Residents in Halkburn, just north of Galashiels, have the dubious honour of living on one of the UK’s slowest roads for internet speeds new research shows.

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.

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.

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.

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 Government.

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.

Cash strapped Scottish Borders Council are forking out nearly £90,000 funding trade union officials, new figures show.

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 connection, despite the Scottish Government claiming that 95% of homes are connected.

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 Card Competition this year.

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that 23 sections of key Scottish Government Brexit legislation are unlawful.