Headlines for September 2006

• Safe T in the Park success - Thursday, Sep 28 2006
  More than two hundred S5 pupils from across the Borders gathered in Springwood Park in Kelso on Wednesday 20 September to take part in Safe T in the Park 2006.
• Parker speaks out on Melrose IRB 7s - Thursday, Sep 28 2006
  SBC Leader David Parker yesterday put the record straight on local efforts to bring the first leg of the IRB Rugby 7s to Melrose.
• Voters urged to return their registration forms - Thursday, Sep 28 2006
  Scottish Borders Council Electoral Registration Officer, Les Walker is urging householders across the Borders to complete and return their annual canvass of electors forms. 
• Council may not face landfill fine - Tuesday, Sep 26 2006
  Suggestions that Scottish Borders Council will be fined £20,000 for failing to meet recycling targets are likely to prove well wide of the mark, according to its senior management.
• 170 young musicians to rehearse in Galashiels - Monday, Sep 25 2006
  Around 170 young musicians will gather at Galashiels Academy on Saturday 30 September for an open rehearsal by the Scottish Borders Saturday Morning Music Ensembles.
• Scottish Borders to celebrate Bookstart Day - Monday, Sep 25 2006
  On Friday 6 October Scottish Borders babies, toddlers and families will be joining Health Visitors and library staff to celebrate “National Bookstart day” by sharing stories, singing rhymes and having fun.
• SoundTown launches at Kelso High School - Wednesday, Sep 20 2006
  BBC Radio Scotland's SoundTown studio officially opened in Kelso High School on 12 September.
• Kelso to host 2007 Festival of Walking - Wednesday, Sep 20 2006
  More than a thousand people took part in the Scottish Borders’ Festival of Walking in Selkirk earlier this month. The event was so successful, planning for next year’s festival, in Kelso, has already started.
• Creative minds needed to find fitting memorial for Fishing Disaster - Thursday, Sep 14 2006
  Organisers of events to mark the 125th anniversary of the East Coast Fishing Disaster are calling on community groups to help them find a lasting memorial of the tragedy.
• All school taxis to receive child car seats - Thursday, Sep 14 2006
  Scottish Borders Council’s Education Department is investing in child car seats for all taxi firms across the region which are contracted to drive children to school.
• Night Support Service now available across the Borders - Thursday, Sep 14 2006
  Scottish Borders Council’s Social Work Department, in partnership with NHS Borders, is pleased to announce that the Night Support Service is now available across the whole of the Scottish Borders.  The Service, which operates from 10pm to 7:30am, offers assistance during the night to people who would otherwise be admitted to hospital, residential or nursing home care.
• Popularity grows for women’s seven-a-side hockey league - Tuesday, Sep 12 2006
  A goal total of 67 put Kelso at the top of the Borders women’s seven-a-side hockey league this year in an event where enjoyment scored as highly as winning.
• Excellent response to Council business survey - Tuesday, Sep 12 2006
  More than 600 local companies have responded to a recent survey to find out how well Scottish Borders Council is serving the business community.  
• Borderers recycling 30% of household waste - Monday, Sep 11 2006
  Householders in the Borders are now recycling almost three times as much waste as they were a year ago.
• Great News for Kingsland Primary School! - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  After a comprehensive consultation and planning process, staff at Kingsland School finally got the news they have been waiting for.   The Scottish Executive, having reviewed the planning application for Neidpath Grazings has advised that it does not intend to call-in the outline planning application approved by the Council in July.  This means the project can now proceed to the next stage.
• Border towns and villages triumph in Floral Gateway - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  Galashiels, Melrose, Broughton and Gavinton came top of their class in this year's Scotland Floral Gateway Competition 2006.
• St Boswells Primary School receives glowing HMIe report - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  High quality of teaching recognised in 'well-led' school.
• Men needed for the local Children’s Panel! - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  The Children’s Panel in the Scottish Borders is now recruiting new members to make decisions on the futures of children in difficulty.  By law, each Children’s Hearing must have both men and women on the Panel.  For this year only, the local Panel needs to recruit men as we currently have enough female Panel members.
• Libraries turn a new page - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  Open Day at Duns Library, Thursday 14 September.
• Council seeks business experts for Audit Committee - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  Scottish Borders Council is looking for business experts to join its highly regarded Audit Committee. The two new external members must have substantial experience of finance or management within large organisations. They should also be good at problem solving and have independent, enquiring minds.
• Help us identify Tweeddale’s core paths - Thursday, Sep 7 2006
  Do you walk, cycle or ride regularly in Tweeddale? If so, Scottish Borders Council needs you to help identify the area’s most important paths.