2019 set to be the year that Borderers pay more for poorer local services 2nd January 2019 2019 is set to be the year that people in the Borders are hit with council tax rises as well as poorer local service, local MP John Lamont has warned. Now he is... Local News
Calls for independent petrol price watchdog 31st December 2018 Local MP John Lamont has joined calls for an independent price watchdog to be set up for petrol and diesel to tackle rip off prices in the Scottish Borders... Local News
Whisky duty lobbying by SNP described as ‘pitiful’ 31st December 2018 Revellers across the Borders will soon be able to bring in the new year with a glass of Borders whisky, thanks in part to a freeze in duty. The freeze was... Local News
NHS Borders Staff Sickness rates at near record highs 27th December 2018 Staff sickness rates at NHS Borders have rocketed to near record highs in what is the latest warning sign that staff aren’t being supported by the Scottish... Local News
‘Use it or lose it’ Post Office plea 24th December 2018 As the Christmas rush comes to an end, Borderers are being urged to continue to use their local post offices and to spend money in the shops hosting them. There... Local News
Cash strapped SBC is paying staff to work for trade unions 21st December 2018 Cash strapped Scottish Borders Council are forking out nearly £90,000 funding trade union officials, new figures show. Across the public sector, some staff are... Local News
Ofcom report show nearly one in five homes in the Borders still don’t have access to superfast broadband 18th December 2018 An annual report from industry regulator Ofcom has found that nearly one in five homes in the Scottish Borders remain without access to a superfast broadband... Local News
Festive robin chosen as card competition winner 18th December 2018 A very festive robin created by Eyemouth High School pupil Cameron Carvill has been chosen as the winner of John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP’s Christmas... Local News
Supreme Court unanimously rules Scottish Government’s flagship Brexit legislation is largely incompetent 18th December 2018 The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that 23 sections of key Scottish Government Brexit legislation are unlawful. In what is a huge blow to Scottish... Local News