Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders Council has announced that the Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre in Galashiels remains on course to open its doors this year.

A proposed housing development on the banks of the River Tweed threatens views from Sir Walter Scott’s celebrated Borders home, its trustees have warned. A campaign has been launched to protect Abbotsford, the country house created by the 19th-century novelist, has been launched amid claims th

The Scottish Government has allocated more than £22 million to three permanent active travel schemes in Ayr, Hawick and Broughty Ferry.

Network Rail has submitted planning applications for new railway stations in East Linton and Reston.

The Jedburgh Grammar Campus project was this week recognised at the Partnership Awards 2020 as it took home a silver award in the Best Education category.

Hart Builders has started on site at a development of 69 high quality affordable new homes at Coopersknowe in Galashiels for Eildon Housing Association.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has shared images of the progress at the first phase of its new build housing development in Beanburn, Ayton.

Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, is hosting a virtual event next week to showcase how the local supply chain can support the build of its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Eyemouth Harbour. The one-hour session on November 18, ‘Buil

The record-breaking Union Chain Bridge is closed from today until 2022 as engineers prepare to start the first stage of its restoration. The 200-year-old structure will be shut for the next 15 months with no access at any time to vehicles, foot passengers and cyclists while contractor Spencer Group

Plans for a £40 million whisky distillery near Jedburgh are back on the table after a previously-approved application expired in January.

David Mundell, local MP for Dumfries, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, met up with Whiteburn’s project director Roger Bainbridge and project manager Charlie Bain last week to see the progress that’s being made at the Caerlee Mill development in Innerleithen. Planning consent was granted in Augu

Plans for an operations and maintenance base in the Scottish Borders which is linked to the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm off the Fife coast have been granted planning permission.

Human remains, potentially dating back 200 years, have been uncovered during major repair and refurbishment works by Scottish Borders Council on the ramparts wall adjacent to Jedburgh Abbey.

Plans have been submitted for 22 identical 'upside-down' terraced properties in Venlaw, Peebles.

Work on the restoration of a 200-year-old bridge linking Scotland and England is set to begin next month after the appointment of the main works contractor.