Local MP John Lamont has praised an award winning and ground-breaking service for new parents following a visit to Nurture the Borders in Selkirk.

Wilton Lodge Park is in the running for a major national award recognising the best parks in the UK.

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.

NHS Borders has seen a significant fall in the number of patients meeting a key cancer waiting time target, new figures reveal.

Hawick’s Sandbed post office is set to reopen this week after it was suddenly closed over the weekend.

The Sandbed Post Office in Hawick has closed until further notice.

It is understood that the closure is due to circumstances beyond Post Office Ltd’s control.

Local MP John Lamont has hit out at bosses of big banks for failing to do their bit to protect their own branches and for misunderstanding their own customers like those in the Scottish Borders.

The Post Office Ltd have announced significant increases in the amount of money they will pay postmasters for carrying out banking transactions.

It is understood that rates will more than double for some post offices.

Local MP John Lamont has said that the closure of Hawick’s TSB two days a week must not be a prelude to another branch closure in the Borders.

Staff involved remain overwhelmingly positive about the benefits of Universal Credit, local MP John Lamont has said following a visit to Eyemouth Job Centre.

The feedback is the same as the experience of staff at Galashiels and Hawick Job Centres.