Thursday, 21 November 2024

£190 million IT contractors still to deliver promised 200 jobs

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by OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDITOR Councillors in the Scottish Borders have been told in a report that CGI, the IT company awarded a £190 millio...
Wednesday, 13 November 2024

A-listed bridges not in great shape

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by OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDITOR A second nationally important road bridge at an iconic Borders location is in urgent need of restoration with...
Monday, 11 November 2024

Borders archaeological projects to feature at conference

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by LESTER CROSS The discovery of a pre-historic settlement on the site of a Roxburghshire distillery development, and the use of heritage at...
Thursday, 7 November 2024

Councils can't afford strategic housing programme

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EXCLUSIVE by OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDITOR The UK Government is being asked to assist in developing seven strategic housing sites across the ...
Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Center Parcs, a gamechanger for the Borders

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by LESTER CROSS Today's announcement of a £400 million tourism investment by Center Parcs to create their first Scottish holiday resort ...
Monday, 4 November 2024

Council expected to borrow £170 million in next three years

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by OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDITOR Scottish Borders Council took its borrowing total for 2024 to £76 million last month after arranging another ...
Friday, 1 November 2024

Skills shortage challenge for local forestry industry

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by LESTER CROSS  The South of Scotland will need to recruit significant numbers of additional workers into the region's forestry industr...