- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
- Nursery man accused of sex offences
- Man held over street stabbing death
- Security guard robbed of £10,000
- SNP 'running away' from referendum
- '400 Scottish jobs lost every week'
- Police merger VAT 'means staff hit'
- Pupils updated on exam reform plans
- 47% of youth hide mental ill health
- Police target speeding drivers
Local Headlines
New directors
THE region’s largest social landlord has appointed two new executive directors to its board.
Church window ‘may blow off in strong wind’
Work is expected to start soon to repair the historic window above the altar in the Church of Our Lady and St Joseph in Selkirk.
Rowland’s takes to streets with new project
Rowland’s Dry Bar in the West Port is taking its youth work onto Selkirk’s streets to engage with more of the town’s young people, writes Sandy Neil.
Dealer involved in drug-death tragedy avoids jail sentence
A DRUG pusher has said he wished he was dead instead of local footballer Greg Alexander.
Plea to youth hostel boss
Scottish Youth Hostel Association chief executive Keith Legge will be urged to save its Broadmeadows facility from closure at a crunch meeting on Monday.
Beat bobby’s crime round-up
ALTHOUGH police attended 144 incidents in Selkirk in the past month, only 11 crimes were recorded and, of these, three have been solved.
BYPASS ROUTE march
WHEN it comes to the delivery of a Selkirk bypass, it would appear that hell hath no fury like local politicians scorned.
Plea for more common riding cash as budget approved
SOME of the extra money which has been set aside by Scottish Borders Council to assist the funding of “events” in the coming year should go to common ridings.
Shear joy for ladies at The Woll
LADY members of the Woll golf course at Ashkirk were given the star treatment when students from Borders College beauty department came to visit.
WIND IN THEIR SAILS
AS a debate is played out nationally over whether 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence, Selkirk is set to raise the bar on youth enfranchisement.
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Patrols catch out dog offenders
A DAWN raid on dog fouling was launched in Selkirk last Thursday in the war against owners who fail to clean up after their pets.
New proposals should help SBHA deal with antisocial tenants
The Selkirk-based Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s new proposals and consultation this week on radically changing the way 600,000 houses in the social rented sector are allocated and managed.
Pillow talk
Monday Club: At 2pm on February 20, at St Joseph’s Church Hall, Pat Neil will give a talk on quilting.
Antiquarian society meeting
Antiquarian society members gather on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Selkirk Parish Church Hall.
Consultation meetings to discuss Selkirk wind farm options
BACK in 2009, a public vote in the town gave the Selkirk Regeneration Group a mandate to “seek to develop a wind farm of up to six turbines on the North Common”.
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Beanies for bonces – Ettrickbridge ladies help keep our troops warm
A crafting group from Ettrickbridge are busy knitting hats to keep British soldiers’ heads warm under their helmets in Afghanistan.
Amelia’s design is pitch perfect
Lilliesleaf Primary School pupil Amelia Purkis was on the ball when it came to a national competition, writes Sandy Neil.
The fine art of fair trade
Selkirk Fairtrade’s competition for Selkirk High School pupils to design a Fairtrade cotton t-shirt promoting the cause has been won by second-year student Harry Murphy.
Mutual respect is key to success of project as teenagers get ‘stuck in’
A GROUP of teenage boys in Selkirk are at the centre of a groundbreaking initiative which seeks to sew the seeds of harmony across the generational divide in the town.
Minister puts the brakes on bypass hopes
HOPES that Selkirk may finally get a bypass after a wait of 60 years – raised last year when the scheme was included for consideration by the Scottish Government – look to have been dashed again, writes Mark Entwistle.
Rig on track for refurbishment after cash award
Selkirk’s rig, reputedly Scotland’s oldest horseracing track, has been awarded £10,800 for refurbishment from the Payback Sports Facilities Fund.
Family requests colourful tribute
MOURNERS attending the funeral of a man found dead in a burn at Bannerfield have been asked to wear bright colours.
REGENERATION WAIT
NO cash has been allocated over the next two years by Scottish Borders Council for the much-needed regeneration of Selkirk’s town centre.
Getting ready to Boogie on down at Philiphaugh
OVER the years, Souters have raised untold thousands for Cancer Research.
Councillor sees red over green list
IT may have moorland, ponds, trees and meadows, as well as being home to a myriad of birds and other wildlife, but that has not prevented Selkirk Hill from being left off a list of key local green spaces by planners.
Knowepark replacement
COUNCIL planners have listened to pleas that the search for a site for a replacement for Knowepark Primary School should formally be included in the Local Plan, writes Mark Entwistle.
Court bosses are told Selkirk closure would be ‘sheer madness’
SELKIRK Community Council has sent a strong message that it will not countenance the loss of the town’s Sheriff Court, writes Andrew Keddie.
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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SCOTTISHPower bosses will meet with householders in the Ettrick Valley on Tuesday (7.30pm) to discuss their winter without electricity.
Ten youths targeted to curb Selkirk disorder
THE police have identified 10 local youngsters who, it is claimed, are responsible for most of the calls involving youth disorder in the town.
Lamont says Salmond’s vote date is a leap too far
Selkirk’S Tory MSP John Lamont has welcomed Alex Salmond’s preference for a single question in Scotland’s independence referendum – but said it must be held sooner rather than later.
Kelso back on cards for Selkirk punters after ‘rip-roaring’ disappointment
BETTING shop manager of the year Andy Bennett admitted this week he was “absolutely gutted” that he and around 90 of his punters at Scotbet in Selkirk had been unable to enjoy a free day out at Kelso races.
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.
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.
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Weather for Selkirk
Wednesday 22 February 2012
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