- Army battalions lay up Colours
- App to show alcohol's ageing effect
- Delivery driver chased off robber
- Man's ear bitten off in attack
- Record hope in rare whisky auction
- Jobs fear 'holds back house buyers'
- Social housing consultation begins
- '5% sway' on independence debate
- Motorists warned over icy roads
- Actor Mullan reopens Govanhill pool
- Man killed in tractor crash named
- Car deaths followed crane oil leak
- Fire crews tackle property blazes
- United action over far-right march
- Man arrested over woman's death
- Parents continue search for son
- Pair questioned over shooting death
News
Jimmy recalls the night Canadian pilots fell out of the sky at Dryden
REMINISCENCES from readers about the crash of an RAF Beaufighter in the Dryden area near Selkirk during the Second World War are still generating plenty of interest in Selkirk and beyond.
Young ‘should make a stand’ in May poll
Scottish Borders Council leader David Parker was this week asked if he felt the gloomy outlook for sustaining local authority spending and developing projects to stimulate the economy would deter people from standing for election on May 3, writes Andrew Keddie.
Gunn says closure could lead to incest
A SELKIRK councillor’s plea for the registration of births and deaths and the posting of marriage banns to be maintained in every Borders burgh fell on deaf ears at last week’s meeting of Scottish Borders Council, writes Mark Entwistle.
Reading the small print on independence referendum
Oh well, I suppose enough of the great independence referendum plot has emerged into the public domain for us to believe it might eventually take place – so I reckon we had better get on with it.
IT’S SO APPEALING FOR VALLEY
EIGHT giant wind turbines proposed for the heart of the Yarrow Valley would have had an unacceptable impact on the landscape, according to the Scottish Government reporter who this week threw out an appeal by the company involved.
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Sport
King Cup retry
A THAW is much desired tomorrow as once again Selkirk FC prepare for their King Cup first round battle against Coldstream at Home Park.
Skills school for Selkirk’s stars of the future
SELKIRK HIGH SCHOOL rugby stars of the future had the exciting opportunity to train with current day heroes on Monday afternoon.
Roond the Stick
FRIDAY night saw hosts Ettrick Forest play the Ladies in the Roond the Stick league, continuing their winning streak with a fine 7-1 victory, although the individual games were much closer than the score suggests.
Bad day at the office as Heriot’s marksmen shoulder past Selkirk
YOU win some you lose some was definitely the ethos at Selkirk Rifle club this week as the team suffered one shock defeat and one much-needed victory.
Lifestyle
Nichol retuns for Burns role
SELKIRK’S John Nichol returns home to conclude Ideoms’ alternative Burns Night Borders tour.
THE PILGRIM
Right, pay attention at the back. This is important stuff you all need to know, excepting maybe those who already know it, in which case keep quiet for now or find yourselves something useful to do until this is over.
When so-called experts’ advice is in bad taste
Ho hum, another new year, another new food scare, so what’s new about that? Why must we suffer a constant bombardment of food frighteners?
SELKIRK FIRM HELPS THE HEROES
A SELKIRK mill has answered the call to produce a tartan for Britain’s largest charity supporting wounded servicemen and women.
Cunning plan to stop poachers
A CUNNING plan has been hatched by the organisers of this year’s Great Selkirk Haggis Hunt to prevent poachers bagging the birds, writes Bob Burgess.
Community
Skip Skip and co edge Merchants on Ice title
The Selkirk Merchant Company’s annual curling competition reached a conclusion last Thursday when the final was played between the teams skipped by David Heard and Skip Houston.
Dismissing pancreatic cancer
If The Pilgrim is going to have the arrogance to criticise the cancer research work of a professor from one of Europe’s largest medical universities, he should perhaps first have the decency to read the study he is criticising.
Councillors brought to book in Selkirk library controversy
Following the article published in the December 16 issue of The Wee Paper, entitled “Councillors defend decision to back Selkirk library merger”, it would be reassuring to think that elected members of Scottish Borders Council also checked their facts before they started to complain about other people.
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Weather for Selkirk
Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: South west
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Temperature: -1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North
