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The region’s general election candidates are set to clash at a hustings in Melrose next week. 

Eight participants of Live Borders’ project, Borders Young Creatives, have achieved a Bronze Arts Award.

An amicable solution has been found over the dispute within the Roads Service of Scottish Borders Council.

The results are in after Tesco customers cast their votes this summer to help community projects in the south of the country bag up to £25,000.

Monday, November 11 marked the end of an era for the Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival, as Mr Jim Barrie tendered his resignation as Honorary President.

A Scottish Borders councillor has been cleared of misconduct after facing accusations from community councillors. 

It is 35 years since a road traffic accident changed the direction of Colin Duthie’s life forever.

Imagine your five-year-old child having to traverse two landmine fields, simply to get to school.

The JPIMedia Investigations team has won a prestigious award in recognition of its work around mental health.

The warm greeting by the front of house team was the start of a great night in the company of the Eyemouth and District Community Youth Theatre Group as they presented their annual Pantomime Hansel and Gretel.

The Eyemouth and District Community Youth Theatre Group took to the stage of old the Eyemouth High School hall to perform Hansel and Gretel... oh, yes they did!

Berwickshire High School pupil, Calum Landon (13) enjoyed a special tutorial from one of the world’s leading concert organists, Thomas Trotter, last Wednesday as part of celebrations to mark the centenary of Marchmont House’s majestic concert organ and Music Room.

Communities across the Borders fell silent on Sunday, November 10, as they honoured their war dead.

A large number of villagers attended the early morning annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Birgham War Memorial Cairn on Sunday.

Tweed Forum is encouraging community groups and landowners in the Scottish Borders to celebrate National Tree Week (23 November -1 December) by applying for a grant to plant native broadleaved trees in the Scottish Borders this winter.

The Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards was held recently, presided over for the first time by the organisation’s new chairman, Moira Wilson.

Workers in Scotland must earn £9.30 an hour in order to cover the cost of living, as the Living Wage Foundation today (Monday, November 11) announced its new Living Wage rates.

New changes to allow automatic access for people with MND will not be implemented until the financial year 2020/21.