John Lamont MP starts campaign to stop community hospital closures Friday, 19 April, 2024 I have started a campaign to stop community hospital closures across the Scottish Borders. NHS Borders have said they may soon suggest closing the 92 community hospital beds in Kelso, Duns, Hawick and Peebles. The community hospitals have been under threat of closure for some time. Earlier this year, Kelso GPs pulled out of the arrangement to support the hospitals. The agreement for Knoll Hospital... Local News
Conservatives form SBC coalition with independents 12th May 2022 A Scottish Borders Council coalition has been formed after last week’s local elections. The Scottish Conservatives will be joined by three independent... Articles
Borders politicians discuss Mental Health Awareness Week 11th May 2022 Monday 9th May marked the start of the Mental Health Foundation’s annual Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year explores the impact loneliness can... 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