Headlines for November 2005

• Schools celebrate St Andrew's Day with haggis and a splash of tartan - Wednesday, Nov 30 2005
  Some 14 primary schools, largely in the Berwickshire area, are celebrating St Andrew's Day today with a special lunch of cock-a-leekie soup, haggis and rumble thumps (mashed potato and cabbage). Dessert includes shortbread, oatcakes and Scottish cheese, all washed down with Rob Roy fruit juice.
• Council to make electricity from landfill gas - Wednesday, Nov 30 2005
  An initiative by Scottish Borders Council to turn gas from buried refuse into electricity took an important step forward yesterday when councillors agreed that the project should proceed to tender.
• Funding still available under Council's Community Grant Scheme - Tuesday, Nov 29 2005
  If you belong to a community or voluntary organisation based in the Borders, you could be eligible for funding from Scottish Borders Council's Community Grant Scheme.
• Lights go on for Hawick's new footbridge - Monday, Nov 28 2005
  David Parker, Leader of Scottish Borders Council, switched on the lights of the new James Thomson footbridge in Hawick on Thursday evening (24 November).
• Unpalatable options for Council as central funding squeezed - Wednesday, Nov 23 2005
  Scottish Borders Council faces unpalatable options in the coming financial year, as the Scottish Executive confirmed figures for the central government funding which makes up 80% of the local authority's annual budget.
• Overwhelming public support for Galashiels road improvements - Wednesday, Nov 23 2005
  Galashiels residents have shown overwhelming support for Scottish Borders Council's plans to improve roads and ease congestion in the centre of the town.
• SB Local moves into Eildon and Berwickshire - Monday, Nov 21 2005
  SB Local, Scottish Borders Council's rapid reaction repair service, will become Borders-wide next week.
• Borders is benefiting from new antisocial behaviour law - Monday, Nov 21 2005
  People in the Borders are seeing positive action in tackling antisocial behaviour, and progress towards making their communities safer thanks to new Antisocial Behaviour legislation, according to a new report published today, Monday, 21 November.
• First Winter Weekend for Harestanes - Friday, Nov 18 2005
  For the first time Harestanes Countyside Visitor Centre is opening its doors for a winter weekend of Christmas creativity and fun.
• Primary school pupils have a ball at hockey festivals - Friday, Nov 18 2005
  More than 370 children from 27 primary schools took part in mini-hockey festivals at Peebles, Hawick, Kelso, and Eyemouth recently.
• New Woodland Strategy - Wednesday, Nov 16 2005
  The new Scottish Borders Woodland Strategy was launched on 14 November.
• Council's Procurement Unit is finalist for top award - Wednesday, Nov 16 2005
  Scottish Borders Council's Corporate Procurement Unit (CPU) was a finalist last night (Tuesday 15 November) at a prestigious award ceremony for top achievers in the procurement industry.
• Support called for 2006 Scottish Borders Festival of Walking in Selkirk - Wednesday, Nov 16 2005
  The 2006 Scottish Border's Festival of Walking will be based around Selkirk, and organisers have called a meeting on 24 November 2005 for anyone who would like to be involved.
• Council's free service will save increased fines for illegal dumping - Wednesday, Nov 16 2005
  Scottish Borders Council is reminding motorists that it operates a free removal service for unwanted cars and farm machinery in the light of heavily increased fines for illegal dumping.
• New Ways for our working countryside - Tuesday, Nov 15 2005
  A senior government official gave a high-profile account last week of how future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms may affect the Scottish Borders.
• Shop Local Christmas 2005 - Big Discount Days! - Tuesday, Nov 15 2005
  Once again, Scottish Borders Council and Radio Borders have come together to launch the Christmas Shop Local campaign for retailers and shoppers throughout the Borders.
• Best-selling authors to speak in Kelso - Monday, Nov 14 2005
  Two of today's best-selling authors are coming to Kelso to talk about their work and their new books on 22 November.
• Council gives go-ahead for new school sites - Friday, Nov 11 2005
  Members of Scottish Borders Council yesterday gave unanimous approval to proposals for the sites of four new schools at Earlston, Eyemouth, Lauder and Caddonfoot, Clovenfords.
• Time to nominate Tweeddale Citizen of the Year - Friday, Nov 11 2005
  Nominations have opened for the award of Tweeddale Citizen of the Year. The award is made by Scottish Borders Council to a local person or group who has made an outstanding contribution towards the honour or welfare of the Tweeddale area. The title was launched in 1991.
• Changes to home handyman service ruled out - Wednesday, Nov 9 2005
  There will not be any changes to the popular Home Handyman service in the Scottish Borders, at least for the foreseeable future.
• Time to enrol your school starters - - Wednesday, Nov 9 2005
  Do you have a child who will be starting school next year? If you do, you will soon need to take them to the school to enrol for Primary 1.
• Learn how to coach children in sport - Monday, Nov 7 2005
  Spaces remain on a 'How to coach children in Sport' workshop being held by Scottish Borders Council's sports development unit at Ettrick Riverside, Selkirk this Wednesday, 9 November.
• Families needed for local children - Monday, Nov 7 2005
  Scottish Borders Council's Family Placement Team has launched a campaign to recruit new adoptive parents in the Scottish Borders.
• Council to remove river gravel following recent floods - Thursday, Nov 3 2005
  Scottish Borders Council has confirmed that it plans to remove gravel washed downstream during recent flooding at key sites in Hawick and Newcastleton.
• A dozen teams compete in mini-hockey tournament - Thursday, Nov 3 2005
  Pupils from Lauder Primary School won the Primary Age Hockey Tournament at the Tweedbank Complex, Galashiels, on Saturday, 29 October.
• No threat to Handyman service - Christine Grahame "wrong again" - Thursday, Nov 3 2005
  Elderly people in the Borders should rest assured that there is no threat to Scottish Borders Council's Handyman service.
• SBC adds Civil Partnerships ceremonies to its list - Thursday, Nov 3 2005
  Scottish Borders Council is to offer Civil Partnership ceremonies as well as Civil Partnership registrations under new legislation governing same-sex partnerships which comes into effect on 5 December.
• Borders Schools are Hungry for Success - Thursday, Nov 3 2005
  More primary school children in the Borders are eating balanced school meals this year, thanks to Scottish Borders Council’s Hungry for Success initiative.