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  • Biggar halted by Highland in Inverness

    Highland 19 Biggar 7 Al Stewart at Canal Park In the corresponding fixture last season Highland were protecting a long unbeaten run of wins at home and in a close fought match Biggar did just enough to sneak the win and break that run.

  • Injury time agony for Rovers

    Peebles Rover 2 Nithsdale Wanderers 3 PEEBLES were just 180 seconds away from reaching the third round of the South of Scotland Challenge Cup on Saturday. Ryan Bisset's team had raced into a two-goal lead against the team from Sanquhar.

  • Review: Dirty Dusting cleans up at the Eastgate

    By Russell Blackhall THE sounds of merriment rocking round the streets of Peebles from last week, have finally faded away. Tweed Theatre’s latest production, the romp that was “Dirty Dusting”, has finished its three day run and has been laid

  • High five for Team Borders in the Forth Valley League

    IT has been a long wait due to emergency hospitalisation of the league’s results official but three weeks down the line it has now been confirmed that Team Borders are Forth Valley League Champions for 2019. It is their fifth consecutive title success

  • Pupils give iPads the thumbs up

    SELKIRK High School pupils have been getting to grips with their new iPads as part of Scottish Borders Council’s digital learning programme.  The Inspire Learning Programme was one of the flagship policies to come out of the Tory/Independent alliance

  • Winds of success blow through the Gytes

    Peebles 27 Glasgow Accies 0 Allan Beveridge at The Gytes IT was perhaps not obvious to supporters standing in the lea of The Gytes but the swirling wind made handling and kicking difficult on Saturday. Despite the elements, Peebles

  • Peebles Care Home residents treated to 'exceptional' concert

    RESIDENTS at Peebles Care Home were treated to a very special concert recently. The Fitzwilliam String Quartet were in the town to perform at the Eastgate Theatre. But before they opened Music in Peebles' new season, they dropped by the Tweed

  • Caroline enters record books to repay generous sponsors

    A PEEBLES swimmer has made a huge splash by becoming the first woman to ever swim the three longest lochs in Scotland. Caroline Connor had raised £5,700 for charity in the summer with an attempt at swimming the English Channel. But sea-sickness

  • Late transfer bids from Vale and Gala ahead of Scottish Cup

    FOOTBALL administrators in Gala face a race against time to secure a new striker ahead of Saturday’s Scottish Cup trip to Dalbeattie Star. It is understood a deal has been agreed to bring Pumpherston forward Zander Murray to Gala Fairydean Rovers