Dumfries and Borders

Grand Union hopes to finalise plans to order its new train fleet soon. Picture: Grand Union

Grand Union optimistic of approval for spacious new Stirling-London trains

Lisa Thomson is to be inducted into the Melrose 7s Hall of Fame. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Melrose Sevens women’s tournament to be played alongside men’s event

Developed by the Tweed Forum environmental charity, the Eddleston Water project in the Scottish Borders has been chosen as a Unesco Ecohydrology Demonstration Site – the only one in the UK

Unesco designation for Scottish Borders river project

Officers wait outside Selkirk Sheriff Court. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Man charged over disappearance of 11-year-old girl to appear in court

Benny Higgins, chairman of Buccleuch: 'The fit between Buccleuch and Oxygen Conservation could not be better.'

Langholm Moor: New owner to develop plan for 'unique area' following land sale

Boath House

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Virgin Hotels Glasgow

Luxury hotels opening in Scotland for 2023

Morgan Barbour and Freya Pellie are among the performers in Le Haggis, the cabaret show revived for this year's Big Burns Supper festival in Dumfries. Picture: Stuart Walker

Festival aims for permanent cultural hub in town where Burns spent final years

The IndiNature Mill is based in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Picture: David Stroud

£2 million investment secured for Borders mill behind eco-insulation products

Suzanne Mulholland Pic: Ryan Hall

Flavour Profile Q&A: Suzanne Mulholland, aka The Batch Lady

The single carriageway A75 is a key lorry route connecting the M74 and M6 at Gretna with the Cairnryan ferry ports

Autumn Statement: A75 upgrade study triggers new Conservatives-SNP row

Tom Broughton

Glasses brand, Cubitts, opens two Edinburgh shops

Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford, founders of Twelve Triangles

Twelve Triangles Melrose recipes

Caitlin Heard of The Borders Distillery

Day in the Life: Caitlin Heard of The Borders Distillery

You can have a great day out in the Scottish Borders without spending any money.

Here are 10 school holiday treats you can enjoy in the Borders

The A6105 where the crash happened. Picture: AAIB

Pilot crashes into hedge after using road as makeshift runway with 5ft clearance

Checco Pic: Lizzie Mayson.

Pasta Grannies are back with a second recipe book

Bagel

Apples for Jam, Melrose, review - we visit this popular cafe for lunch and cake

Frankenstein's cover

Day in the Life: James Rose of The Folio Society

The Railway Carriage living space Pic: AMANDA FARNESE HEATH

Travel: The Railway Carriage, Melrose

Theragun at Pure

Theragun massage launches at Scotland's Pure Spa & Beauty

The 'new' Caerlaverock Castle (top) was built only a short distance away from the original moated mansion, on ground just 7m above normal sea level -- researchers have revealed that both fortifications were affected by storm surges during a period of climate change between 1200 and 1570. Picture: RCAHMS

Ancient Scottish castles were hit by medieval climate change, researchers find

Cape Wrath lighthouse is on the north west tip of mainland Scotland. Picture: Ian Cowe/Northern Lighthouse Board

Dream job Scotland: Visiting lighthouse keeper for Cape Wrath and Stoer Head

Architectural render by Michael Laird Architects of the proposed St Boswells distillery.

Borders distillery project pushes ahead after joining Green Investment Portfolio

Hawico crafts luxury cashmere garments from its factory in Hawick and operates 13 stores across Scotland, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Japan, in addition to selling its products online.

Borders cashmere brand to expand thanks to 'state-of-the-art' knitting machines

Avanti West Coast operates between Glasgow, Edinburgh and London Euston

New 34.8C Scottish temperature record set in Borders

Members of the public at Portobello Beach amid today's heatwave. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scottish temperature record set to be broken as extreme conditions intensify

A man enjoys the sun in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh as the UK is hit by a heatwave. Picture: SWNS

Extreme temperature warnings not treated seriously, warns head of Met Office

Community wealth minister Tom Arthur, centre, with members of Midsteeple Quarter, other project funders and contractors in front of the construction site on Dumfries High Street.

More than £7 million secured for project to breathe new life into Dumfries

The crumbling remains of Whitehead today. The site will be visited next week by archaeologists and local historian Anna Campbell. PIC: Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership.

Searching for the past at Scotland's last industrial 'ghost town'

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose

Health board cancels routine operations amid Covid surge

Police believe a 48-year-old woman may have fallen from a moving vehicle onto the A701.

Injured woman found on A701 may have 'fallen from a moving vehicle'

Giacopazzi's

Restaurant Review: Giacopazzi's, Eyemouth

Pic: Tracey Bloxham

The Bay apartments at Coldingham, travel

Sandy Mutch, the Border Piper, welcomes in the 6.16am TransPennine Express service to Reston Station, the first passenger service to stop in the village for more than 50 years. (Picture: Jason Lock)

Train stops at Reston station for first time in more than 50 years

Avian flu has decimated world population of Svalbard barnacle geese, which spend winter on the Solway coast. Picture: Lorne Gill/NatureScot

Geese a hand: Call for help for birds devastated by avian flu outbreak

Logan Botanic Garden, near Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, is a regional outpost of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and home to a huge variety of exotic plants

Budding artists encouraged to get creative in Scotland's 'most exotic' garden

Alice Gully and Kate Mactaggart with Doddie Weir. Pic: Bill McBurnie Photography

To support Doddie Weir charity, Scottish Borders duo take part in Mongol Derby

Short-eared owls are among the wildlife found at the newly established Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Dumfries and Galloway, set up following a community buyout of land from Buccleuch Estates. Picture: John Wright

Deadline extended for community buyout of Dumfries and Galloway moorland

Network Rail said two sets of points would have to be replaced before the line could be reopened. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

ScotRail: Major disruption after train derailment could continue until Tuesday

Julian Clary is appearing at this year's Borders Book Festival.

Borders Book Festival reveals line-up for 2022 comeback at traditional home

Return tickets can be cheaper than singles on some ScotRail one-way journeys. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail failing to show cheapest fares for some journeys on its website

Lothian operates a £1.80 flat single fare in Edinburgh but it is higher in many other Scottish towns and cities. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

End ‘eye-watering’ bus fares with £2 cap, urges Gordon Brown think tank

Kerry Jones is behind a project to turn a 1980 caravan into a solar-powered cinema which will tour the south of Scotland.

1980s caravan to become solar-powered mobile cinema

The Borders Book Festival will return to Harmony Garden in Melrose in June.

Joanna Lumley, Val McDermid and Andrew Marr to appear at Borders Book Festival

The A6091 Melrose bypass was closed in both directions following the two-car crash.

One dead and another seriously injured after crash on A6091 in Melrose

Taylor, Tom and James celebrate their world record setting achievement

Scottish woman celebrates her world record breaking Atlantic crossing

The pectoral cross after conservation with porcupine quills among the fine hand tools used to remove corrosion and dirt from the treasure. PIC: NMS.

Stunning Viking Age hoard cross worn shortly before buried 1,100 years ago

Ministers have set a target of reducing traffic by 20 per cent by 2030 to cut carbon emissions. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Charging drivers an option to reach Scotland's 'world-leading' 20% traffic cut

ScotRail will return to state ownership from April. Picture: John Devlin

Clarity the key as ScotRail begins new era in April – Alastair Dalton

A green coloured laser pen was shone in the eyes of several drivers in Stranraer.

Laser pen shone into eyes of drivers, causing temporary vision loss

Woodhall station ticket office near Port Glasgow would close under the ScotRail proposals. Picture: Rosser1954/WikiMedia Commons

ScotRail plans to close or curb opening hours of 120 station ticket offices

Cars parked on the pavement in the Portobello area of Edinburgh (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Pavement parking ban is right but will drivers stomach it? – Alastair Dalton

The Met Office have forecasted that snow will hit parts of Scotland on Thursday.

Thundersnow forecast as Met Office warns homes could lose power supplies

Police received a number of reports of vandalism within St Ronan's Primary School in Innerleithen.

Police appeal after vandalism at primary school in the Borders

Scottish Borders: 20-year-old dies following Galashiels crash as police appeal for information

Man, 20, dies in hospital following Scottish Borders crash

TransPennine Express' trains are forced to run on diesel power over a 70-mile section of the Edinburgh-Newcastle line

Edinburgh-Newcastle line power shortage could slow TransPennine Express trains

Pavement parking may continue to be permitted on narrow streets to provide access for emergency vehicles. Picture: The Scotsman

Pavement parking ban ‘threatened by Trojan horse loophole’

Timetable reductions caused by staff Covid absences have spread to ten CalMac routes. Picture: CalMac

2022 ushers in more travel uncertainty as staff absence surges

Wanlockhead: Emergency services find missing man who failed to return home from night out in Scotland’s ‘highest village’. (Picture credit: Moffat Mountain Rescue)

Man found after going missing in Scotland's highest village

Boosting passenger numbers will be a key challenge for Transport Scotland after it takes over ScotRail in April (Picture: John Devlin)

Travel challenges ahead in 2022 after a stop-start year – Alastair Dalton

RMT members protesting outside Waverley Station in Edinburgh on Friday. Picture: RMT

Hogmanay train disruption: Record ScotRail Covid absence and CrossCountry strike

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