Melrose5 days agoHistoric villa to be brought back into use after 17 yearsGattonside House near Melrose - which is more than 200 years old - could be turned into flats.5 days ago26 Aug 2026Sculpted stone study could shed new light on lost kingdomsSome artefacts are considered "at risk" as they are in, or near, churches earmarked for closure and sale.26 Aug 20264 Aug 2026Hospital emergency department under 'significant pressure'NHS Borders warns that the Borders General Hospital near Melrose is "exceptionally busy".4 Aug 20269 Jul 2026Book prize host and Walter Scott descendant dies aged 49Matthew Maxwell Scott was a great-great-great-great grandson of the famous novelist.9 Jul 202616 Jun 2026Record crowds for book festival in founder's final yearBorders Book Festival sees record crowds and sales in Alistair Moffat’s final year as director. 16 Jun 202612 Jun 2026'Most unusual book' wins Walter Scott historical fiction prizeAlice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize at the Borders Book Festival.12 Jun 202626 May 2026Council to pull the plug on Borders abbey lightingA floodlighting agreement will end next summer for the sites in Kelso, Jedburgh and Melrose.26 May 202621 May 2026Piper 'devastated' after kilt worn by uncle killed in Iraq is stolenThe kilt and sporran were taken in Newcastle after Alexander Curtis performed at a student ball.21 May 202619 May 2026The twins who make people look twice at emergency calloutsIdentical twins Lee and Liam Myers both work with the emergency services in the Scottish Borders.19 May 2026...
