir, Through the courtesy of your column, please may we pass on a huge thank you to everyone who, once again, helped make this year’s ‘Switched On Sunday’ such a great event.

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Tommy Ashby to ignite Tibbie’s New Year blast

18 Dec 2013 08:30

ONE of the brightest young stars to break onto the Scottish indie scene will join a host of class musicians assembled for a live New Year’s Day session at Tibbie Shiels, St Mary’s Loch.

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Oman investors need Arab knowhow

17 Dec 2013 10:12 • Gary Farmer

To the beginner, the Gulf business landscape can look horribly complicated – a shimmering oasis of potential profit encircled by vast deserts of difficult and expensive local rules, an unfamiliar trading culture, and all of it set in a region in turmoil.

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