MP aboard first train from Reston in 58 years Monday, 23 May, 2022 Borders MP, John Lamont, joined campaigners and local residents as the first train left Reston station in over 58 years. The Transpennine Express service from Reston marks a new era in public transport for Berwickshire, which is now connected to towns and cities across the UK on the East Coast Main Line. Mr Lamont has campaigned for Reston station to be reopened since 2004. He relentlessly... Articles
Scottish Conservatives win Borders election 10th May 2022 Borders politicians have commented after the results of the local elections in the Scottish Borders. The results for each party are as follows: Scottish... Articles
Pingo Berwickshire launched 9th May 2022 A new on-demand bus service has been launched called Pingo. It has been launched by Borders Buses and allows customers to book a shared bus journey that is not... Articles
Ukraine visas for Scottish Borders more than quadruples 28th April 2022 New figures released today show that the number of visas issued for Ukrainians to come to the Scottish Borders has more than quadrupled in just 3 weeks... Articles
Half of Borders schools not inspected in last decade 21st April 2022 Bombshell new figures released by Education Scotland appear to show that more than half of schools in the Scottish Borders have not been inspected since 2012... Articles
Borders allocated £5.4m in new UK Gov funding scheme 20th April 2022 The UK Government has announced more details about its flagship Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) that aims to transform the country by spreading opportunity and... Articles
Great British Rail Sale to kickstart summer 19th April 2022 More than 1 million rail tickets have gone on sale this morning as the UK Government and the rail industry launches the Great British Rail Sale. This is the... Articles
Scottish Borders sees first Ukrainian Visas issued 8th April 2022 New figures have been released by the Home Office showing that 15 Ukrainians have been granted visas to come to the Scottish Borders so far. The visas have been... Articles
MP welcomes launch of export support service for Borders businesses 4th April 2022 A new end-to-end support service for UK exports has been created that will support businesses in the Scottish Borders to access markets abroad. The new service... Articles
Borders MP voices concern over phaseout of traditional phone services 1st April 2022 Borders MP John Lamont has expressed concern over plans from communications providers to discontinue its traditional copper wire phone services, known as the... Articles
