http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/galashiels/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:25:41 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 21 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/bt_logo_500x75.png http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/galashiels/ CASH-STRAPPED council chiefs charged the community five times more than they earned in interest for looking after their cash last year, we can reveal. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402607-council-charges-are-absolutely-ridiculous/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402607-council-charges-are-absolutely-ridiculous/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:04:59 +0100 News "THE history of the parish of Galashiels starts here." http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401884-rain-fails-to-dampen-spirits-at-lindean-rideout/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401884-rain-fails-to-dampen-spirits-at-lindean-rideout/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:49:16 +0100 News POLICE are hunting a flasher on the loose in the Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401764-police-hunt-tweedbank-flasher/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/29/401764-police-hunt-tweedbank-flasher/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:30:13 +0100 News FORMER deputy Prime Minister John Prescott made his first visit to the Borders at the weekend. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401846-prezza-pulls-no-punches-on-visit-to-abbotsford/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401846-prezza-pulls-no-punches-on-visit-to-abbotsford/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:28:51 +0100 News A SIXTIES style icon was awarded an honorary degree in the Borders last week in recognition of her outstanding contribution to fashion. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401643-heriotwatt-honours-model-pupils/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/401643-heriotwatt-honours-model-pupils/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:09:36 +0100 News A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with breaking into four homes in Galashiels in four days. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401540-man-charged-with-raids-on-homes-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401540-man-charged-with-raids-on-homes-in-galashiels/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:45:13 +0100 News A VISITOR information stand in Galashiels doesn't have a single leaflet promoting the town, it has emerged. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/15/401410-galashiels-tourist-information-point-is-an-afront-to-abbotsford-house/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/15/401410-galashiels-tourist-information-point-is-an-afront-to-abbotsford-house/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:59:16 +0100 News GALASHIELS faces a difficult year ahead with the looming cuts to public services, it has been claimed. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401408-disruption-a-major-problem-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401408-disruption-a-major-problem-in-galashiels/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:53:53 +0100 News A WOMAN was left shaken after her car was written off by a hit-and-run driver in Galashiels. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/11/400223-police-appeal-following-hitandrun-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/11/400223-police-appeal-following-hitandrun-/ Tue, 11 May 2010 15:49:24 +0100 News GALASHIELS is to be given conservation area status. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/07/400205-galashiels-goes-green/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/07/400205-galashiels-goes-green/ Fri, 07 May 2010 15:04:35 +0100 News HE has overcome years of ignorance and changed public perception of an often misunderstood condition. But now he faces a new challenge. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/07/400190-john-makes-a-splash-with-charity-fundraiser/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/07/400190-john-makes-a-splash-with-charity-fundraiser/ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:58:46 +0100 News A MOTORIST has made a private court appearance charged with causing the death of a young learner driver from Galashiels. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/399941-woman-appears-in-court-following-death-of-learner-driver/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/399941-woman-appears-in-court-following-death-of-learner-driver/ Wed, 05 May 2010 10:12:37 +0100 News AMBULANCE chiefs have denied they are driving ahead with proposals to close the station in Galashiels. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/27/399479-concerns-over-future-of-ambulance-station-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/27/399479-concerns-over-future-of-ambulance-station-in-galashiels/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:28:50 +0100 News RURAL communities across the region are celebrating a cash wind-fall this week. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/27/399674-communities-set-to-benefit-from-cash-windfall/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/27/399674-communities-set-to-benefit-from-cash-windfall/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:00:56 +0100 News HUNDREDS of well-wishers turned out for the appointment of the Braw Lad and Lass in Galashiels. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/22/399556-braw-lad-and-lass-unveiled-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/22/399556-braw-lad-and-lass-unveiled-in-galashiels/ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:39:41 +0100 News A DIRECTOR of one of the biggest children's play centres in the Borders has revealed it was forced to enter voluntary liquidation earlier this year to avoid going bust. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/399679-closure-of-nursery-saved-14-jobs/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/399679-closure-of-nursery-saved-14-jobs/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:11:02 +0100 News TRIBUTES have been paid to a primary school pupil from Galashiels who collapsed and died this week - aged nine. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/20/399402-tributes-paid-to-balmoral-pupil/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/20/399402-tributes-paid-to-balmoral-pupil/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:24:20 +0100 News CONTROVERSIAL plans to build new state-of-the-art accommodation for 250 students in Galashiels have been branded "stark" and "uninteresting". http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/20/399395-university-campus-could-close-if-halls-plans-are-rejected/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/20/399395-university-campus-could-close-if-halls-plans-are-rejected/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:56:15 +0100 News GALASHIELS could lose out to other towns in the Borders and find it more difficult to attract major investment to the area if its community council folds, it has been claimed. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/19/399396-concerns-community-council-could-fold/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/19/399396-concerns-community-council-could-fold/ Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:01:53 +0100 News POLICE have denied claims that some parts of Galashiels have become 'no-go areas'. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/05/398886-police-clamp-down-on-antisocial-behaviour-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/05/398886-police-clamp-down-on-antisocial-behaviour-in-galashiels/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:15:59 +0100 News PUPILS are using social-networking sites to boast about how they snuck alcohol into their school dance at the weekend - despite a massive under-age booze blitz by police. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398616-pupils-beat-police-booze-blitz-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398616-pupils-beat-police-booze-blitz-/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:16:33 +0100 News A RESTAURANT owner has questioned what the future holds for the town centre in Galashiels following a number of shop closures in the past year. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398612-galashiels-haunted-by-ghost-town-fears/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/30/398612-galashiels-haunted-by-ghost-town-fears/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:41:24 +0100 News A 14-YEAR-OLD girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested following a disturbance in Galashiels. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398408-teenagers-charged-following-disturbance-in-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398408-teenagers-charged-following-disturbance-in-galashiels/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:39:48 +0000 News A GALASHIELS man has been charged with buying alcohol in a local superstore and then supplying it to a 12-year-old boy. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398127-man-charged-with-supplying-alcohol-to-boy-aged-12/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398127-man-charged-with-supplying-alcohol-to-boy-aged-12/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:44:45 +0000 News IT was named the Waverley line after the novel by Sir Walter Scott. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/15/397677-transport-minister-cuts-first-sod-on-borders-rail-link/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/15/397677-transport-minister-cuts-first-sod-on-borders-rail-link/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:52:28 +0000 News