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NEW PLANS set out by the UK Government will help ensure that people and businesses are no more than three miles away from the ability to withdraw or deposit...

LOCAL MP David Mundell, whose sprawling constituency includes Clydesdale, says he has also always admired that particular breed of working horse. He was swift...

ALONG WITH LibDem Lord Purvis of Tweed, local MP David Mundell this week welcomed pupils from Peebles High School to the House of Commons. The two...

TWO leading figures in the Tweeddale business world have visited 10 Downing Street to meet Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. They were Elliott Winyard, a...

THE CARING and sharing work of a charity in Upper Nithsdale has been acknowledged at one of the world’s most famous addresses. Chris Simm, of Kirkconnel and...

A TERRIFIC and well-deserved shot in the arm for community sport in the Gretna area. That was the view of Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell and constituency MSP...

TROUBLED rail operator Transpennine Express is to have its franchise ended, bringing hopes that the service can be stabilised for rail passengers using...

DESPITE greater awareness of light pollution in the night sky the worldwide problem is deepening. Experts estimate an up to 10 per-cent global increase annually...

A LOCAL charity looks a racing certainty to receive a £50 boost whatever the result of this Saturday’s Grand National. But the gift, courtesy of the Betting and...