1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (197+ words) A PEEBLES band has brought home silverware ahead a highly-anticipated hometown gig. Checkhov's Gun has won the prestigious Scottish final of the Metal to the Masses competition " at the second time of asking. The five-strong band reached the final two…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (456+ words) A COMMEMORATIVE tartan marking 250 years of American independence has been formally handed over by a Borders textile graduate. Kaci Mc Ewan was given the honour of delivering the fabric to the America250 organisation on Saturday (July 4). She created the design which…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (445+ words) A RARE medieval artefact has returned to public display after conservation work. The Jedburgh Comb, carved from walrus ivory and believed to date from the late 11th or early 12th century, will be exhibited once again at the medieval abbey where it…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago  (180+ words) THE Royal Burgh of Peebles Callants Club has published 45 Years of Poems & Songs, a collection of works written by Callant Drew Fraser. Mr Fraser is a proud Gutterbluid, who for much of his life, has enjoyed working for the good…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (527+ words) A BORDERS choir that has wowed audiences across the country is opening its doors to new members as it builds a vibrant future. In Chorus was launched in Peebles in 2008 and has brought together more than100 singers from across the age…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (259+ words) A BORDERS public art project has been selected for the Saltire Society's To See Oursels programme. Galashiels artist Felicity Bristow is one of eight creatives across Scotland to'receive funding from the society, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Each artist will…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (322+ words) People in Edinburgh have been warned against putting traffic cones on top of statues as it could pose a safety hazard. A senior city councillor admitted the trend, made famous by a statue in Glasgow, was in "good humour" but…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (335+ words) A LIVELY blend of football, music, and movement has swept through Borders schools. Pupils took in the nationwide World Cup Day of Dance on Friday, June 12, in a celebration that brought together Scottish country dancing and football. The event, led…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (65+ words) Border Telegraph Relaxing scene at Smailholm Mains chosen as Picture of the Week THIS fantastic picture of a calm scene at Smailholm Mains was taken by reader John Smail. It has been chosen as our Border Telegraph Picture of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (472+ words) A UNIQUE art exhibition has opened in Galashiels which threads a path from the past to the future of modern textiles. The Exuberance Collection has been created by Marnie Collins, an American artist who first came to the Scottish College…...