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Original vision for Borders care village 'will not be possible' as costs soar
IT will “not be possible” to deliver the original vision of a new care village at Tweedbank due to escalating costs, councillors are to be informed. Plans for the care village on the Lowood Estate first surfaced in 2020 after council representatives
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Pet-friendly care complexes in Borders pass inspections with flying colours
TWO pet-friendly supported living complexes in the Borders have passed inspections with flying colours. Eildon Care and Support West provide combined care at home and housing support services at two developments. They oversee 37 two-bedroom
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Weather puts paid to Caroline's 45mile outdoor swimming challenge
PEEBLES open water swimmer Caroline Connor smashed three huge swims this summer but missed out on her main goal due to bad weather and boat failure. After Caroline's triple crown of Scottish lochs (2017-2019) and her English Channel swim two years
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Borders councillors navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets in Kelso
A GROUP of Scottish Borders councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets in Kelso on Friday September 15 wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions. The exercise was arranged by national charity RNIB
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Controversial Raac identified at two fire stations in the Borders
THE presence of a controversial lightweight concrete has been confirmed at two fire stations in the Borders. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been identified in the emergency buildings in Hawick and Galashiels. Action was taken
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More than £5,000 raised for Borders Water Rescue during open water swim
Galashiels Rotarian Lynda Stoddart recently organised a swim in aid of Borders Water Rescue and celebrating the reopening of the special crossing of the River Tweed. The challenge was the 9.5 km swim from Union Chain Bridge down to Berwick RNLI
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New inshore lifeboat named after sister of generous donor at ceremony in Eyemouth
Representatives from the RNLI and the local community gathered at The Hippodrome in Eyemouth on Saturday September 16 to celebrate the new inshore lifeboat D-877 Sheila. The lifeboat D- 877 Sheila arrived at Eyemouth RNLI lifeboat station on May
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Borders man caught with indecent images of children is placed on supervision
A 25-YEAR-OLD Selkirk man who admitted at the town's sheriff court possessing and distributing indecent images of children has been placed on supervision for the next two years. Police swooped on an address in Selkirk's Chapel Street in May last
