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Tag: Borders

What a cock-up: phone software gives Scots Tory a bad name

A SCOTS council is trying to fix its Microsoft switchboard software after it rudely renamed a Tory member. Keith Cockburn, the Conservative councillor for Tweedale...

Snake tank blaze leaves two men in hospital and kills two reptiles

A SNAKE tank fire in the borders left two men in hospital and killed two reptiles. The early morning blaze at Newcastleton yesterday (wed) is...

Runners rescued after ultra-marathon hit by blizzard conditions

COMPETITORS taking part in “Britain’s most brutal race” had to be rescued after the ultra-marathon was hit by blizzard conditions in Scotland. The Spine Race...

Borders deer numbers halved as gangs kill for thrills

WILD roe deer are being slaughtered for fun by gangs armed with dogs, gamekeepers on a Scottish estate claimed today. And the "barbaric" persecution of...

Fire-fighters battle to save woman after she collapses at exercise class

A WOMAN’S life was saved by local fire-fighters after she collapsed at her exercise class in Galashiels yesterday evening (May 23). The forty-two year old...

Animal sanctuary looks for pal for tiny rescue donkey

A DONKEY sanctuary is looking for a new pal for their youngest ever rescue. Tiny Moses was rescued by the Scottish Borders Donkey Sanctuary after...

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