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NHS Borders director issues plea for less iPad usage in schools ift.tt/tdVFXAy
NHS Borders director issues plea for less iPad usage in schools

NHS Borders director issues plea for less iPad usage in schools

A Scottish Borders public health expert has received the support of more than 70 GPs over his plea to limit screen time in classrooms.

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Five-acre Borders home with equestrian potential hits the market for £695,000 ift.tt/9HDRhNV
Five-acre Borders home with equestrian potential hits the market for £695,000

Five-acre Borders home with equestrian potential hits the market for £695,000

Five-bedroom Coldstream home with five acres, stables, barns and paddocks is on the market for £695,000, offering equestrian or smallholding potential.

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Man threw eggs at pensioner's windows and accused her of murdering a man 30 years ago ift.tt/ql5mejf
Man threw eggs at pensioner's windows and accused her of murdering a man 30 years ago

Man threw eggs at pensioner's windows and accused her of murdering a man 30 years ago

BACKGROUND reports have been ordered into a Peebles man who threw eggs at a pensioner’s house windows and accused her of murdering a man more than 30 years ago.

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Selkirk pedestrian safety improvements delayed until April 2027 at earliest ift.tt/ZbtOauN
Selkirk pedestrian safety improvements delayed until April 2027 at earliest

Selkirk pedestrian safety improvements delayed until April 2027 at earliest

Pedestrian improvements for the A7 could be delayed under new proposals.

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'Confusing' plans for workshop conversion refused ift.tt/0GwZMo2
'Confusing' plans for workshop conversion refused

'Confusing' plans for workshop conversion refused

“Confusing” plans to convert a private workshop in a Borders village into a commercial unit for rent have been refused.

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Borders sports clubs invited to apply for share of £50,000 Aldi fund ift.tt/tBypUOG
Borders sports clubs invited to apply for share of £50,000 Aldi fund

Borders sports clubs invited to apply for share of £50,000 Aldi fund

Aldi Scotland invites Borders clubs to apply for up to £3,000 through its Scottish Sport Fund, with applications open from October 26 to November 22.

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£3m investment into free-range egg facility as plans submitted to council ift.tt/va8j5T4
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Free mother and baby gathering to tackle isolation in the Borders ift.tt/9J3wjlo
Free mother and baby gathering to tackle isolation in the Borders

Free mother and baby gathering to tackle isolation in the Borders

Borders Parents hosts a free Mother and Baby Gathering at Smailholm Hall on November 7, helping mothers and babies tackle isolation and build support.

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Crop Services seeks approval for new operating centre in the Borders ift.tt/GCjd5V3

Crop Services seeks approval for new operating centre in the Borders

Kelso firm Crop Services (Scotland) Ltd applies for a goods vehicle operator’s licence at Highridgehall, with objections due by November 11.

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Permanent closure of a Borders school on the agenda ift.tt/74yLQgm
Permanent closure of a Borders school on the agenda

Permanent closure of a Borders school on the agenda

Permanent closure of a Scottish Borders school will be on the agenda next week.

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New childminding business at flat in Galashiels approved by council ift.tt/A6roxCc
New childminding business at flat in Galashiels approved by council

New childminding business at flat in Galashiels approved by council

Scottish Borders Council has rubber-stamped the establishment of a new childminding business at a residential flat in Galashiels.

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Staff at home care service are more like 'friends coming to visit' ift.tt/PzU2otH
Staff at home care service are more like 'friends coming to visit'

Staff at home care service are more like 'friends coming to visit'

Staff at a Scottish Borders-based care at home service are more like “friends coming to visit”, a glowing new report has found.

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Fatal accident inquiry into death of Borders farmer returns 'no recommendations' ift.tt/kqOVpaQ
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By-election to be held early next year following recent death of councillor ift.tt/lHtm3ID
By-election to be held early next year following recent death of councillor

By-election to be held early next year following recent death of councillor

A by-election to be held early next year following the recent death of a Scottish Borders councillor will cost the local authority £55,000, it has been announced.

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Public exhibition to be launched ahead of bid to repower Borders wind farm ift.tt/heR5iTK
Public exhibition to be launched ahead of bid to repower Borders wind farm

Public exhibition to be launched ahead of bid to repower Borders wind farm

Moves for repowering a major Scottish Borders wind farm are poised to enter the planning stage.

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Council faces shock £5.5m bill to remove asbestos from former school building ift.tt/MtVBJF8
Council faces shock £5.5m bill to remove asbestos from former school building

Council faces shock £5.5m bill to remove asbestos from former school building

Cash-strapped Scottish Borders Council faces a shock £5.5m bill to remove asbestos from a former school, it has been revealed.

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Peebles witch trials brought to life in new 70-minute guided walks ift.tt/Rk4DZaW
Peebles witch trials brought to life in new 70-minute guided walks

Peebles witch trials brought to life in new 70-minute guided walks

Peebles witch trials: Sharon King launches 70-minute guided walks exploring Scottish Borders history from October 24, costing £15. Booking essential.

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Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86, statement confirms ift.tt/Womi9pf
Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86, statement confirms

Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86, statement confirms

Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for appearing and leading in the X-Men film series and the Star Trek franchise, has died aged 86.

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Final call for musicians to enter Peebles heat of the Young Musician Competition ift.tt/FOHqRcx
Final call for musicians to enter Peebles heat of the Young Musician Competition

Final call for musicians to enter Peebles heat of the Young Musician Competition

PEEBLES Rotary Club, presenting the UK-wide Young Musician Competition, is making a last call for musicians to enter the Peebles Heat.

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Action taken after councillor alerts store over cracked wall in the Borders ift.tt/ZOXKbMz
Action taken after councillor alerts store over cracked wall in the Borders

Action taken after councillor alerts store over cracked wall in the Borders

Prompt action has been taken by a supermarket manager after a Scottish Borders councillor alerted her to a serious crack in a car park wall next to the premises.

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