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Search is on for youth work volunteers

YouthBorders are on the look out for more trustees and volunteers to help provide young people with good quality youth work.

The River Tweed, Hoe Bridge, Gattonside.

A step closer to new salmon fisheries law

The Bill that could change the future role of the Tweed Commissioners now just requires Royal Assent to become law.

Coldingham Priory

The Church of Scotland Congregation of Coldingham St Abbs held a homecoming service at the refurbished Coldingham Priory attended by 150 worshippers to celebrate their return to the church after refurbishment work.

EU funds for St Abbs and Eyemouth

Up to 12 new jobs could be created at Eyemouth based crab processors Burgons thanks to a European Fisheries Fund (EFF)grant.

Colin Law

Remains identified as missing Gordon man Colin Law

Police have confirmed that the remains found in a wood close to Gordon last month are those of Colin Law who went missing 14 years ago.

YOUNG PLACEMAKERS INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY PLANNING AID FOR SCOTLAND

Planning for the future needs the help of young placemakers

Youngsters should be playing a role in deciding how communities should look in the future, which is why a new‘Young Placemakers’ scheme has been started.

Sport rss

Berwick Bandits v Newcastle, live on sky

Bandits beaten as Diamonds sparkle on Sky

BERWICK BANDITS 41 NEWCASTLE DIAMONDS 49: It was lights, cameras and action as Berwick staged their first live televised meeting at Shielfield against Newcastle on Tuesday.

Football

Shennan signs off with a hat-trick

PEEBLES ROVERS 2 EYEMOUTH UNITED 4: Eyemouth striker Stevie Shennan signed off for the season when he bagged a hat-trick in his team’s final game of the season on Monday.

Berwick rowers Alison Inglis and Hilary Cairns on The Tweed.

Silver and bronze for crews at Nottingham

The British Rowing Masters Championships held at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham is increasing in popularity and this year was no exception, with a record breaking entry of over 700 crews.

Berwick Bandits Speedway
David Bellego

Bellego banned for Sky meeting with Diamonds

Berwick are due to host Newcastle in a SKY TV meeting at Shielfield on Tuesday - the first time the cameras have covered the action at Shielfield Park

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Reserves lose final game to champions

CRAIGROYSTON 3 BERWICK RESERVES 1: Berwick Rangers manager Ian Little, present to observe the Reserves’ players, made a cameo appearance as a stoppage time substitute against the newly crowned East of Scotland First Division champions.

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Melrose crowned Kings but Jed-Forest take home title

IT WAS a cruel day weatherwise at the Mainetti Jed-Forest Sevens but action was red hot throughout.

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VIDEO: Spittal author publishes first novel video

A Spittal author is celebrating the publication of her first novel, inspired by her stint covering Northumberland as a journalist.

Lifestyle rss

Music at Paxton is a Hoot

Music at Paxton’s new initiative, Music at Paxton… Plus, a pair of two free Sunday afternoon concerts in the weeks leading up to the July festival, got off to a good start on Sunday with a packed Picture Gallery.

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EAST FORTUNE AIR SHOW.
THE MEN OF THE RAF FALCONS PARACHUTE DISPLAY TEAM OPEN THE AIR DISPLAY.
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Airshow seeks volunteers

The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian is looking for volunteer stewards to take part in Scotland’s Airshow on Saturday July 27. Volunteering duties are varied and anyone wishing to volunteer or take a stand at Scotland’s Airshow should contact Linda De Costa at the National Museum of Flight on tel: 0131 247 4238 before June 1.

Elvis tribute rescheduled

At the request of the promoter of the ‘On Tour With Elvis’ tribute show, tonight’s performance has been rescheduled due to artist illness.

Sonia Graham with Badger and Moira, greyhounds at kennels run by Sonia and her family in Reston.

Greyhound Trust still backs winners

They are a man’s best friend, the only dog mentioned by breed in the Bible and millions of pounds is gambled on them every day.

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Spittal author Bea Davennport with her debut novel: In too deep

VIDEO: Spittal author publishes first novel video

A Spittal author is celebrating the publication of her first novel, inspired by her stint covering Northumberland as a journalist.

Carly Blain who will be performing at the Border Gatherin

Coldstream gears up to host Border Gaitherin

Coldstream will buzz with music when the Border Gaitherin hits town at the end of the month.

Community rss

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Earthquake expert visits Longridge

Former Longridge Towers student Dr Alastair Sloan, now a research Fellow at Oxford University, has returned to his old school to lecture pupils on his own research specialism of earthquakes.

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Win A Mini winner is announced

The winner of the Johnston Press Win A Mini competition is Gerry Doherty from Port Stewart in Northern Ireland.

Mini nature reserve at Coldingham

I would like to bring to your readers’ attention this planning application for a 12 cabin development at Milldown, Coldingham.

In place of the annual SWRI Rural Ramble, women (and a few men) from all over Berwickshire came together to participate in

SWRI ‘Walk the World’ - in Ayton

In place of their usual SWRI rural ramble this year the Berwickshire ladies took part instead in the ‘Women Walk the World’ for ACWW - well the walk wasn’t actually around the world it was restricted more to walking around Ayton!

Borders Resistance network research

I’m researching a unit formed during the early days of WW2.

Bill Tait.

Bill was master of the moor and a genius at the fishing

Bill Tait, who has died aged 77, was a Berwickshire countryman of outstanding skill and knowledge; a master on the moor and in the garden and among woods, he was, above all, a recognised genius at the fishing.

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