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Knight Frank is concerned about the prospect of 'creating quite different systems only a few miles apart'. Picture: contributed.

Forthcoming changes to Scots property relief could create 'uneven playing field'

Buccleuch House, Melrose

Prestige property: Borders abode is family favourite

Rugby hero Bill Relph

Scotsman Obituaries: Bill Relph, Scotland rugby internationalist and businessman

Those attending Doddie Weir's memorial service have been asked to wear tartan. Picture: Funding Neuro/PA Wire

Doddie Weir: Memorial service details announced with request to wear tartan

Doddie Weir and Gary Armstrong during a training session at Murrayfield ahead of the 1998 Calcutta Cup. Photo by Chris Bacon/PA.

Murrayfield stand should be named after Doddie Weir, says his former team-mate

Doddie Weir with his painting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG)

Rugby legend Doddie Weir dies after battling motor neurone disease

Scotland captain Sarah Robertson in action during a Commonwealth Games warm-up match against India. Jeff Holmes / JSHPIX

Scotland hockey captain Sarah Robertson ready to learn from past Games

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose

Health board cancels routine operations amid Covid surge

Crime writer Val McDermid PIC: KT Bruce

Festival review: Borders Book Festival, Melrose

Hawick's victory means they have reached the half century of Border League triumphs.

Hawick 18 Kelso 14: How the Border League final was won and lost

The British Army team celebrates their win at the 2022 Melrose Sevens.

Melrose Sevens: Long day of fun but diminished status begs big question

Collins Injera, captain of Kenya, during the Rugby Sevens match between South Africa and Kenya.

An emotional day expected as Melrose Sevens returns

Doddie Weir is chaired off by Newcastle Falcons fans after helping the club win the Premiership title in 1997/98. Picture: Tom Shaw/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive

Doddie Weir match will feature a Scotland international in each side

Doddie Weir is raising funds for MND after his own diagnosis in 2017.

Newcastle and Southern Knights to play for Doddie Weir charity

Grant Sheills of Southern Knights and Jordan Lenac of Ayrshire Bulls with the Super6 trophy. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Super6 final: How Knights and Bulls are shaping up ahead of Sunday showdown

Picture credit: Lyon and Turnbull

Rare 16th century dish found in draw sells for more than £1 million at auction

Southern Knights defeated Watsonians last weekend.

Southern Knights can solidify top-two place with win over Heriot's

Spectators are now back at rugby grounds across Scotland.

Allan Massie: What a great feeling it is being back on the rugby sidelines

Sammi Kinghorn celebrates winning the bronze medal after competing in the Women's 100m - T53 final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Paralympics 2020: Sammi Kinghorn celebrates bronze

Police have closed the road in both directions.

Melrose crash: A6091 closed in both directions after accident

One of the cavalry masks donated to the new Trimontium Museum by a private collector, who is partly based in Edinburgh. PIC: Trimontium Trust.

Donor shares 'incredible' artefacts with new museum of Roman invasion

Southern Knights, with Jason Baggott prominent, defeat Boroughmuir Bears at the Greenyards last weekend. Picture: Ross MacDonald/SNS

Southern Knights insist Watsonians are Super6 favourites

Stirling County captain Dean Taylor-Menzies. Picture: Ross MacDonald/SNS

Stirling County seek first Super6 win as Ayrshire Bulls come calling

Harrison Ford has been forced to take a hiatus from filming on the set of Indiana Jones 5.

Harrison Ford injured while filming ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Tom Wight with his beloved wife Pat, who survives him

Scotsman Obituaries: Tom Wight, legendary Melrose player and official

London Scottish won the Melrose Sevens in 2019.

Melrose Sevens postponed due to coronavirus

John G Henderson helped many people discover a passion for walking

Obituary: John G Henderson, pioneer of Scottish long distance walking routes

Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir opens up about living with MND under lockdown

Scottish rugby legend speaks about living with MND during lockdown

Craig Sharratt, 41, was one of the first patients to be put on a ventilator at Borders General Hospital near Melrose, Scottish Borders, after becoming ill with Covid-19 shortly before the lockdown.

Special Olympics medalist survives seven week battle with Covid-19

The sector is on track to reach turnover of £8bn by 2025. Picture: Jovanmandic/Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Evolution of life sciences to spur need for high-end office space in Scots citie...

Ian MacDougall

Obituary: Ian MacDougall, Scottish historian with a special interest in the Labo...

Stunning former home of Sir Walter Scott hits the market in the Scottish Borders

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

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Sturgeon officially tenders resignation as First Minister to King Charles III

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Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader

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