January 2010 - Scottish Borders Council

Headlines for January 2010

Council agrees a new approach to services for older people - Friday, Jan 29 2010
Scottish Borders Council has agreed to take a radical new approach to its provision of services for older people.
Changes at the Chambers Institution - Wednesday, Jan 27 2010
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is revitalising the Chambers Institution Trust alongside its plans to invest in the Chambers Institution on Peebles High Street.
Scottish Borders Council’s award-winning graduate - Wednesday, Jan 27 2010
Suzanne Hay, clerical officer with Environmental Health in Galashiels, has graduated from Glasgow Metropolitan College with a Higher National Diploma in Food Technology.
Local projects recognised at Design Awards - Wednesday, Jan 27 2010
Scottish Borders Council hosted a double Design Event on Tuesday 26 January, celebrating good quality buildings and places throughout the region.
Denholm Primary School wins Sustainable Design Award - Wednesday, Jan 27 2010
Denholm Primary School has come out top in the Sustainable Design category in the Scottish Borders Council Design Award Scheme.
Rag Bag returns - Wednesday, Jan 27 2010
Borders pupils collected almost 40,000 kilogrammes of textiles during 2009 and raised almost £12,000 for their schools’ funds.
Rob Moffat launches Scottish Borders coach scholarship scheme - Tuesday, Jan 26 2010
Head Coach of Edinburgh Rugby, Rob Moffat, has launched the Scottish Borders’ new Coach Scholarship Scheme.
Residents’ views sought on former Eyemouth High School - Tuesday, Jan 26 2010
Members of the public have been invited to an open meeting to discuss proposals for the redevelopment of the Former Eyemouth High School site.
Raising awareness of child and adult protection - Friday, Jan 22 2010
A commercial designed to raise public awareness of adult and child protection will be broadcast in an Edinburgh shopping centre next week.
Council selects preferred bidder for supermarket site - Thursday, Jan 21 2010
Scottish Borders councillors today agreed to select Sainsbury Supermarkets Ltd as the preferred bidder for the Pinnaclehill site in Kelso.
Berwickshire High School HMIe Report - Wednesday, Jan 20 2010
Berwickshire High School was inspected in November 2009 as part of a national sample of secondary education. The inspection covered key aspects of the quality of education at the school and how young people benefit from learning there
Hawick flag flies at half mast in honour of Bill McLaren - Wednesday, Jan 20 2010
Scottish Borders Council is today (Wednesday) flying the flag at Hawick Town Hall at half mast in honour of Bill McLaren ‘The Voice of Rugby’, who died yesterday.
Scottish Borders to feature in Discovery Channel Programme ‘A Brush with Britain’ - Wednesday, Jan 20 2010
Historical figures and their connections with the Scottish Borders are to feature in a special Discovery Real Time programme to be broadcast this Saturday (23 January).
A welcoming and supportive ethos at Edenside Primary - Tuesday, Jan 19 2010
An inspection of Edenside Primary School took place in November 2009.
Traffic diversions in Galashiels - Monday, Jan 18 2010
Due to the weather conditions at the start of the year, the closure of Albert Place, due to happen on Tuesday 5 January, will now be implemented on Tuesday 19 January for approximately 11 weeks.
Deadline extended for Youth Chex applications - Thursday, Jan 14 2010
Youth Chex - the local grant giving project which gives a panel of young people the power to award sums of money to their peers has extended its deadline for applications until Wednesday 10 February.
Temporary Relocation of Peebles Contact Centre - Wednesday, Jan 13 2010
The Council’s Contact Centre on Peebles High Street will close from Monday 18 January as part of the preparations for the development of a new joint facility with VisitScotland which is due to open in early summer.
Major Alastair Hewat OBE - Tuesday, Jan 12 2010
Obituary: Major Alastair Hewat OBE - former Convener of Scottish Borders Council 2001-2003
Care staff battle weather to reach clients - Tuesday, Jan 12 2010
Scottish Borders Council staff and contracted carers who provide a service to clients in their homes have not been defeated by the adverse weather conditions.
Council receives much-needed salt supplies - Tuesday, Jan 12 2010
An additional 450 tonnes of salt has been allocated to the Scottish Borders by the Scottish Government Resilience Group. It is also expected that another 1200 tonnes will be delivered by the Government over the next three days. And 100 tonnes has come in to the area from Perth and Kinross Council through mutual aid.
Getting the Borders back to work - Monday, Jan 11 2010
A massive effort over the weekend to fulfil the task of getting the Borders back to work today (Monday) following the worst winter weather for decades has paid off.
Community services squads join snow clearing operation - Friday, Jan 8 2010
Community service squads have been drafted in this weekend to help with the snow clearing operation across the Scottish Borders.
Weather and Council services, 7 January 2010 - Thursday, Jan 7 2010
The message from Lothian and Borders Police and Scottish Borders Council is that drivers should avoid travelling if possible, but if the journey is absolutely necessary tomorrow (Friday) then extreme caution must be exercised.Keep to major routes and be prepared for difficult and challenging driving conditions.
'Avoid frozen rivers' warning issued - Thursday, Jan 7 2010
Lothian and Borders Police and Scottish Borders Council are urging the public, particularly children, to stay away from frozen rivers, ponds, etc.
Midnight League Football kicks off in the Borders - Thursday, Jan 7 2010
Following its huge success in Galashiels last year, Midnight League Football events are being held once again in Galashiels this year, as well as in Hawick and Eyemouth.
Keeping warm and well during the cold snap - Thursday, Jan 7 2010
Cold weather, especially the extreme cold, can be dangerous and thousands of deaths are caused each year as a result of the wintery conditions.
Severe weather affecting Council services - Wednesday, Jan 6 2010
In the last 24 hours, the Borders has experienced extraordinary levels of snow, coupled with very low temperatures. Snow and low temperatures are set to continue
Major routes a priority in severe weather conditions - Monday, Jan 4 2010
Scottish Borders Council's response to the impact of the severe weather, and advice to our residents.
Severe weather affecting Council Services - Sunday, Jan 3 2010
Senior officials of Scottish Borders Council (SBC) conducted a teleconference earlier today (Sunday 3 January) with the Leader of the Council, Councillor David Parker, and Chief Executive David Hume to review the impact of the weather conditions on the Borders and assess the implications for communities and services. They will continue to review the situation on a daily basis.