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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

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

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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

Official Openng of Cardrona Pump Track

Cardrona’s pumped up for its new track

The Horseshoe Inn in Eddleston will be under new management later this month

'End of an era' for award-winning Eddleston Inn

Fake Bank of Ireland £50 notes are in circulation around Scotland. Photo: Bank of Ireland

Police issue fake Bank of Ireland £50 note warning to Borderers

Save a Life For Scotland are asking everyone in Scotland toget CPR ready.

Could you give CPR?

Murdo Anderson, 24, from West Linton, will run across the Sahara desert for six-days from April 8

West Linton man takes on six-day marathon across the Sahara desert for MND charity

Sport

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

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

Samantha Kinghorn finished fourth in the T54 1500m Final at the Carrara Stadium. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Memories but no medals for Borders athletes

Spartans were crowned champions

Lowland League round-up - Spartans crowned champions

Chris Anderson

Vale gain 'important point' in midweek clash

Eilidh Doyle leads out the Scotland team. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

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Commonwealth Games 2018: Borderers in action

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A potentially-serious injury to Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain marred a 5-2 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Roma (Martin Rickett/EMPICS Sport).

Jurgen Klopp more concerned by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain injury than Roma rally

Jurgen Klopp saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s season ended (Peter Byrne/PA)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain injury sours Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s mood

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lies injured (Martin Rickett/Empics)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a World Cup doubt following season-ending injury

Diego Perotti’s late penalty has given Roma hope (Peter Byrne/PA)

Roma comeback against Barcelona is warning to Liverpool, says Thompson

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool beat Roma 5-2 (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool v Roma – story of the match

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane claims his side are not favourites against Bayern Munich (Mike Egerton/PA)

Managers claim Champions League semi-final is wide open

Alastair Cook is worried about the future of the longer format of the game (Jason O’Brien/PA)

Cook fears for Test cricket after ECB announces new format

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Police sweep Yonge Street in Toronto (Galit Rodan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Online post suggests Toronto van attack suspect may have resented women

Donald Trump is hosting Emmanuel Macron for the first state visit of his administration (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Trump and Macron make a show as best friends but tussle over Iran

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Australian Colonel Scott Clingan escorts Edouard Philippe and Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy at the military cemetery (Pascal Rossignol/AP)

Australians commemorate 103rd anniversary of Turkish battle

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Q&A: What is GDPR and what does it mean for data privacy?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend Anzac Day Commemorations. (Victoria Jones/PA)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to attend Anzac Day commemorations

Regulators will be given greater power to levy large fines on firms who mishandle data (Yui Mok/PA)

GDPR: New EU data privacy laws just one month away

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