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Yesterday marked the beginning of Armed Forces Week culminating with Armed Forces Day on Saturday 27th June.

Due to social distancing restrictions, many of the usual events held across the country, such as parades, have been cancelled.

RNLI lifeguards will return to Coldingham Bay this weekend.

The decision comes after it was originally announced there would be no lifeguards trained for this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Local politicians are calling on the Scottish Government to set out a plan to rescue high streets in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

They are backing Scottish Conservative calls for a Town Centre Coronavirus Plan to help stop shop closures across Scotland.

The Scottish Health Secretary has admitted that testing so far for care home staff in the Borders ‘is not sufficient’. The concession came as figures reveal only 22 care home staff were tested last week, according to Public Health Scotland.

New figures released by HMRC show almost 13,000 Borderers are having 80% of their wages paid by the UK Government.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was brought in to save jobs which would have been otherwise lost due to lockdown restrictions.

The UK Government has assured Borders MP, John Lamont, that the UK will become an independent coastal nation after the Brexit Transition Period ends.

A new report by Which? has revealed that vulnerable people are at risk of having no way to pay for essential services. The consumer group has said that the coronavirus crisis has accelerated the shift to a cashless society.

A Borders politician has said that one of the consequences of the coronavirus crisis should be to intensify efforts to improve broadband in rural areas.

Citizens Advice Scotland have received a funding boost from the UK Government to help them deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland will receive up to £15m to help them manage the unprecedented rise in demand for help.

John Lamont MP has warned of the devastating economic consequences of coronavirus as claimant figures soar in the Borders.

In April, there were 2885 claimants of Universal Credit. This was 1335 higher than in the same month last year.