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Borderer who has been 'standout performer' in training set for first Scotland cap
PATRICK Harrison is set to earn his first Scotland cap before the end of this summer’s Americas Tour. The 22-year-old, who played for Peebles and attended the town’s high school, was not picked in the matchday squad for games against Canada and
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Drivers wrongly issued with penalty charges in Borders after parking system glitch
A GLITCH during the implementation of a new parking system at Eyemouth Harbour led to motorists wrongly being issued with penalty tickets, it has emerged. Eyemouth Harbour Trust (EHT) has been advised of an administrative error that resulted in
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Borders man who sexually assaulted 15-year-old girl is jailed
A COLDSTREAM man who admitted sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl has been jailed for eight months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Sixty-year-old Norman Wright pleaded guilty to the offence which happened at his home in Duns Road on January 22 last
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Got a Tesco Clubcard? How you could earn an extra £50 worth of bonus points
If you shop at Tesco regularly, you will know by now just how much money you can save with a Clubcard. From slashing the price of bottles of orange juice to punnets of fruit, the supermarket is constantly lowering the cost of popular groceries
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More than 200 cannabis plants discovered in Borders premises
A CANNABIS cultivation has been discovered at a site in the Borders. At around 10.20am on Wednesday, July 17 police in the Borders, acting under warrant, searched an unoccupied unit at Buckholm Mill Brae in Galashiels. During the search officers
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Borders childminder has gone 'above and beyond', inspector finds
A GALASHIELS childminder goes “above and beyond” her duties for the children in her care, an inspection has found. Kate’s Childcare, provided by Kate Crew, is registered to provide a care service to a maximum of six children under the age of 12
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Peeblesshire town flag raised as part of festival
THIS year's Dux Boy Antoni Janus became the 25th representative of St Ronan to raise the Innerleithen town flag. Following the annual Kirkin' Service on Sunday (July 14) Innerleithen community council chair George Brown invited Antoni to raise
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Borders man who severely injured victim in attack narrowly avoids jail
A 43-YEAR-OLD man who caused a disturbance in Jedburgh and ended up assaulting a man to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement has narrowly avoided a jail sentence at the town’s sheriff court. Paul Madden also pleaded guilty to charges of