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Still Game: Vote for your favourite ever episode

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Puppets are taking centre stage at this year's Borders LIVE Touring Children and Young People's Festival in the Borders, thanks to charity Live Borders!'For more information and ticket prices, visit: www.liveborders.org.uk/arts_and_creativity/borders_live_touring/spring_programme.

Socking it to ’em at Childrens’ and Young People’s Festival

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Local writers are being invited by charity Live Borders to enter their work for the chance to be published in the internationally respected literary magazine, Eildon Tree.'Writers may submit a maximum of four poems, stories or articles up to 3,000 words each, which should be accompanied by a brief biography, up to 40 words.'Artwork and photography on the theme of 'Connection' is also welcome.'Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22. 'Entries should be sent to: eildontree@liveborders1.org.uk. More details at www.liveborders.org.uk/ theeildontree andwritersgroups.

Pens at the ready - local writers wanted

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A film exploring the deep-rooted connection to horses in the Borders is Alchemy Film & Arts next exhibition, opening in Hawick on March 29.'The River, the Horse and the Woman, an imaginative video installation by Rhona M�hlebach, an artist and filmmaker based in Glasgow. 'Inspired by both Western classics and the Borders Reivers, Rhona began filming in January 2019, collaborating with local riders and drawing upon the unique vistas of Hawick's surrounding landscape.'The film sees Rhona in character as The Narrator, telling the story of a river, a horse and a woman. Not as tame as the narrator initially thought, the horse-and-rider protagonists quickly take over the show, rendering the narrator redundant.'Full details at www.alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk.

Imaginative video installation explores the Borders relationship with horses

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Rock star charts history of our love affair with black gold

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Weather forecast is Thunder and Rain heading for Peebles

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Enjoy a play along with your pint in new pub theatre event

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Who-done-it keeps audience guessing until the last minute

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Splendid young duo Calum Robertson and Sally Carr perform for Hawick Music Club on Saturday, March 23.

Varied programme of music from soprano and clarinettist

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Slimming World is a popular choice to help cut down on the calories

12 Slimming World Syn Free foods you can enjoy guilt-free

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Weather forecast is Thunder and Rain heading for Peebles

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Splendid young duo Calum Robertson and Sally Carr perform for Hawick Music Club on Saturday, March 23.

Varied programme of music from soprano and clarinettist

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Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls.

Frank Turner, Vaccines and Metronomy to headline this year’s Electric Fields festival near Dumfries

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Music is coming to the Borders, but not to venues normally associated with live music: Hawick, Kelso and Galashiels libraries are all set to host musical evenings featuring Matt Seattle, an expert Borders Piper.

The Pipes That Time Forgot by Borders piper Matt Seattle

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Bill Baptie of Hawick Saxhorn Band in 2015.

Tributes paid to Hawick Saxhorn Band stalwart Bill Baptie

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Socking it to ’em at Childrens’ and Young People’s Festival

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Professor Iain Stewart, the President of tish Geographical Society has frequently inspired Scottish audiences with programmes on world geography and geology, including the critically-acclaimed BBC series Planet Oil: A History of Addiction. And now this famous face will be rocking up to speak in Galashiels, to transport his audience on a journey through the making of this series and our long-held love affair with 'black gold'.

Rock star charts history of our love affair with black gold

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Enjoy a play along with your pint in new pub theatre event

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Lauder Amateur Dramatic Society (L.A.D.S.) celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.'This years production, A Tomb With A View, a comedy thriller written by Norman Robbins takes place in Monument House the home of the Tomb Family.'A Tomb With A View can be seen in Lauder Public Hall from March 20-23 at 7.30pm.

Who-done-it keeps audience guessing until the last minute

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As the series comes to a close, what was your favourite episode of Still Game? Pic: BBC

Still Game: Vote for your favourite ever episode

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Local writers are being invited by charity Live Borders to enter their work for the chance to be published in the internationally respected literary magazine, Eildon Tree.'Writers may submit a maximum of four poems, stories or articles up to 3,000 words each, which should be accompanied by a brief biography, up to 40 words.'Artwork and photography on the theme of 'Connection' is also welcome.'Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22. 'Entries should be sent to: eildontree@liveborders1.org.uk. More details at www.liveborders.org.uk/ theeildontree andwritersgroups.

Pens at the ready - local writers wanted

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A film exploring the deep-rooted connection to horses in the Borders is Alchemy Film & Arts next exhibition, opening in Hawick on March 29.'The River, the Horse and the Woman, an imaginative video installation by Rhona M�hlebach, an artist and filmmaker based in Glasgow. 'Inspired by both Western classics and the Borders Reivers, Rhona began filming in January 2019, collaborating with local riders and drawing upon the unique vistas of Hawick's surrounding landscape.'The film sees Rhona in character as The Narrator, telling the story of a river, a horse and a woman. Not as tame as the narrator initially thought, the horse-and-rider protagonists quickly take over the show, rendering the narrator redundant.'Full details at www.alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk.

Imaginative video installation explores the Borders relationship with horses

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Joe 'Beak' Crawford gets checked out for the ba'.

IN PICTURES: Hobkirk hand ba’

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