A new £395m growth deal for the Scottish Borders and wider Borderlands region has been signed today.

Representatives from the UK Government, the Scottish Government and five councils that represent the region were in Peebles today to sign the Heads of Terms for investment.

The first commercial passenger flight to leave Carlisle Airport in more than 25 years have been taking off this week.

Scottish airline Loganair will be providing flights to London, Belfast and Dublin.

Local MP John Lamont is backing a call from Guide Dogs Scotland to end the common practice of illegally refusing entry to assistance dogs and their owners.

ScotRail have been accused of failing to take the concerns of rail users in the Borders seriously in what is the latest criticism of the rail franchise.

Senior ScotRail executives are set to receive a grilling about the performance of the Borders Railway at a public meeting Galashiels.

In Westminster today local MP John Lamont has said it is time to stop the “dither and delay” and bring Reston its new station.

The Scottish Borders is once again being overlooked when it comes to investment in major roads, local MP John Lamont has said.

The UK Government has announced it is backing a full feasibility study into bringing the Borders Railway to Hawick, Newcastleton and on to Carlisle.

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond MP is expected to announce the UK Government will be contributing £260m to the Borderlands Growth Deal.

The UK Government has been supporting Growth Deals across the UK since 2014. To date, this has included more than £1.3bn of investment in Scotland.

The Scottish Government’s Transport Agency has published a long awaited report into transport in the Borders, but it has been described as a ‘flop’ by local MP John Lamont.