http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/melrose/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:59 +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/melrose/ FEARS have been voiced that a supermarket could be built next to the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397272-this-is-probably-the-single-most-important-planning-application-in-the-history-of-galashiels/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397272-this-is-probably-the-single-most-important-planning-application-in-the-history-of-galashiels/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:31:59 +0000 News A HELICOPTER has been hit for six by the wintry weather in the Borders after breaking down during a life-saving emergency at the region's biggest hospital - forcing air ambulances to land on a cricket pitch. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395754-snow-hits-stricken-helicopter-for-six-/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395754-snow-hits-stricken-helicopter-for-six-/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:10:17 +0000 News SCOTTISH Borders Council (SBC) has agreed to provide £1.5 million in funding over three years to help secure the future of Abbotsford House as a major tourist attraction for the Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/22/395266-council-agrees-to-funding-package-for-abbotsford-house/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/22/395266-council-agrees-to-funding-package-for-abbotsford-house/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:00:54 +0000 News A DRIVE is underway to improve one of the most dangerous roads in the Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/01/394663-drive-to-curb-deaths-at-danger-junction/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/01/394663-drive-to-curb-deaths-at-danger-junction/ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:54:05 +0000 News THE Scottish Government has informed Scottish Borders Council (SBC) that it would not be calling in plans to develop the Borders' first crematorium at the Wairds cemetery in Melrose. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394416-crematorium-application-clears-final-hurdle/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394416-crematorium-application-clears-final-hurdle/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:34:17 +0000 News SCOTTISH Borders Council should have consulted more with local residents in Melrose and Newstead before progressing plans for the region's first crematorium, according to SNP MSP Christine Grahame. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/16/394137-more-consultation-needed-on-melrose-crematorium-plans/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/16/394137-more-consultation-needed-on-melrose-crematorium-plans/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:35 +0000 News FURIOUS campaigners have slammed Scottish Borders Council's decision to allow the building of a crematorium beneath the Eildons as 'the biggest disaster since the Romans arrived in Melrose.' http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393926-the-biggest-disaster-since-the-romans-arrived-in-melrose--town-slams-crematorium-decision/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393926-the-biggest-disaster-since-the-romans-arrived-in-melrose--town-slams-crematorium-decision/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:19:02 +0000 News THE cameras will still roll this weekend at Melrose Sevens, despite the BBC camera tower being stolen. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/04/09/38162-cameras-grounded-at-sevens/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/04/09/38162-cameras-grounded-at-sevens/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:00:00 +0000 News MELROSE is set for the return of rail - but it has nothing to do with the Waverley Line. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/01/16/32931-melrose-rail-plans-full-steam-ahead/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/01/16/32931-melrose-rail-plans-full-steam-ahead/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:10:00 +0000 News A PROBE is underway at Borders General Hospital after morphine has gone missing – yet again. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/10/08/29169-deadly-drug-missing-from-bgh/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/10/08/29169-deadly-drug-missing-from-bgh/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News A FRAIL pensioner was forced to crawl down onto her hands and knees to pick weeds from her garden in an effort to shame the company she pays to do the work into action, it has been claimed. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/08/06/26960-melrose-residents-bring-home-concerns/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/08/06/26960-melrose-residents-bring-home-concerns/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News A MELROSE adventure sports boss was left "disgusted" after the council turned down his bid to develop his motorcycle training and archery centre despite winning approval from tourism chiefs. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/07/23/26480-bike-bosss-anger-as-popular-plans-rejected/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/07/23/26480-bike-bosss-anger-as-popular-plans-rejected/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News TRADERS in Melrose reportedly saw a boom in business at the weekend as a result of the thousands of visitors who came to the town for the fifth annual Borders Book Festival. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/25/25558-borders-book-festival-2008/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/25/25558-borders-book-festival-2008/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News LAUDER Cornet Jon Threadgall has been hailed a hero after pulling two people from a burning car just minutes before it exploded. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/19/25474-lauder-cornet-is-a-local-hero/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/19/25474-lauder-cornet-is-a-local-hero/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000 News THERE were dark clouds looming over Melrose on Monday evening, but the cheers of the crowds and skirl of the pipes warded off any threat of rain as Melrosian Scott Roy led 188 proud riders into Market Square for the final stop of the annual ride-out. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/19/25473-melrose-festival-makes-a-splash/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/06/19/25473-melrose-festival-makes-a-splash/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000 News THERE is the Melrose Sevens, and then there are the Melrose seven. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/04/09/22278-melrose-seven-are-coming-to-town/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/04/09/22278-melrose-seven-are-coming-to-town/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News A CRISIS is crippling a local hospital service and forcing more patients from the Borders to endure a 60-mile round trip to Edinburgh for life-saving treatment, according to a local charity. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/04/02/21947-dialysis-unit-in-crisis-claims-local-charity/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/04/02/21947-dialysis-unit-in-crisis-claims-local-charity/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 News PROBLEMS with parking are driving motorists in Melrose round the bend. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/03/26/21624-rugby-car-parking-option-fails-to-knock-problem-into-touch/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/03/26/21624-rugby-car-parking-option-fails-to-knock-problem-into-touch/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0000 News UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of town centre shopping in Galashiels after a number of stores reached the end of the line and shut up shop within days of each other last month. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/03/05/20716-hope-for-local-traders/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/03/05/20716-hope-for-local-traders/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:00:00 +0000 News THE leader of the Borders Party has been cleared of breaching the councillors" code of conduct. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/02/27/20312-councillor-cleared-of-code-complaint/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/02/27/20312-councillor-cleared-of-code-complaint/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000 News CHURCHES in Galashiels are this weekend joining a major project to help the homeless in the Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/01/23/18932-packs-to-help-the-homeless/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/01/23/18932-packs-to-help-the-homeless/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:30:00 +0000 News THE River Tweed is to benefit from a major investment from Scottish Water this year-and Galashiels will be seeing the effects. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/01/09/18414-improvement-work-keeps-flowing-for-river-tweed/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2008/01/09/18414-improvement-work-keeps-flowing-for-river-tweed/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:30:00 +0000 News THE Borders" Lib-Dem MP will not enter the race to become the next leader of the party. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/10/19/16288-im-not-going-to-replace-ming-says-moore/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/10/19/16288-im-not-going-to-replace-ming-says-moore/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:30:00 +0000 News A FIRE in Langlee gutted a second-storey flat on Friday. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/10/10/15989-fault-blamed-as-flat-gutted/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/10/10/15989-fault-blamed-as-flat-gutted/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:30:00 +0000 News EMERGENCY services are battling to free a woman trapped in a car following a head-on collision. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/09/27/15714-woman-trapped-in-a68-crash/ http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2007/09/27/15714-woman-trapped-in-a68-crash/ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:00:00 +0000 News