IT’S safety first at a Borders school after approval was granted to provide a new fire escape route. A proposal has been rubber-stamped for the new route from the staff room at Burgh Primary School in ...

THERE will be spooky goings-on at Traquair this weekend! The venue is putting on a host of Halloween events. Historical Ghost Tours will take place tomorrow (Friday) and tomorrow at 7pm and 9pm. And a ...

TORRENTIAL rain failed to stop Bonnie Peebles crocus champions from planting 14,000 bulbs. Margaret Wightman, who led the group, said that at 8am on Sunday morning the weather looked quite bright. But ...

A 60-year-old woman is being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter after three people died at a care home. Dorset Police said they received a report at 7.16am on Wednesday regarding three residents ...

Actor and former Man V Food star Adam Richman has claimed that he and his crew had their possessions stolen at a motorway services in London. The American presenter, 50, who is in the UK filming ...

AN “utterly unique” hoard of hundreds of Bronze Age items discovered by a metal detectorist in the Borders has been saved for the nation ...

A motorist who admitted dangerous driving while over the alcohol limit on the A68 in the Borders has been banned from the roads for two years.

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a series of housebreakings and vehicle thefts across the Lothians and Borders.

A PEEBLES-BASED childminder dubbed “the best in the world” has won high praise after a visit from the Care Inspectorate.

A PROPOSED 10 per cent council tax hike next year will yield an extra £7 million for frontline services, elected members in the Borders will be informed this week.

A man was caught with indecent images of children as young as eight being abused after attempting to communicate indecently with two girls online.

A Scottish Borders councillor has been shortlisted for the Leader of the Year title at a prestigious awards ceremony. Euan Jardine is in the running for the prize at the 2024 LGIU Scotland and CCLA ...