Headlines for October 2007

• Round One to Kelso - Tuesday, Oct 30 2007
  The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that an application for a Kelso Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) submitted by Scottish Borders Council, was successfully awarded a “Stage One Pass” of the application process with a grant of £700,000 being set aside.
• Councillor Bhatia joins Broughton school pupils to mark the launch of free school meals pilot - Tuesday, Oct 30 2007
  Executive member for Education, Councillor Catriona Bhatia joined pupils and staff at Broughton Primary School for lunch yesterday (Monday 29 October) to mark the start of the free healthy school meals pilot across the Scottish Borders.
• Sea Sculpture exhibition at Harestanes - Wednesday, Oct 24 2007
  Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre near Ancrum is currently host to a powerful new exhibition of sculpture and mosaics from Broughton-based artist Susheila Jamieson.
• Garden Waste collections take winter break - Wednesday, Oct 24 2007
  It’s time for gardeners in the Scottish Borders to do a final tidy up before the winter. From 29 October to 2 November, the last kerbside garden waste collections of the year will take place.
• Innovative living at Station Court, Duns - Tuesday, Oct 23 2007
  “When I arrived I felt I’d come to Utopia”. These were the words of John Curran as he moved into his purpose-built home at Station Court in Duns. John is one of eleven people moving to Duns from Marchmont, a nursing home in Berwickshire, for people with a substantial disability or illness.
• The new Scottish Borders campus – opportunities for Borders Businesses - Tuesday, Oct 23 2007
  Nearly £50 million worth of investment will provide a state of the art ‘hub’ for lifelong learning and training at Netherdale, Galashiels when, in 2009, the new joint Further and Higher Education Campus opens, bringing Borders College and Heriot Watt University together.
• Council backs campaign to reduce unwanted mail - Tuesday, Oct 23 2007
  Scottish Borders Council is backing a campaign to reduce the amount of unwanted mail householders receive.
• Ukraine Art Exhibition at Old Gala House - Monday, Oct 22 2007
  This week is the last chance for Borders residents to view an exhibition of paintings at Old Gala House by an artist known as the ‘Monet of Ukraine’, Professor Andriy Yalanskyi.
• HMIE report - Coldingham Primary School - Monday, Oct 22 2007
  Coldingham Primary School and nursery class were inspected in June 2007 as part of a national sample of primary and nursery education.
• Have your say - chance for rural communities to influence new EU funding - Tuesday, Oct 9 2007
  The Scottish Government has invited rural areas in Scotland to bid for a share of £41 million for the development of a new LEADER programme.
• SBC supports promising young athletes and coaches - Tuesday, Oct 9 2007
  Borders athletes, sports groups and officials gathered at Tweed Horizons last Wednesday (3 October) to celebrate the launch of the Scottish Borders Athlete Support Programme (ASP).
• Swedish delegation in Scottish Borders - Monday, Oct 8 2007
  A delegation from the Sjuharad Association of Local Authorities in Sweden visited the Scottish Borders last month. The aim was to take forward the informal partnership agreement between Scottish Borders Council and the Association.
• A Partnership made in Coldstream: Official opening of the Marriage House - Friday, Oct 5 2007
  Scottish Borders Registrars have now announced the completion of improvements to the Coldstream Marriage Room. An open event will take place on Tuesday 16 October from 4-7p.m for members of the public to see the Borders’ latest marriage venue for themselves.
• Places still available for free computer course at Hawick Library - Friday, Oct 5 2007
  A free computer course covering computer basics; word processing, use of email, searching the internet, booking travel and shopping online is being offered at Hawick library. The course has been developed for people with little or no experience of computers.
• Iona has a window into local government - Friday, Oct 5 2007
  Iona Stevenson, 17, a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament and a student at Earlston High School, had a window into local government on Tuesday when she shadowed Councillor David Raw, Executive Member for Social Work Services.
• Temporary lighting solution for Hawick - Wednesday, Oct 3 2007
  During a recent structural survey of street lighting in Hawick, it was discovered that some lampposts did not meet acceptable standards. To ensure public safety, a total of five lampposts have been removed from Wellogate Place.
• HMIE report - Duns Primary School - Wednesday, Oct 3 2007
  Duns Primary School and nursery class were inspected in June 2007 as part of a national sample of primary and nursery education.
• Scottish Borders Local Plan: Inquiry Report Published - Tuesday, Oct 2 2007
  The Council has now received the Reporters’ recommendations on the objections received to the Finalised Local Plan following the Local Plan Inquiry.