A nightclub employee from Peebles has been charged with punching a man to the head to his injury and permanent disfigurement.

William Thomson, 41, is accused of assaulting Dominik Rakowski on December 30 at Base Nightclub in Baker Street, Hawick, during the course of his employment.

A trial date has been fixed for Thomson of St Michaels Bank, for April 2 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.