- Tests on fake retina 'encouraging'
- Councillor Leishman elected Provost
- Waiting-time breaches evidence call
- Rail crime levels fall in Scotland
- Number of hate crimes increases
- Call for child protection inquiry
- Woman's jewellery 'seen in house'
- Language could be taught from P1
- '3,200 jobs lost' with single force
- Two more patients die at hospital
- Fraser 'normal after disappearance'
News
cornet’s support weathers the storm Picture gallery
“NO matter what the weather, be it wet or be it fine”.
SNP form coalition administration
THE Scottish National Party has taken control of the council after forming a new administration with the Liberal Democrats and Independents.
Youngsters to get in gear for driver event
A YOUNG driver roadshow is being run on Friday in the Haugh.
Attacker avoids jail over Oliver Place assault
A man who was found guilty of assaulting a woman to her severe injury has escaped a prison sentence.
1 commentPermanent staff to be redeployed and many could join community services
NOBODY will be forced to lose their job should the closure of Crumhaugh House be given the go-ahead.
Sport
United celebrate in style at 50th anniversary dinner Picture gallery
HAWICK United are 50 years old and the Wilton Lodge Park club celebrated the occasion with an anniversary dinner in the Mansfield House Hotel on Saturday evening.
Hawick face Heriots in bid to end on high
Hawick RFC are almost guaranteed to finish fourth in the Kings of the Sevens series that culminates at Jed Forest on Saturday, but the Greens will go all out to win their third tournament this year.
MacLeod swoops in to sign for Falcons
FORMER Greens star Scott MacLeod has signed for Newcastle Falcons.
Sharkey hoping to lead Legion back to the top
HAWICK Legion manager Clinton Sharkey has vowed to stick by the relegated side.
Lifestyle
Burnfoot toast their Cornet at Common-Riding concert Picture gallery
ALL the folk living in the ward of Burnfoot pledged the health of this year’s Cornet, his Lass as well and gave them their salute at the annual concert last Thursday night.
Warm Callants Club welcome for Cornet Picture gallery
THERE can be few events all over the world which can boast such a huge array of quality entertainers as the Callants Club smoker last Friday night.
Ziggy in tune for top Scots album award
A HAWICK musician in the running to win the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year Award will find out early next week if his band is among the shortlist of ten with a chance of claiming the £20,000 first prize.
Kieran hooks a 76lb beauty during Mexico trip
A BURNFOOT teenager claimed the catch of the day during a recent family holiday to Mexico.
Hawick to enter floral contest
HAWICK is to be entered into the Scotland’s Floral Gateway competition.
Community
Councillor Smith’s Marmion Road reply
I read with interest last week’s letter from Allan Walker regarding the road markings in Marmion Road. If Mr Walker had given me the opportunity to speak when we met recently perhaps this could have been resolved then!
What does Houston know of joblessness?
Jock Houston effectively answered his question himself in last week’s Hawick News as to why I waited so long to highlight the outdated planning policies at Scottish Borders Council. Yes I did it last week, just before the coming election to highlight the ineptitude of the departing councillors who are supposed to have represented us at SBC for the past five years (and not just the Hawick contingent).
Pender’s long wait to go to the press
IN last week’s paper, Norman Pender blasted the planning authorities at St Boswells for refusing his application “last summer” to build a bungalow next to is current house in Cavers. All 23 documents to do with the application are on the council’s planning website (ref: 10/00843/PPP), and show that he applied for permission on June 14, 2010, was refused it by a planning officer on August 11, 2010, after she made as site visit, and lost his appeal to a review body of five councillors, who has also made a site visit, on November 25, 2010. None of these dates are “last summer” which was 2011, and one wonders why he waited so long to go to the press!
Mobile provision is unacceptable
I Agree entirely that the breaks in Vodafone’s mobile phone service in our area are completely unacceptable. Hav-ing the service, then losing it unexpectedly for weeks on end, causes widespread problems as more and more individuals and businesses have come to rely on using mobiles.
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Weather for Hawick
Thursday 17 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 5 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 4 C to 8 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: North east
