A new puffin census is under way on the Farne Islands to determine how many breeding pairs of the birds live at the main breeding site.

A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after being cut free from his car, which left the road and crashed into a dry stone dyke on the A699 road near Kelso.

Rangers on the Farne Islands have revealed the first video of a puffin laying an egg as they begin their five-yearly census.

On Saturday, May 11, 12 scouts from the Duns Scout Troop, re-established in December 2012, enjoyed a day’s introduction to fly fishing courtesy of the Whiteadder Angling Association.

A special concert is due to take place on June 1, in Coldstream Parish Church to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden.

This year’s Ladies’ Race Day, a defibrillator fundraiser event,in Grantshouse Village Hall is on Saturday, May 25, at 1pm.

Coldstream Burns Club held their annual Tweed Bridge Ceremony on Sunday to commemorate the visit of Robert Burns to the town in May 1787 when he crossed over the bridge and stood on English soil for the first time.

The future’s looking orange once again - for the tenth running of the Borders Fun Run to raise money for the Border branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Visitors to Eyemouth can now get an exhilarating boat ride skippered by former off-shore powerboat champion Tim Grimshaw.

A Duns man has donated his winnings from the Grand National to the Margaret Kerr Unit at the BGH with the help of race winning Borders jockey Ryan Mania.

The importance of cutting edge renewable energy projects were reinforced for Business Secretary Vince Cable during a visit to Woodend Farm, Duns at the weekend.

The Wojtek Memorial Trust was launched by General Nick Eeles, General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle at the castle this week.

The merger of the SBC wardens’ role into the council’s neighbourhood services team is a sore point with Berwickshire community councils.

Eyemouth’s EU Church welcomed two Malawi guests - Master and Rev Patrick who are currently visiting Scotland.

The Eyemouth activity centre that has entertained the town’s young children for the last year and a half is to close at the end of the month.

The regimental association of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers has been encouraged in its attempts to take over Berwick Barracks.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is introducing chip and PIN payment technology this month in an attempt to offer more secure means of taking card payments.

Berwickshire Housing Association is starting a programme of installing solar panels in 500 homes which should save tenants up to £250 a year.

Coldingham and St Abbs congregation will be welcomed back into Coldingham church this Sunday following months of alterations.

Borders MP is backing Local Newspaper Week and showing his support for local newspapers here in the Borders.