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Headlines

• School safety plans in Galashiels get pencilled in - Monday, Aug 18 2008
  SBcContracts, part of Scottish Borders Council, has installed new safety measures outside Galashiels Academy and the adjacent St Margaret’s RC Primary School in time for the start of the new school session.
• SBC welcomes newly qualified teachers - Monday, Aug 18 2008
  A total of 42 newly qualified teachers (NQTs) will join primary and secondary schools across the region this week to start Scottish Borders Council’s nationally recognised and highly regarded teacher induction scheme.
• Industrial Action and Schools – Wednesday 20 August - Monday, Aug 18 2008
  Scottish Borders Council is working to keep its schools open on Wednesday 20 August 2008 despite industrial action by a number of trades unions in the Borders and across Scotland.
• Recycling moves up a gear at Easter Langlee - Monday, Aug 18 2008
  Recycling has moved up a gear at the Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Easter Langlee site.
• Festival to reveal ‘shocking’ Gala secrets - Monday, Aug 11 2008
  Galashiels is set to play host to the 2008 Scottish Borders Festival of Walking.
• Reduce, reuse, recycle – towards zero waste - Thursday, Aug 7 2008
  Recycling rates are on the up thanks to the sterling efforts of Borders householders.
• Jedburgh lets tourists get connected – for free - Tuesday, Aug 5 2008
  Jedburgh has reinforced its place on the tourism map this week with the joint launch of a free WiFi hotspot and a new town website.
• No breach of councillors’ code of conduct - Friday, Jul 25 2008
  Scottish Borders Council can confirm that no action is to be taken against the Council Leader, Councillor David Parker, following a complaint to the Standards Commission for Scotland.
• Designer Bag for the Borders - Monday, Jul 21 2008
  Stylish shoppers in the Borders can now get their hands on a designer re-usable bag so they can set a trend while carrying home their purchases.
• A7 Road Closure – Emergency Bus Service - Friday, Jul 18 2008
  The road closure on the A7 south of Langholm has forced the First bus service X95 between Edinburgh, Galashiels, Selkirk, Hawick and Carlisle to terminate at Langholm due to the lack of a suitable alternative route for the size of vehicle which normally operates on this service.