Headlines for November 2008

• Borders hosts Health Promoting Schools conference - Thursday, Nov 27 2008
  Scottish Borders Council (SBC) hosted a Health Promoting Schools Conference in Galashiels recently.
• Scottish Borders Council leads the way in business continuity - Wednesday, Nov 26 2008
  Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is the first local authority in the whole of the UK to achieve the new British Standard for business continuity management.
• HMIE Inspection – St Margaret’s R.C. Primary - Wednesday, Nov 26 2008
  Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Education visited St Margaret’s R.C. Primary, Hawick, in September and October 2008 as part of a national programme of school inspections.
• Border libraries get smarter - Tuesday, Nov 25 2008
  All library members in the Borders are to be re-registered as part of a programme to introduce new multi-use ‘smart’ cards.
• Old televisions find a new home - Tuesday, Nov 25 2008
  In a bid to drive up recycling rates across the area, Scottish Borders Council has once again increased the range of items that can be taken to Community Recycling Centres (CRCs).
• More praise for Melrose Market Square - Friday, Nov 21 2008
  The refurbished Market Square in Melrose has won further recognition at the annual Saltire Society Awards for Civil Engineering.
• Justice Secretary visits Hawick Street Football & Rugby event - Wednesday, Nov 19 2008
  Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill visited Hawick on Friday (14 November) to see how the Scottish Government’s Cashback for Communities funding is being used to deliver a brand new street football and rugby event in the town.
• Hawick Museum looks forward to busy winter - Wednesday, Nov 19 2008
  Hawick Museum in Wilton Lodge Park is looking forward to a busy winter with three new exhibitions on display from now into 2009.
• New children’s play area for Duns - Tuesday, Nov 18 2008
  The play area on the old bowling green in Duns has now been vastly improved after a complete renovation.
• Local sports stars inducted into SBC Hall of fame - Tuesday, Nov 18 2008
  Five local sports stars were inducted into Scottish Borders Council’s Sporting Hall of Fame at the weekend.
• Calling All Borderers – cast your vote in national competition - Monday, Nov 17 2008
  Two Borders community projects are set to battle for TV votes to help them each win £50,000 of lottery cash.
• Fiona takes up the M&S Eco-challenge - Monday, Nov 17 2008
  A new dedicated environmental officer has been appointed to support Borders schools with their eco-journeys.
• Council community grants up for grabs - Monday, Nov 17 2008
  Grants of up to £5,000 for community groups and voluntary organisations in the Borders are up for grabs.
• Broughton Primary pupils set to climb to new heights - Monday, Nov 17 2008
  Pupils at Broughton Primary School, near Biggar, are set to climb to new heights now that a traversing wall has been installed at the school.
• Be a ‘savvy shopper’ this Christmas - Monday, Nov 17 2008
  Scottish Borders Council’s (SBC) Trading Standards Department is urging local people to have their wits about them while Christmas shopping this year.
• Message from Priorsford Primary School and SBC - Benjamin Paton - Monday, Nov 10 2008
  Staff, parents and pupils at Priorsford Primary School were deeply saddened to hear that Benjamin Paton, a primary four pupil, was killed in a road accident in Perthshire on Friday evening.
• Air your views on future development in the Borders - Monday, Nov 10 2008
  Local residents, businesses and organisations with an interest in the future development of the Borders are being urged to give their views on a draft amendment to the area’s Local Plan.
• Border residents rally to help fight dog fouling - Friday, Nov 7 2008
  Scottish Borders Council’s dog fouling campaign is gathering momentum, with the public coming forward to help the wardens to be in the right place at the right time.
• Open day at Eastlands Cemetery - Tuesday, Nov 4 2008
  Members of the public, funeral directors, monumental masons and ministers had an interesting but unusual day out at Eastlands Cemetery in Galashiels on Saturday (1 November).
• Cobbles Inn wins 2008 Eating Out Awards - Tuesday, Nov 4 2008
  Winners of this year’s Taste Scottish Borders Eating Out Awards were announced on Monday (3 November).
• Council commends ‘considered responses’ to consultation - Tuesday, Nov 4 2008
  Scottish Borders Council has received several hundred responses to the 19-week consultation on its Transforming Children’s Services review.
• Wall repairs start on closed road - Monday, Nov 3 2008
  A wall in Huddersfield Street, Galashiels, is to be repaired after it collapsed in August
• £16,500 Return to the Ridings - Monday, Nov 3 2008
  To celebrate the historic Border Common Ridings & Festivals coming together for the first time to support the Year of Homecoming, organisers of the Return to the Ridings have announced a £16,500 community grant initiative for the events.