Local Headlines
200 new affordable homes
A decision will be made next week on whether to build up to 200 new affordable homes to rent in the Borders.
Phone lines restored to Borders General Hospital
Phone lines to Borders General Hospital have been restored over seven hours after first being reported.
Delighted Richard completes Great North Swim
As a man who’s never been one to back out of a challenge, Richard Adams was thrilled to complete last weekend’s Great North Swim.
VIDEO: BBC recruits locals for Flodden film video
A camera crew from the BBC criss-crossed the border at the weekend, filming a documentary to tie in with Flodden’s 500th anniversary.
Drinking byelaws - where to apply them
If you have a view on whether or not drinking alcohol in a public place in your town or village should be banned, now is your chance to be heard.
Health
Public asked not to call Borders General Hospital unless urgent due to phone fault
A telephone fault at Borders General Hospital this morning means members of the public have been told to only contact via phone if it is a matter of urgency.
Dental registrations rise
Almost 90 per cent of Borders children are now registered with an NHS dentist according to recently published figures.
Business Headlines
Referendum survey launched
Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) has launched a survey to its membership to identify what information the business community is looking for in the lead up to the referendum on Scottish independence – and where they are looking to find it.
Businesses get creative for children’s rural day
Rural businesses got creative for Glendale Agricultural Society’s Children’s Countryside Day held at Wooler last week.
Foxlake centre makes a splash
Foxlake Adventures at Dunbar, Scotland’s only cable wakeboarding park, has launched a second cable tow as the business looks to capitalise on strong visitor numbers and the growing popularity of wakeboarding as a sport.
Housing market starts recovery as sales go up
New figures indicate that the residential property market in the Borders and north Northumberland is improving.
SWT calls for immediate halt to the new badger cull
Scotland’s leading wildlife conservation charity is calling for an immediate stop to the planned slaughter of badgers in England which started on Saturday, June 1.
Farming
Landlines: cheating at shows is now surprise
Given some of the present serious problems for farming, ranging from weather and cash flow to cash flow and weather, it’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry over the recent furore about “showring cheats.”
SWT calls for immediate halt to the new badger cull
Scotland’s leading wildlife conservation charity is calling for an immediate stop to the planned slaughter of badgers in England which started on Saturday, June 1.
Ten pairs of Highland Show tickets up for grabs
The Lottery funded project Farming 4 All is organising a trip to the Royal Highland Show for deserving young people in the Scottish Borders.
Alan’s sheep enjoy show success
Alan MacKinnon from Little Swinton near Coldstream enjoyed a successful day at the Northumberland County Show.
Columnists
Keith Allan: why chicken in a bag tastes so good
A chicken cooked in a bag doesn’t sound all that much to write home about. But poach it in a bladder for four hours under the guiding hand of Eric Frechon, three star Michelin chef de cuisine at the Bristol Hotel in Paris, and it’s an entirely different matter.
Eyemouth is ideally suited to provide support for offshore renewables project
I have been meeting with the Eyemouth Renewables group for many years and a couple of weeks ago we held one of our regular meetings at the Eyemouth Harbour Trust. I was pleased to hear of the progress being made by the Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind project from Mainstream Renewable Power who won the contract to develop the site.
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Weather for Duns
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 20 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 19 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: South east
