Scottish Borders

Peebles residents are invited to share their views on a Scottish Borders Council proposal to sell the School Brae public toilets.

RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 150MW Bishops Dal battery energy storage system proposal (BESS), located between Leitholm and Birgham in the Scottish Borders.

Center Parcs has revealed a preliminary zoning plan for its proposed holiday village in the Scottish Borders at a public exhibition held at Lilliesleaf Village Hall.

Ten years on from the opening of the railway that connects Edinburgh to Tweedbank in the Borders, approval has been issued to kick start the next phase of work to explore the case for extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle.

Center Parcs’ ambition to open its first holiday village in Scotland has taken a major step forward with the submission of a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) to Scottish Borders Council.  Details of the plans, earmarked for land just north of Hawick, were announced in November last y

Councillors in the Scottish Borders have agreed a cross-party budget proposal which commits to the delivery of planned infrastructure projects. The budget, which was agreed at the full Council meeting last week, will enable investment in infrastructure, such as schools, roads, care facilities, and b

Center Parcs has appointed a community liaison officer ahead of the first in a series of sessions discussing its plans for a new £400 million holiday village in the Scottish Borders. Paul Hogarth, a familiar figure in Hawick and the wider Scottish Borders, brings extensive experience to the ro

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) proudly unveiled its 12 new homes at Fairhurst Drive in Burnfoot, Hawick last week. Councillor Carol Hamilton, Scottish Borders Council’s executive member for Housing and Culture, cut the ribbon to mark the official unveiling, in an event that brough

Eildon Housing Association has received an £18.7 million funding injection from Royal Bank of Scotland to build new homes in the Scottish Borders.

Work is set to start on a development of affordable homes in Peebles on behalf of Eildon Housing.

Fresh plans have been shared with the local community aimed at taking forward the Mountain Bike Innovation Centre project at the Caerlee Mill site in Innerleithen. The revised proposals will see the removal of the main building on the Caerlee Mill site - with a demolition application due to be submi

Details of 20 potential projects across the region seeking funding from the UK Government’s £20 million Levelling Up Partnership with Scottish Borders Council have been revealed. The funding programme was originally confirmed in January 2024 by the previous UK Government, however the new

Peebles Community Trust is to take ownership of the iconic C-listed Old Station Building following the approval of an asset transfer request by Scottish Borders Council. The Trust will aim to raise funds which will be used for the restoration of the historic building, the last surviving building of

Two organisations from the Scottish Borders have recently been successful in securing funding from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund.   The fund, which forms part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda, aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by i

An official opening has taken place to mark the completion of the brand-new Jedburgh pump track & skate park.