Headlines for August 2007

• New painting and sculpture exhibition at Old Gala House - Friday, Aug 31 2007
  A joint exhibition of brightly coloured textural paintings by Vivien Alexander and kinetic sculptures by Sam Wade is currently on display at The Christopher Boyd Gallery, Old Gala House, Galashiels.
• Improved access at Hawick Museum - Friday, Aug 31 2007
  Hawick Museum is looking bigger and brighter now that the second phase of alterations to improve access to the building is complete.
• Official inauguration ceremony for Melrose one-way system - Friday, Aug 31 2007
  An inauguration ceremony to mark the introduction of the one way system in Melrose and the completion of the new layout of Market Square took place today (Friday).
• Announcements on the future of education in the Borders - Wednesday, Aug 29 2007
  At a press conference today (Wednesday 29 August) Councillor Catriona Bhatia, Executive Member for Education, made some important announcements concerning the future of education in the Borders.
• Designing out crime - Tuesday, Aug 28 2007
  After wide consultation, Scottish Borders Council has published new planning guidance on ‘Designing Out Crime’ – setting out how the planning process can help reduce opportunities for crime and antisocial behaviour. The guidance draws together best practice principles and looks at issues from a Scottish Borders perspective.
• Green exhibition currently on display at Chambers Institute - Tuesday, Aug 28 2007
  An exhibition of exploratory ‘applied art’ by a group of professionals based in and around Edinburgh is currently on display at The Gallery, Tweeddale Museum, Chambers Institute, Peebles.
• Breaking the silence on suicide - Tuesday, Aug 28 2007
  Suicide Prevention Week (SPW), 10-17 September, will be marked in the Scottish Borders with a range of activities to help encourage people to break the silence that surrounds suicide.
• Top young athletes visit National Sports Academy - Monday, Aug 27 2007
  The Scottish Borders Sports Academy 2007 took place for the first time ever at the prestigious National Sports Centre at Largs this month.
• Scottish Borders Council Design Award Scheme 2007 - Monday, Aug 27 2007
  The winners of SBC’s Design Award Scheme have been announced.
• Martyn receives prestigious finance award - Friday, Aug 24 2007
  Martyn Buckley, Scottish Borders Council's Accounting & Projects Manager, has been presented with the Tom Sowerby Award for 2007 by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
• The Scottish Borders Children’s Panel needs you! - Monday, Aug 20 2007
  The Children’s Panel in the Scottish Borders is now recruiting new members to make decisions on the future of children in difficulty. 
• New ‘Simply Samplers’ exhibition at Hawick Museum - Friday, Aug 17 2007
  A fascinating display of embroidered samplers, some of which were made in Hawick and other parts of the Borders in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, have been gathered from museums across the East of Scotland and will shortly be on display at Hawick Museum.
• ‘Three Hands’ exhibition at Halliwell’s House Museum - Friday, Aug 17 2007
  An exhibition of artwork by three generations of the same family is currently on display at the Robson Gallery, Halliwell’s House Museum in Selkirk.
• Film aims to bridge the generation gap in Jedburgh - Thursday, Aug 16 2007
  Jedburgh. A sleepy wee toon nestled on the edge of the Scottish Borders, timeless and quiet..... Or is it?
• Visitors flock to sample Flavour of the Borders at Border Union Show - Wednesday, Aug 15 2007
  The Flavour of the Borders food fair at the recent Border Union Show has been hailed as the ‘best ever’ by joint organisers – SBC, Scottish Enterprise Borders and Borders College.
• Floral Gateway competition – winning results announced - Wednesday, Aug 15 2007
  The keenly awaited results of this year’s Floral Gateway Competition were announced at an awards ceremony in Melrose on Tuesday evening.
• Council Leader meets SFA Development squad after Murrayfield debut - Friday, Aug 10 2007
  Scottish Borders Council Leader David Parker met the Council’s SFA Development Squad at Netherdale this week to congratulate them on their recent debut as ball boys at the Hearts v Barcelona game which took place at Murrayfield on 28 July.
• Foot and Mouth Disease - Monday, Aug 6 2007
  Scottish Borders Council staff have been monitoring the situation in Surrey, following the announcement of a foot and mouth outbreak on Friday.
• SBC Leader David Parker to lead all of Scotland’s independent councillors - Wednesday, Aug 1 2007
  Councillor David Parker, Leader of Scottish Borders Council, has been elected Leader of the independent members within COSLA (the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities).