News published April 2023
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Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, meets Public Support and Protection Teams
Published: 27th April 2023Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sports visited the Borders where she met with staff from the Public Support and Protection Services team.
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Updated Peebles High School designs available to view online
Published: 27th April 2023Updated floor plan designs for the new Peebles High School building are now available to view online.
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Healthier, Happier, Stronger Fund launched
Published: 27th April 2023A new fund to support voluntary, community and charity organisations and groups organise projects and activities that provide health and wellbeing benefits to adults has opened for applications.
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Foster care conference acknowledges commitment and dedication of carers
Published: 26th April 2023Foster carers from across the Borders have been thanked for all their hard work and dedication to children and young people in care.
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Council’s provider of telecare monitoring service awarded gold standard status
Published: 26th April 2023The community alarm activation and emergency out of hours phone call service provided by East Lothian Council on our behalf has been awarded a gold standard for delivery of their service.
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Smart grid project helps accelerate move towards net zero
Published: 20th April 2023We have taken an important step forward in realising our strategic net zero policies with the completion of a significant project which will accelerate the decarbonisation of our vehicle fleet
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Night time operations for Community Action Team in tackling thefts
Published: 20th April 2023Over the past month the Scottish Borders Community Action Team has continued to see positive results from engagement activity with young people in Galashiels following antisocial behaviour issues.
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A Royal Thank You to Scottish Borders Carers
Published: 19th April 2023Around 150 carers from across the Scottish Borders gathered for a thank you event at Kelso Race Course on 17 April.
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Greener Gateway Community Awards return for 2023
Published: 19th April 2023After a successful first year, the Greener Gateway Community Awards are back for 2023 and entries are now open
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Statutory consultation on relocation of Galashiels Academy
Published: 13th April 2023Scottish Borders Council is undertaking a statutory consultation in relation to the relocation of Galashiels Academy.