Headlines for December 2005

• £700,000 investment for Priorsford Primary School - Tuesday, Dec 20 2005
  Council Leader David Parker yesterday confirmed that the Scottish Executive has agreed further significant investment to Priorsford Primary School in Peebles for the 2006/2007 financial year.
• Council teams up with NHS Borders to provide contacts over Christmas - Tuesday, Dec 20 2005
  Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders have joined forces to ensure that vital information on health and public services is easily available over the festive season.
• New CD brings gives Borders accordion pride of place - Monday, Dec 19 2005
  The perfect Christmas gift for supporters of Scottish Borders accordion music is out now in the shape of a new CD called Borders Boxes.
• Councillors cleared of misconduct - Friday, Dec 16 2005
  Statement from Councillors Andrew Farquhar and Ken McCartney
• New funding will help disabled adults find Ways2Work - Friday, Dec 16 2005
  A successful, Borders-wide project to help disabled adults find jobs suited to their skills and talents is to receive two additional years' funding from Scottish Borders Council and the European Social Fund.
• Olympic Champion at Earlston High School. - Wednesday, Dec 14 2005
  Chris Hoy presents Earlston High School with £1,000 worth of sports equipment
• Plainly speaking … Council website is the best - Wednesday, Dec 14 2005
  Scottish Borders Council's website has won the UK's highest award for use of plain English.
• Recycling roadshow arrives in West Linton and Peebles - Monday, Dec 12 2005
  Tweeddale residents will have the chance to learn more about Scottish Borders Council's kerbside recycling scheme next week (19-21 December, 2005). The new recycling collections start in Tweeddale in January.
• Our Scottish Borders … your chance to comment - Monday, Dec 12 2005
  Wednesday, 14 January will see a consultative draft of the first-ever New Ways Community Plan roll off the presses.
• Councillors vote to retain Channelkirk - Friday, Dec 9 2005
  Scottish Borders Councillors yesterday voted unanimously to keep Channelkirk Primary School, Oxton, open. They also agreed that the school will not face a statutory consultation on closure for at least five years.
• Finalised Local Plan to be published next week - Wednesday, Dec 7 2005
  The Finalised Scottish Borders Local Plan will be published on 13 December. The Plan will be available for public comment or objection for a seven week period until 31 January 2006. It can be viewed at Scottish Borders Council's Area Offices and Contact Centres, and at public libraries (including mobile libraries). It will also be made available on the Council's website at www.scotborders.gov.uk
• Recycling roadshow comes to Innerleithen and Walkerburn - Tuesday, Dec 6 2005
  Tweeddale residents will be able to find out more about Scottish Borders Council's kerbside recycling scheme next week (12-16 December 2005).
• Kirkhope Primary celebrates first Green Flag for Borders' Eco-Schools - Friday, Dec 2 2005
  The Borders' first Green Flag for a school's environmental achievements was proudly celebrated by children and staff at Kirkhope Primary at Ettrickbridge yesterday, Thursday, 1 December.
• Council removes river gravel to reduce risk of flooding to Hawick - Friday, Dec 2 2005
  Work started this week to remove tonnes of stones and gravel from the beds of the River Teviot and Slitrig Water. The work is part of Scottish Borders Council's programme to reduce the risk of flooding in Hawick.
• Director of Education recommends that Channelkirk stay open - Thursday, Dec 1 2005
  Today, Thursday 1st December, Glenn Rodger, Scottish Borders Council's Director of Education, published his report on the outcome of the consultation on Channelkirk Primary School at Oxton, and is recommending that, at next week's Council meeting, the decision is taken to keep the school open.