MEMBERS of Gala Rugby Club are being asked for suggestions on renaming a bar after Scotland's most capped player, Chris Paterson. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397679-scotland-star-to-open-bar-in-gala/
MORE than 40 years after it closed, work has begun to reopen the rail line between Edinburgh and the Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397677-transport-minister-cuts-first-sod-on-borders-rail-link/
A FAMILY forced to flee in fear after a fire ripped through their home in the Borders are lucky to be alive, it has been claimed. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397630-borders-blaze-victims-lucky-to-be-alive/
FORMER Celtic FC and Scotland football star John Collins returned to his former school this week to encourage S1 pupils to get more active, keep a balanced diet and enjoy an all-round healthy lifestyle...
PLANS to demolish the old halls of residence at Heriot-Watt University in Galashiels and build new state-of-the-art accommodation for 250 students will be unveiled at a public exhibition this week...
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was left screaming for her life after being crushed by a bus in Earlston. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397494-girl-crushed-by-bus-in-earlston/
FORMER Falkirk star Andy Lawrie came out of retirement to help his hometown team lift some silverware. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397487-former-spl-star-nets-silverware-with-hometown-team/
ONE of the top motivational speakers in the world, Watt Nicoll, is just one of the many iconic figures lined up to share their knowledge with local sports coaches at an event in Galashiels...
FEARS have been voiced that a supermarket could be built next to the historic home of Sir Walter Scott - if plans for a new visitor centre on a neighbouring site are approved...
HAWICK band QFX announce details of their first gig in Galashiels for 10 years. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/whatson/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397271-qfx-annouce-tour-to-celebrate-release-of-greatest-hits-album/
GALA coach George Graham has been banned for two matches for abusing a referee. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397249-gala-coach-banned-for-abuse/
MONTHS of misery came to an end for motorists when the new link road in Galashiels finally reopened this week. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397075-a7-to-close-for-essential-repairs-in-selkirk/
A DRIVING instructor who repeatedly patted a teenage girl 43 years his junior on the thigh and leg during a lesson claimed he "misread the signals." http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397073-hawick-driving-instructor-ordered-to-sign-sex-register/
SNP MSP Christine Grahame has condemned the decision by Scottish Borders Council to scrap its disabled sports officer post. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/397074-grahame-condemns-terrible-council-decision/
CRIME in Galashiels has fallen over the past month, according to police. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397042-police-in-galashiels-record-a-drop-in-shoplifting/
