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Courier firm accused of abandoning Scottish villages in run-up to Christmas

VILLAGERS in a Scottish town in the Borders has hit out at a courier company that struggled to deliver parcels in the run up to Christmas...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2025

Country diary: A Hogmanay fire to see in the new year

Wolfehopelee, Scottish Borders: The bonfire is an annual ritual where we take stock of the year with cold backs and flame-seared faces

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024

Man, 84, charged in connection with death of Galashiels woman

AN 84-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the death of a woman in Galashiels, a town in the Scottish Borders...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024

The disaster that was Battle of Flodden in Scottish Borders

IN this penultimate part of my series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, I will deal with momentous events, none more tragic than the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 8, 2024

Avengers film has 'positive tourism impact on Borders village'

The positive tourism impact filming of a block-busting movie had on a Borders village has been dissected by the manager of a south of Scotland film…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024

Members tell of heartbreak at closure of 'Augusta of the Scottish Borders'

FOR the devastated members of one of Scotland’s treasured golf courses, its sudden closure feels like they have lost more than just a clubhouse…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2024

'Grave concerns' over plans for 26 new homes in Borders village despite flood warning

LOCAL councillors have shared ‘grave concerns’ after flooding fears failed to sink plans for 26 new homes in a Borders village.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2024

Drawing a line to the origins of the Border we know

IN this third part of a short series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, we have reached the time when the line of the Border between…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2024

How the Borders’ great abbeys came into being

IN this short series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, we have reached

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024

Plans for new Scottish golf course and holiday resort scaled back

PLANS for a holiday park and golf course in the Scottish Borders have been scaled back...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2024