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ScotFest 2022 at Abbotsford

ScotFest celebrates life of Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford House
The festival celebrates Sir Walter’s birthday and this year’s event also marked the 200th anniversary of his very own grand festival when 300,000 people lined the streets for the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh on 15th August 1822.

The giant Sir Walter Scott mural

Giant Sir Walter Scott mural unveiled in bid to attract visitors to town

The New Jersey Boys

The New Jersey Boys are coming to the Borders

Borders dancers at the Edinburgh Fringe at the weekend. Photo: Fiona Henderson School of Dance

Borders dancers 'delight' audiences with comeback Fringe performance

The large yellow sea kayak Bill and other members of the community will help pull to the top of the Eildons. Photos: Bill Jeffrey

Borders man to push 'monstrosity' kayak to top of Eildons for music festival

Corporal Cairncross

Author seeks help to trace relatives of murdered Hawick airman

A man holding an Edinburgh Festival fringe sign. (Jane Barlow/PA)

Everything you need to know about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022

The Proclaimers are asking you to Move for Meals to help Mary’s Meals feed hungry children in some of the world’s poorest countries.

The Proclaimers issue walking challenge to Borderers in Move for Meals campaign

Winston Ingram and Paul Riley - Picture Facebook

Still Game star coming to the Borders next week

Borders businesswoman pursues acting dream at MGA Academy of Performing Arts

Dancers from the Fiona Henderson School of Dance will perform at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Photo: FHSD

Borders dancers return to Fringe stage with fresh choreography

Shop Love Island outfits worn by islanders in eBay auction - Live now (eBay/ITV)

Shop Love Island outfits worn by islanders in eBay auction - Live now

The RonanBuzzers group at a recent concert. Photo: St Ronan's Silver Band

Innerleithen youngsters to enjoy a music-filled summer with band's first camp

Jeremy Vine and the Eggheads

Do you want to take on Britain's greatest quizzers and scramble the Eggheads?

John McOwan, of Peebles, started writing his memoirs in 2020

101-year-old blind veteran to hold book signing as memoirs published

Beyond Borders International Festival of Thought and Literature is returning to the grounds of Traquair House on August 27 and, 28 2022

Beyond Borders festival set to return to the region next month

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham coming to the Volunteer Hall in Galashiels

Spend an evening with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham in the Borders

Treorchy Male Voice Choir from Wales

Treorchy Male Voice Choir concerts in Borders have been cancelled

Eddi Reader coming to the Volunteer Hall in Galashiels

Eddi Reader coming to the Borders

Photo: Unsplash/Marius Masalar

Music school at former dental surgery in Borders town fills cultural hole

Joe Wicks on stage with Pudsey Bear

Joe Wicks coming to Borders - How to get tickets

Tears For Fears at Floors Castle on Friday July 8 2022

Iconic 80s band Tears For Fears coming to Floors Castle on Friday July 8

Thousands to get free BBC TV licence under new government rules. (PA)

It will be easier to get a free TV licence under new rules - how to apply

Royal Regiment of Scotland

Royal Regiment of Scotland Band coming to the Borders

InChorus set to return to the Fringe with joy. Photo: Brian Wilson/InChorus

Peebles choir to bring the joy of music to Edinburgh Fringe

The Great Tapestry of Scotland Gallery, Galashiels, Scotland, UK..

New exhibit coming to Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre

Myles Goodfellow with fiancée Indy Geraghty at Parklife

Borders couple get engaged on stage at Parklife and footage goes viral

Last chance to visit the Borders Book Festival

Cast of Sorry I Haven't a Buccleuch

Another wonderful day's entertainment ahead at Borders Book Festival

News of the Dead by James Robertson

Duke of Buccleuch announces the winner of the Walter Scott Prize at Borders Book Festival

Archie Anderson- S6, Victoria Leach now in S3
Glenn Campbell BBC,Sophie Aitken S3, Justin Sinclair (Headteacher), Damian Hayes (Depute)

BBC Political Editor Glenn Campbell visits Earlston High School

The Scottish Impressionists

Fantastic day's entertainment ahead at the Borders Book Festival today

Borders Book Festival kicks off this afternoon at Harmony Garden in Melrose

David Adamson with his book Ettrick and Beyond

New book from Gala man features compilation of short stories

Borders Book Festival

Borders Book Festival aims to get off to a flying start on Thursday

Global drag stars from the RuPaul's Drag Race universe, as well as amazing local talent, will take to the stage in Innerleithen this weekend. Pictured, Killer Queen, Choriza May, Scarlett Harlett, Sederginne, Lourde Godd, and Gladys Duffy. Photo:

Borders to choose its Queen of the World as Drag Race stars return to the stage

Slow Horses star Jack Lowden is looking forward to coming home to the Borders

Borders actor Jack Lowden is coming to the Borders Book Festival

Charity fundraising Rock Concert coming to Burgh Halls in Peebles

Photo: Enduro World Series

In pictures: Thousands flock to Peeblesshire to enjoy mountain biking festival

Firestation House - Picture BBC Images

Former Borders firestation just misses out on Scotland's Home of the Year award

Anna Campbell-Jones, Michael Angus and Kate Spiers

Former Borders Fire Station could be named Scotland's Home of the Year

Magic, performed by junior dancers from the Fiona Henderson School of Dance. Photo: Gordon MacLeod

Junior dancers return to the stage with a bang with weekend show

Borders Book Festival Director Alistair Moffat

Borders Book Festival Director Alistair Moffat looks back on 50 years of events

Award winning journalist and author Chitra Ramaswamy

Chitra Ramaswamy to discuss her new book Homelands at the Borders Book Festival

Photo: Ian Georgeson

Peeblesshire event to make return in grounds of Scotland’s oldest inhabited house

Founders of Music For Maggies, Ian McCalman and Charlie Milne. Photo: Doreen Graham

Day of non-stop music on the way to West Linton this weekend

Abbotsford will host ScottFest in August. Photo: Phil Wilkinson

Popular family festival set to return to Borders with extended programme

Peebles Orchestra earlier this year

Orchestra's concert enjoyed by appreciative audience in Peebles

Eric Bogle. Photo: By XIIIfromTOKYO - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50548887

Plaque suggested in town to recognise achievements of Peebles-born musician

PA Wire/PA Images Picture by Doug Peters.

Long awaited Top Gun sequel, Maverick is coming to the Scottish Borders this week.

Around 20,000 people expected to arrive for major Tweed Valley event next month

Borders Book Festival

Your change to win 10 books from the Borders Book Festival programme

Top satirical impressionist Rory Bremner returns to the Borders Book Festival