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Richie Gray, left, worked previously with the Springboks but is now part of the coaching team at Toulon. (Photo by David Gibson/Photosport/Shutterstock)

Meet the other Richie Gray, who is helping Toulon plot Glasgow’s downfall

Scottish Building Society chief executive Paul Denton: 'Our focus on providing uncomplicated saving and mortgage products in a friendly manner has built a trust with customers.'

Scottish Building Society pledges community funding after 'positive' year

This is the hidden gem less than an hour from Edinburgh

Ad Feature Explore the Heartlands: unique market less than an hour from Edinburgh

Derek Turnbull had a big part to play in 1993 when Wales came to Murrayfield and left having scored precisely no points

Aidan Smith's Saturday Interview: Derek Turnbull on 'niling' Wales and bull

A woman waits outside a branch of Poundstretcher near Lewisham high street.

Poundstretcher announces plans to open 50 new shops in 2023

Image: Adobe Stock

Kirsty McLuckie on community values

Rightmove has announced the happiest places to live in the UK according to its annual Happy at Home survey

Rightmove’s top 20 happiest places to live in UK 2022 announced

Galashiels is the happiest place in Scotland

Galashiels is UK's second happiest place - survey

The accident happened on the A7 between Selkirk and Galashiels

Two pensioners die after Borders crash

Reception room receives plenty of light in the one-time five-star hotel. Image: Scott Clark Photogrpahy

Ad Feature Elegant house and estate offers chance to secure a piece of history

Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show was pulled by the Pleasance after his opening night performance at the EICC.

Cool heads and mature discussion needed over Jerry Sadowitz cancellation

Ian Arnott filled Edinburgh’s notorious ‘hole in the ground’

Obituaries: Ian Arnott, architect who designed Edinburgh's landmark Saltire Cour...

Glenmayne House, Galashiels.

For sale: Exceptional A-listed 8-bedroom baronial mansion in magnificent grounds...

Farming: British Wool moves to Selkirk

Front of property.

This beautiful 5-bedroom Victorian country villa exudes charm and sits in wonder...

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

Quarry Studios

These buildings are competing to be named the best in Scotland of 2022

A man was struck during a hit and run on the A7, Ladhope Vale on Sunday (Photo: Google Maps).

38-year-old man struck by car in hit and run

Police are looking to speak to the driver of a third car, who may have witnessed the collision. PIC: John Devlin.

Man, 20, fights for life after two Seat Ibizas collide

David McLeod

Body found in search for man with dementia, 78, missing for three days

A barn owl, along with a goshawk, was found dead in the trap owned by gamekeeper Peter Givens. PIC: Steve Garvie/Creative Commons.

Gamekeeper fined £300 for killing a barn owl and goshawk in the Borders

CBeebies actress Mimi Robertson from Selkirk (Molly from Molly and Mack) has a closer look at the Great Tapestry of Scotland. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Great Tapestry of Scotland's new home is a must-see attraction – Brian Ferguson

Chief stitcher Dorie Wilkie and author Alexander McCall Smith take a close look at a panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland, which the writer's wife contributed to. The tapestry's new home opens in Galashiels on August 26. PIC: Phil Wilkinson.

Great Tapestry of Scotland hailed as it moves to new home

Andrew Shepherd is a former chairman of accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael and a familiar face in the Scottish business community.

Property firm Galbraith gears up for growth after naming new chairman

Ferguson Planning has appointed Sam Edwards as its new associate director.

Borders planning firm opens base in Edinburgh after high-profile hire

A contemporary extension in Edinburgh designed by CSY Architects. Picture: Ross Campbell

Scottish architectural practice with 24 staff switches to employee ownership

London Scottish won the Melrose Sevens in 2019.

Melrose Sevens postponed due to coronavirus

Principal Angela Cox is pictured surrounded by solar panels on the roof of Borders college, ahead of launching the institution's ambitious new sustainability strategy

Borders College unveils new green strategy

The iconic home of sculptor Tim Stead is an artistic, homely space that chair of the Tim Stead Trust Nicola Fletcher hopes will inspire creativity in the local community and beyond for years to come

Iconic Scottish home of sculptor Tim Stead saved through fundraiser

John Allister and Kathleen Aikman were married at St Serf's Church, Goldenacre - pic courtesy of Anne Allister

Couples who tied the knot as VE Day crowds partied

Kerrie Guiney was phoned by police to be told she had breached lockdown rules.

‘Amazon can deliver, so why can’t I?’: Scottish shoe shop owner's warning

Macbeth stitched into the Great Tapestry of Scotland. Research found that 43 % of Scots thought the King was a fictional character created by Shakespeare. PIC: Alex Hewitt.

New national gallery aims to address 'low awareness' of Scottish history

Davie Rennie, left, and son Russell Rennie both made their hole-in-one at the 15th at Harburn Golf Club in West Lothian

Three generations of Scottish golfing family hit hole-in-one

This characterful home in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders has been successfully refurbished after lying empty for a long period of time

Why filling empty homes benefits communities

The spot where the abandoned settlement of Old Redhead, near Galashiels, once stood. PIC: Historic Environment Scotland.

Old Redhead: Saving an abandoned village that vanished from the landscape

Operation Borderer campaigner Donald Fairgrieve has died at the age of 82

Obituary: Donald Fairgrieve: soldier, sportsman and leading light in Operation B...

The Galbraith investment team has concluded the sale of Galabank Business and Trade Park, Galashiels on behalf of Abercastle Investments.

Borders trade park sold for almost £9m in face of 'unprecedented times'

Stunning homes for sale in Scotland's 'happiest' places

The Great Tapestry of Scotland Centre is being created in the heart of Galashiels.

Lockdown art to go on display beside Great Tapestry of Scotland

Paul Denton is the chief executive of the Scottish Building Society. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Scottish Building Society bans repossessions as part of Covid support

Lyall Houghton

Obituary: Lyall Houghton, one of the all-time greats of Scottish rugby

The supermarket has seen retail sales jump since its financial year end due to "considerable" stockpiling amid the coronavirus crisis.

Retail bosses urge Borders shoppers to stop panic-buying

Boss appointed for delay-hit £6.7m tapestry centre being built in Galashiels

Opening date for £6.7m Galashiels home for Great Tapestry of Scotland put back a...

IN PICTURES: Galashiels and Melrose remember war dead on Remembrance Sunday

A rock climber’s perspective on landscape painting at Coldstream’s White Fox Gal...

Council misses obvious conclusion of Edinburgh’s soaring population – John McLel...

Off-duty East Lothian police officer killed in A7 motorbike crash

Rare chance to buy into a former school conversion in the Scottish Borders

Three of the best property renovation projects for sale in Scotland

Galashiels hydro firm wins £40,000 at Shell awards

Video: recreating the Tweeddale blend whisky

Borders rail link could cut 530,000 road trips

Former racing driver funds advanced tests for young Scots motorists

Borders railway completion date put back as cost of project soars

Borders Railway costs up another £50m

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Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Secondary schools ranked by percentage of pupils passing five or more Highers or equivalent qualifications in the 2021/22 academic year

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Nicola Sturgeon speaking to the media outside her home. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon to take part in political talk show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe