Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Re-branding Berwick: A bridge too far?

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DOUGLAS SHEPHERD who was born and raised in Berwick-on-Tweed takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the £50,000 project to find a new 'brand...
Friday, 5 October 2018

Hundreds opposed to merger - but beware!

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by EWAN LAMB Hundreds of Borderers have already signed an online petition which seeks to quash plans to merge the region's local gove...
Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Petition launched against Borders merger

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by DOUGLAS SHEPHERD The virtually 100 per cent hostile reaction to proposals which would see the formation of a single public authority fo...
Monday, 1 October 2018

Marking 10th anniversary of Icelandic banking debacle at SBC

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EXCLUSIVE by DOUG COLLIE Scottish Borders Council's disastrous involvement with the insolvent Icelandic banking sector in the lead up...
Saturday, 29 September 2018

Our MSPs are making allowances!

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EWAN LAMB  takes a lighthearted look at the latest expenses payments to our political representatives As any competent Returning Officer m...
Friday, 28 September 2018

"South of Scotland can only afford one council" - claim

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DOUGLAS SHEPHERD writes The proposal for a merger between Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders has been greeted with virtually 100% o...
Wednesday, 26 September 2018

"We will be transported to hospital in a council lorry."

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by DOUG COLLIE The planned merger between Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders which would allow a single public authority to run loca...