Headlines for February 2006

• Young musicians to play world premiere in Kelso - Tuesday, Feb 28 2006
  Young musicians from the Borders will perform the world premiere of a new orchestral suite at Kelso's Tait Hall on 4 March.
• Free sports programme to make Fit Kids - Monday, Feb 27 2006
  Scottish Borders Council has launched a new, free sports programme for children in Hawick, Galashiels, Peebles, and Eyemouth.
• St Peters wins Borders' primary school netball finals - Monday, Feb 27 2006
  The top 10 primary school netball teams in the Borders met at Queens Centre, Galashiels on Wednesday, 22 February.
• Local Plan public inquiry set for Autumn - Monday, Feb 27 2006
  A public local inquiry into the Scottish Borders Finalised Local Plan is expected this Autumn. An independent Reporter, Mr Richard Hickman, will consider all the objections to the Plan and report back to Scottish Borders Council on his findings.
• All private landlords will now have to be registered with the Local Authority - Thursday, Feb 23 2006
  From 30 April 2006, all private landlords will have to be registered with the local authority in which they rent residential property. Online applications can be submitted from 10 March by logging onto the Landlord Registration (Scotland) website.
• Denholm Primary School receives excellent HMIe Report - Monday, Feb 20 2006
  Denholm Primary School was inspected as part of a national sample of primary education in November 2005. Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education (HMIe) focused on key aspects of the work of the school at all stages, including English language and mathematics. Groups of pupils, parents and staff were interviewed or surveyed during the inspection.
• No trees cut in error, says Scottish Borders Council - Friday, Feb 17 2006
  Scottish Borders Council has strenuously denied allegations that it allowed hundreds of woodland trees to be cut down by mistake.
• Ancient Egyptian find at Hawick Museum - Friday, Feb 17 2006
  A request from an assistant keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt at the British Museum has resulted in a 4,000-year-old discovery at Hawick Museum.
• Convener's message to Melbourne - Thursday, Feb 16 2006
  The Convener of Scottish Borders Council, Councillor Alasdair Hutton, has sent a message of goodwill and support to all the Borderers taking part in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
• Kelso pupils attend conference on mental health - Thursday, Feb 16 2006
  One hundred and sixty S2 pupils from Kelso High School recently attended a conference on emotional and mental health at Springwood Park, Kelso.
• Approval for Borders' Learning for ALL Strategy and Action Plan - Friday, Feb 10 2006
  The Scottish Executive has approved Learning for ALL Strategy and Action Plan for 2006/08. Learning for all is the Adult Literacies Learning project in the Borders.
• SBC agrees "best possible Budget for the Borders" - Thursday, Feb 9 2006
  * Highest ever spend at £215 million *Second lowest increase in the history of Scottish Borders Council
• Borders filmmakers triumph at national film festival - Thursday, Feb 9 2006
  Young filmmakers from the Borders have scooped first and second prizes at the Ken Loach and Paul Laverty Film Competition in Glasgow.
• FOKL Audrey Mitchell - Wednesday, Feb 8 2006
  Kelso Library welcomes Audrey Mitchell
• Statutory Consultation for Kingsland School on Neidpath - Tuesday, Feb 7 2006
  Information on the issues, background and process.
• Over-60s urged not to miss bus on free travel - Tuesday, Feb 7 2006
  Scottish Borders Council is reminding older and disabled residents that they could miss out on free bus travel if they don't apply now for their new concessionary bus passes.
• Flood prevention is top priority for Borders - Tuesday, Feb 7 2006
  Scottish Borders Council has roundly condemned allegations made by MSP Christine Grahame that it is not doing enough to protect residents from flooding.
• Borders backs bid for Commonwealth 2014 - Monday, Feb 6 2006
  Scottish Borders Council Leader, David Parker, is urging residents of the Borders to back Scotland's bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games by showing their support online or by text.
• Sport Eyemouth has exciting plans for the future - and they include you - Monday, Feb 6 2006
  Sport Eyemouth, the newly formed sports forum would like to invite all sporting clubs/organisations and the general public to their inaugural meeting at Eyemouth Golf Club on Thursday, 16 February at 7pm (light refreshments will be provided from 6:30pm).
• Deadline nears for free removal of unwanted cars - Friday, Feb 3 2006
  If you have an unwanted car, caravan or item of farm machinery, now is the time to take advantage of Scottish Borders Council's free removal service.
• The Guid Scots' Diet - Thursday, Feb 2 2006
  Today, the food we eat is subject to more discussion and debate than ever before. The Guid Scots' Diet is an exhibition which reflects this debate, through a tour of the Scots diet from the days when hunter gatherers chased wild boar to a look into the modern larder.
• Council budget will safeguard vital services in "very difficult" year - Thursday, Feb 2 2006
  Scottish Borders' Council's ruling administration is confident that its budget and spending plans for 2006/07 will protect vital council services in what is likely to be a "very difficult" year because of what Council leaders describe as "unrealistic" assumptions by the Scottish Executive.
• Cycling Festival will be 26 and 27 August in Hawick - Thursday, Feb 2 2006
  This year's Borders Cycling Festival will take place in Hawick on the weekend of 26 and 27 August.
• Kerbside recycling heads to Berwickshire - Thursday, Feb 2 2006
  The ambitious plan to introduce kerbside recycling for every household in the Scottish Borders reached its final stage on Monday, 30 January.