October 2009 - Scottish Borders Council

Headlines for October 2009

How good a detective are you? - Wednesday, Oct 28 2009
Borders Youth Theatre (BYT) and Friends of Kelso Library have combined with Kelso Library to present Inspector Faro Investigates the Haddington Murder - a play by Alanna Knight.
Celebrating 10 years of direct payments - Wednesday, Oct 28 2009
Norma Gordon was the first person in the Scottish Borders to sign up to having a direct payment for her care needs and to use the Borders Direct Payment Agency for support.
Funding available for community projects - Monday, Oct 26 2009
Community or voluntary organisations based in the Borders could be eligible to apply for funding to deliver community projects or for support to meet on-going group running costs, through Scottish Borders Council’s Community Grant Scheme.
Halloween roller disco - Monday, Oct 26 2009
It’s time to get your scariest costumes out this Friday night (30 October) to enjoy Halloween with a difference at The Queens Leisure Centre’s fancy dress roller disco.
Galashiels Inner Relief Road construction update - Monday, Oct 26 2009
Work on the new roundabout at the junction of Huddersfield Street, Paton Street and the Gala Water Bridge has gone well and the roundabout will be opened to traffic on Monday 2 November as planned.
It’s Energy Saving Week! - Monday, Oct 19 2009
Find out what the Energy Saving Trust are up to and how they can help you stop wasting energy...
Street night kicks off this week - Monday, Oct 19 2009
Secondary school aged youngsters are being given the opportunity to take part in free-of-charge football, rugby and hockey as part of ‘Street Night’ which kicks off at the new multi-courts in Galashiels this Friday night (23 October).
Hawick goes on show - Friday, Oct 16 2009
‘Hawick on show’, organised by the Hawick Networking Group takes place on Saturday, 24 October, 10am – 1pm in Hawick Town Hall.
Borders praised for many of the Best kept war memorials in Scotland - Friday, Oct 16 2009
The Scottish Borders has won nearly a quarter of the awards made for the Best kept War Memorials in Scotland in 2009.
Scotland A Head for the Borders - Friday, Oct 16 2009
Scotland A will face the full Tongan international team at Netherdale, Galashiels, on Friday 20 November (kick-off 7.30pm).
Garden Waste Collections cease for the Winter - Thursday, Oct 15 2009
Scottish Borders Council’s (SBC) garden waste collections are about to pause for the winter before resuming next Spring. The final garden waste collection of the year will be made on Friday 30 October 2009
Swine Flu claims the life of pregnant teenager - Thursday, Oct 15 2009
NHS Borders have confirmed that a 17 year old woman from the Borders who was pregnant when she contracted influenza A (H1N1) has died. Unfortunately her baby also did not survive.
Kingsland – from the old to the new - Tuesday, Oct 13 2009
As staff and pupils of Kingsland Primary school in Peebles gear up for the move to their new school - thoughts have been turning to the 109 years spent in the current building on Rosetta Road.
Harestanes Hosts Apple Extravaganza - Tuesday, Oct 13 2009
Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre rounds off a great 2009 season with its annual ‘Apple Day’ on Sunday, 18 October in partnership with Borders’ Organic Gardeners.
The Changing Shape of Fashion at Hawick Museum - Tuesday, Oct 13 2009
Stepping into the Waterfall Gallery at Hawick Museum you are met with an array of clothing spanning a century - from a striped hooped petticoat from the age of the crinoline, through to a nylon mini slip from the Swinging 60s.
Road closure on A72 - Monday, Oct 12 2009
Road closure on A72 Caerlee Corner to Cardrona - 2 to 13 November 2009
Idlewild and Phil Kay to perform at inaugural Borders Music and Comedy Festival - Friday, Oct 9 2009
The inaugural Borders Music and Comedy Festival is bringing some of the very best in Scottish music and comedy to local venues in the Scottish Borders. The packed line-up includes Idlewild, Craig Hill, Phil Kay, McIntosh Ross, Janey Godley, Broken Records, and the Trashcan Sinatras.
Galashiels Flood Protection Proposals consultation - Wednesday, Oct 7 2009
Last Thursday and Friday, Galashiels residents and businesses were invited to view proposals for future flood protection measures in the town.
Towards Zero Waste - A strategy for waste management in the Borders - Wednesday, Oct 7 2009
A strategy to reduce CO2 emissions, meet Government targets and to save the taxpayer money has been agreed at Scottish Borders Council
Our Zero Waste – All you ever needed to know about reducing waste – and more … - Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
The first ever Scottish Borders Our Zero Waste event was held at the Volunteer Hall in Galashiels on Saturday (3 October).
Strategy and Supplementary Planning Guidance on Green Space - Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
Scottish Borders Council agreed Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Green Space and a supporting Green Space Strategy at the Planning and Building Standards Committee on 5 October.
Supplementary planning guidance on gardens and designed landscapes - Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
Scottish Borders Council agreed Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Gardens and Designed Landscapes as a basis for public consultation at the Planning and Building Standards Committee on 5 October
Athlete Support Programme helps local athletes build for success - Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
An event was held last night (Monday 5 October) at the Borders College campus in Galashiels to mark the second anniversary of the Borders Athlete Support Programme (ASP) and to look at the impact the ASP is having in helping the best athletes in the Scottish Borders develop their potential in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Borders swimmers to compete in British National Inter County Team Championships - Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
Two Swim Team Borders members have been chosen to represent the Scottish East District Swim Team at the British National Inter County Team Championships on 17 and 18 October.
Work due to start on Galashiels Council Contact Centre - Friday, Oct 2 2009
As part of Scottish Borders Council’s Customer First modernisation programme, which aims to transform the way the Council delivers its direct customer services, the Contact Centre in Paton Street, Galashiels, is about to undergo some major changes.
Galashiels Inner Relief Road (GIRR) work on Albert Place - Friday, Oct 2 2009
Albert Place in Galashiels is currently open two-way during the daytime.
BBC Young Traditional Champions to visit Hawick - Friday, Oct 2 2009
Over the course of the month of October, finalists and winners of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year award will be covering a lot of miles all over Scotland performing their effervescent sets of tunes and melodious songs to enthusiastic audiences.
Join in The Big Draw at Coldstream - Friday, Oct 2 2009
Coldstream Museum is organising a ‘Big Draw’ event in Coldstream Community Hall during half term from Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October as part of the national ‘Big Draw’ campaign.
Border secondary schools’ prefect day - Friday, Oct 2 2009
Prefects from each of the nine secondary schools in the Scottish Borders gathered at the Kingsknowes Hotel in Galashiels for their annual Head Team Conference last week.
Congratulations to Selkirk Quest Seekers - Friday, Oct 2 2009
Budding young readers in Selkirk were presented with their medals and certificates at Selkirk Library recently for completing the Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Quest Seekers’.
Selkirk artists join in Scotland's largest celebration of visual art - Friday, Oct 2 2009
On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, hundreds of artists in Wasps Studios across Scotland will throw open their doors and welcome members of the public into their working spaces.
Council agrees to remarket Pinnaclehill site - Thursday, Oct 1 2009
Scottish Borders Council today (Thursday) re-affirmed its decision of the 25 June 2009 to remarket its site at Pinnaclehill, Kelso.
Council achieves Investors in People award - Thursday, Oct 1 2009
At today’s meeting of Scottish Borders Council, Peter Russian, Chief Executive of Investors in People (IIP) Scotland, presented Convener Alasdair Hutton with the Council’s IIP Award.