Border Telegraph

The Border Telegraph is a weekly publication released every Wednesday, focusing on the Border region of Scotland. Its primary readership encompasses Galashiels, Selkirk, and Melrose, but it also reaches areas like Lauder, Heriot, and Hawick.

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GALLERY: Fans flock to Philiphaugh for Selkirk Sevens

2 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Mike Thomson

17 1/1 RUGBY fans flocked to a sun-soaked Philiphaugh at the weekend for the Selkirk Sevens. Our photographer was out and about on the day and got dozens of excellent shots! Here is a selection... Images: Brian Sutherland Media
Bid to tackle empty homes issue in Borders set to be bolstered by new officer

2 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

Empty homes represent a wasted resource in the Borders which can also cause significant problems for neighbours and surrounding communities. It is recognised that working pro-actively with owners to bring homes back into use can be time consuming and complex. In May 2024, the Scottish Government declared a national housing emergency, with the First Minister recognising that investment in housing needs to be a fundamental part of delivering a “fairer Scotland”.
Galashiels food project teams up with university specialists after cash boost

2 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Lucette Wood

Café Recharge CIC has joined up with the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation at Queen Margaret University (QMU) after securing an award from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The community-led research project will explore the use of food dehydration to reduce the waste of fruit and vegetables.
Borders running club aims to bridge gap between mental and physical health

3 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Lucette Wood

Borders running club aims to bridge gap between mental and physical health (Image: Rob Mathews) A PEEBLES coffee shop has set up a running group in the town with the aim of “meeting faces not chasing paces”. Led by running coaches Rob Mathews and Rachel Spence, members meet every Tuesday morning at 9.30am at The Milkman on High Street. A five-minute warm up is followed by a run between three and five kilometres at a social pace.
Borders brewery aims to tap in to longer opening hours after initial rejection

3 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

Photo: abruellmann/Pixabay AN APPEAL is being launched after time was called on a cycle-friendly brewery’s hopes of tapping into longer opening hours. Durty Brewing Tap Room sells a variety of craft ales at 4 Traquair Road in Innerleithen. Inspired by the trails and landscape of the Borders, the brewery was founded by Paul McGreal and Gordon Donald. Its ‘life-affirming beers’ include ‘Angry Sheep’, ‘Escape Route’, ‘Repeat Offender’. ‘Helter Skelter’ and ‘End of the World’.
Vintage cars to complete 300-mile journey before Peebles Hydro event

3 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Mike Thomson

The Riley Motor Club event will culminate in a centenary dinner at Peebles Hydro Image: Google Street View A CLUB founded in Peebles is preparing to celebrate its centenary with a recreation of the historic London to Edinburgh run. Originally held by the Motorcycle Touring Club in 1925, the event saw 22 Riley cars and 200 motorcycles tackle a challenging route from north London to Edinburgh.
Solar park bid in Borders not opposed despite 'clutter' claims

4 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

Tweeddale East councillor Marshall Douglas. Photo: Scottish Borders Council COUNCILLORS have reluctantly agreed not to object to a large solar park on stunning moorland in the Borders despite acceptance that it adds to the landscape’s “incongruous man-made clutter” . Fred Olsen Renewables applied to the government’s energy consents unit for permission to put up about 55,000 panels near the Crystal Rig wind farm – about four miles (6km) from the village of Cranshaws.
Recognition for Ukrainians who have overcome language barrier in Borders

4 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

ESOL Learners Yuriy Shostak, Svitlana Norel, Yuliia Bielska with Tweeddale councillors Julie Pirone and Robin Tatler, and Jean Dobbing. Image: SBC UKRAINIANS and other nationalities who have overcome language barriers after settling in the Borders have received deserved recognition. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) adult learners have been congratulated at an event organised by Scottish Borders Council and Borders College.
Live Borders secures vital government support to introduce improved booking system

4 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

A Live Borders sign. Photo: SBC AN UNDER-PRESSURE charitable trust that provides sports, leisure and cultural services in the Borders has booked vital government support which will help members. Live Borders has recently introduced an enhanced membership booking and payment system, thanks to the help of a grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda.
Number of affordable homes delivered in Borders falls short of target

5 days ago | bordertelegraph.com | Paul Kelly

Image: Schluesseldienst/Pixabay A TARGET for the provision of affordable new homes in the Borders has not been met, senior councillors will be told next week. Members of Scottish Borders Council’s Executive Committee are to be given an update on the local authority’s strategic housing investment plan (SHIP). The annual target for affordable homes is 141. But for the last financial year, a total of 88 homes were actually delivered.