Headlines for March 2010

• Supported Childminding Scheme celebrates five years of success - Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
  A celebratory evening was held at Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells recently to mark five successful years of the Supported Childminding Scheme, which provides free, high quality childcare to help families through stressful times.
• Enough is Enough – campaign to tackle antisocial behaviour - Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
  A new campaign, ‘Enough is Enough’, has been launched in a bid to tackle antisocial behaviour.
• RADAR scheme offers 24 hour access to toilets - Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
  Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has joined forces with the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) to issue keys to accessible toilets in the area.
• Jim Clark and Friends exhibition - Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
  As well as being the greatest racing driver of the 1960s, Jim Clark had a strong interest in photography and became friendly with a number of photographers that followed the motor racing drivers during the season.
• Home from Home - an exhibition of recent artworks by Sylvia Quinn Home and Rebecca Home - Tuesday, Mar 16 2010
  Following on from a number of successful exhibitions in the Scottish Borders Sylvia and Rebecca Home will be exhibiting their recent work in Coldstream Museum from 26 March – 9 May.
• Hawick Dance Group welcomes special guest - Thursday, Mar 11 2010
  Staff and young people from Shields Dance Group at Hawick Youth Centre welcomed a special guest to their club recently.
• Scottish Borders takes the Kitchen Canny Challenge - Tuesday, Mar 9 2010
  ‘Kitchen Canny’ is a new project run in partnership with Changeworks, to provide practical, fun exercises for the whole household to get involved in to help cut waste and save costs.
• Roadshow aims to raise awareness of adult and child protection - Tuesday, Mar 9 2010
  A second community roadshow as part of a campaign to raise public awareness of adult and child protection takes place at Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston this week (Monday 8 to Sunday 14 March 2010).
• Council Leader Officially Opens Unique Post Office In The Borders - Monday, Mar 8 2010
  David Parker, the Scottish Borders Council Leader, officially opened the Newtown St Boswells post office service on Monday March 8 2010.
• Funding boost for local youth projects - Monday, Mar 8 2010
  A total of 39 local youth-led projects have been awarded grants worth more than £60,000 by the local grant-giving panel, Youth Chex.
• BAFTA nomination for Kelso actress - Monday, Mar 8 2010
  Seventeen year old Kelso-based actress, Kelly Parish, has been nominated in the Acting Performance category at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2010 for her leading role in the short film drama Freeze.
• SBC introduces the Food Hygiene Information Scheme - Monday, Mar 8 2010
  By the end of March all retail and catering establishments in the Borders, including supermarkets, restaurants, bars, takeaways and hotels, will have a certificate showing if they have passed the necessary hygiene rules set by the Food Standards Agency.
• Kings of the Sevens website launched - Monday, Mar 8 2010
  A new Kings of the Sevens website has been launched by the Border League and Scottish Borders Council (SBC).
• Tweedbank Primary School wins Scottish Borders Euroquiz - Thursday, Mar 4 2010
  A team of four primary six pupils from Tweedbank Primary School were crowned top of the class at the Scottish Borders Euroquiz held last week at the Langlee Complex in Galashiels.
• Tying the knot at historic Gunsgreen House - Tuesday, Mar 2 2010
  The first wedding to take place in the newly-restored Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth was held on Saturday (27 February).
• Convener presents Royal Scots Borderers with new banner - Monday, Mar 1 2010
  As members of the Royal Scots Borderers prepare to head for Afghanistan shortly, Scottish Borders Council is sending them off with a new Pipe Banner for the Battalion’s Pipes and Drums.
• Strategy to tackle poverty and financial exclusion - Monday, Mar 1 2010
  The current economic climate is having a particularly negative effect on people who are already living on a low income. It is also affecting people previously in secure employment who are now in debt or at an increased risk of being in debt.
• Customer Service hours extended - Monday, Mar 1 2010
  Scottish Borders Council’s Customer Services team is continuing to improve the way it provides services to its customers with two new initiatives.