http://www.bordertelegraph.com/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Copyright (C)2013 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 21 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/mh/bt_logo_500x75.png http://www.bordertelegraph.com/ SCOTTISH Water is seeking its customers' views on future water charge levels and the extent to which they'd like to see less or more service improvements in return. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442874-scottish-water-asks-customers-to-have-their-say/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442874-scottish-water-asks-customers-to-have-their-say/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News THE first meeting of the new year for Selkirk Community Council will be held next week. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442871-selkirk-community-council-meeting/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442871-selkirk-community-council-meeting/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News GALA captain Opeta Palepo raises the Waverley Cup after a hard-fought win over Melrose on Boxing Day. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442868-gala-win-waverley-cup-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442868-gala-win-waverley-cup-/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Sport A CAMPAIGN encouraging women to 'Drop a Glass Size' in 2013 has been launched today by Health Secretary Alex Neil. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442862-drop-a-glass-size-in-2013/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442862-drop-a-glass-size-in-2013/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News THE Borders was rocked in the run up to Christmas as five people lost their lives on one of the region's main routes. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442857-five-die-in-christmas-crashes/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/09/442857-five-die-in-christmas-crashes/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News WORK is continuing to repair a collapsed culvert on the B6355 Ayton to Chirnside road. Scottish Borders Council was forced to close the route in both directions earlier last week. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442899-ayton-to-chirnside-road-closure-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442899-ayton-to-chirnside-road-closure-/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:30:00 +0000 News GALA Rovers made the 130 mile round trip last Saturday morning to face Carluke Baptists in the second round of the South of Scotland cup. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442849-rovers-progress-in-south-cup-following-middlemiss-hattrick-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442849-rovers-progress-in-south-cup-following-middlemiss-hattrick-/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Sport A REPORT published by the Renewable Energy Foundation has revealed that the economic life spans of onshore wind turbines is between 10 and 15 years, and not the 20 to 25 years predicted by the renewable energy industry. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442847-wind-farms-could-have-life-spans-of-just-ten-years/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442847-wind-farms-could-have-life-spans-of-just-ten-years/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News SCOTTISH Borders Council has placed temporary traffic lights on the A7 south of Stow , as a result of a collapsed road side embankment caused by the recent heavy rain. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442842-traffic-lights-on-a7-south-of-stow/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442842-traffic-lights-on-a7-south-of-stow/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News A report published by Citizens Advice Scotland has shown that over one million Scots are being ripped off by unfair delivery charges because of where they live. The problem is especially bad in rural areas, with many companies charging extra to deliver to TD postcodes despite them being closer to where the item is shipped from. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442840-postcode-penalty-unfair/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442840-postcode-penalty-unfair/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News FRUGAL drivers in the South of Scotland are slowing down to save money on fuel, new research has found. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442837-border-drivers-brake-speed-habit-to-safe-money/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/08/442837-border-drivers-brake-speed-habit-to-safe-money/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News DETECTIVES are hunting for an intruder who sneaked into an elderly woman's home. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442832-police-hunt-for-intruder-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442832-police-hunt-for-intruder-in-galashiels/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000 News BOXING Day rugby may have its supporters, but it is difficult to woo big crowds to fixtures where there is little at stake. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442766-jed-count-the-cost-of-heavy-hawick-defeat/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442766-jed-count-the-cost-of-heavy-hawick-defeat/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Sport Langlee Primary School choir had a busy December performing throughtout Galashiels over the Christmas period. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442765-langlee-choir-on-song-this-christmas/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442765-langlee-choir-on-song-this-christmas/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News Galashiels Town Band was presented with a cheque for £810 from the proceeds of prints of a Border Reivers painting. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442764-border-reiver-rides-to-gala-bands-rescue--/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442764-border-reiver-rides-to-gala-bands-rescue--/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News THE Right Angle Theatre Company recently received a substantial grant from the John Leishman Memorial Trust to help them upgrade their sound system for the annual pantomime in the Volunteer Hall. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442762-panto-group-sound-system-upgraded/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442762-panto-group-sound-system-upgraded/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News THE only way was Slimming World for reality star Mark Wright when he met Gillian Hetherton at the weight-loss organisation's annual awards ceremony to celebrate its most successful slimmers. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442760-all-wright-on-the-night-as-borders-slimmer-boss-cuddles-up-to-tv-star/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/07/442760-all-wright-on-the-night-as-borders-slimmer-boss-cuddles-up-to-tv-star/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News CAMPING could soon be on the Christmas menu in rural Oxton. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442685-camping-for-christmas-in-oxton/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442685-camping-for-christmas-in-oxton/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News PRIMARY one pupil Millie Thomson turned to penguins to catch the eye of local MP Michael Moore. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442684-michael-decides-to-pickupapenguin/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442684-michael-decides-to-pickupapenguin/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News SCOUTS from around Melrose can took a well-deserved break this Christmas. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442683-first-class-from-melrose-scouts/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442683-first-class-from-melrose-scouts/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News Twenty Pitreavie athletes braved the cold weather to compete in the East District Cross Country Championships at Cupar. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442681-thompson-in-from-the-cold-as-pitreavie-excel-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442681-thompson-in-from-the-cold-as-pitreavie-excel-/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Sport A CHILDREN'S champion from Selkirk has been shortlisted for a national humanitarian award. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442609-margaret-makes-the--humanitarian-shortlist/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/04/442609-margaret-makes-the--humanitarian-shortlist/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:30:00 +0000 News ONE of the questions most often asked of a Judo player is 'how long does it take to get a black belt?' http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442611-black--belt-christmas-for-lee--co/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442611-black--belt-christmas-for-lee--co/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Sport MENTAL health charity New Horizons Borders has been given a Christmas boost by the Co-op. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442604-cash-boost-on-the--horizon-for-borders/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442604-cash-boost-on-the--horizon-for-borders/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0000 News GOING beyond the call of duty is what many members of staff are doing regularly at Borders College. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442602-stars-shine-at-borders-college/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/03/442602-stars-shine-at-borders-college/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:30:00 +0000 News