Scottish Borders

From seed to spirit – discover why The Borders Distillery in Hawick is the best of local and Scottish heritage. Book a tour

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Hugo Burge restored Marchmont House

Scotsman Obituaries: Hugo Burge, visionary behind restoration of Marchmont House

Andrew Miller is taken from Selkirk Sheriff covered by a blanket in February. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Transgender butcher pleads guilty to abducting and assaulting schoolgirl

Rachael and Paul Swinton, aka Cloth

The Scotsman Sessions #363: Cloth

The Stilt House occupies a stunning position in the beautiful Scottish Borders.

Take a tour of a quirkly and rustic treehouse in the Scottish Borders

Executive chairman Benny Higgins: 'We can see glimmers of hope.'

Buccleuch points to 'glimmers of hope' in property market after profit slump

A reconstruction of Bedrule Castle in the Scottish Borders, one of 12 fortifications destroyed by Henry VIII's forces in the Rule valley in just one afternoon of his two-week onslaught in the area. PIC: Andrew Spratt/ Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Search for a lost Borders community destroyed by the English

A worker walks across the Union Chain Bridge which is set to officially reopen next week. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Historic bridge linking Scotland and England to reopen after £10.5m renovation

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Spring Travel: Never mind the frolics

Weather warnings have been issued for Monday

Fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice issued for Scotland on Monday

Further yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland on Friday and throughout the weekend, with forecasters warning that parts of Scotland could record temperatures of minus 17C over the next 48 hours.

Further snow and ice warning issued for Scotland amid -17C forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in place for much of the country

Weather warnings in place for snow and ice after coldest night of the year

Mark Bevan, CEO Leuchie House

It’s a privilege to work with people who can teach us how to live authentically ...

This is the hidden gem less than an hour from Edinburgh

Ad Feature Explore the Heartlands: unique market less than an hour from Edinburgh

Developed by the Tweed Forum environmental charity, the Eddleston Water project in the Scottish Borders has been chosen as a Unesco Ecohydrology Demonstration Site – the only one in the UK

Unesco designation for Scottish Borders river project

Stonefold Cottage

Prestige property: Promise of peace in bucolic Borders

Stuart Goodall is Chief Executive of forestry and wood trade body Confor

The three Ms of forestry are being put into practice at a new Borders project - ...

Veronica McTernan had a passion for people and politics

Scotsman Obituaries: Veronica McTernan, respected Labour Party activist

DDI: Edinburgh can become one of the world’s leading data capitals, with extra jobs and prosperity

Ad Feature Data driven future: hope for more Edinburgh jobs

A flood alert is in place for parts of Scotland

Flood alerts issued across Scotland with weather warning issued

The IndiNature Mill is based in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Picture: David Stroud

£2 million investment secured for Borders mill behind eco-insulation products

The woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh but she died on January 2, police confirmed on Thursday.

Woman dies in hospital after floodwater rescue

Staycations will be popular again with travellers in 2023. Pods at The Bracken Hide Hotel near Portree, Isle of Skye. Pic: Contributed

Scotland tops the travel trends for the year ahead

Tenement flats Pic: Adobe

Moving back to my childhood home was always the dream - Gaby Soutar

CleanTEC managing director John Ross.

Edinburgh cleaning specialist eyes franchise push after expanding into Borders

Doddie Weir in action during a Rugby World Cup Sevens match against Argentina at Murrayfield in 1993 (Picture: Mike Hewitt/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive)

Scotsman Obituaries: Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby legend and MND campaigner

The Boorach, Heriot, Scottish Borders

Self-build solution: Homemade ranch style winner

Reception room receives plenty of light in the one-time five-star hotel. Image: Scott Clark Photogrpahy

Ad Feature Elegant house and estate offers chance to secure a piece of history

Bringing empty homes and buildings back to life across the Scottish Borders - Mi...

James Hutton deserves more recognition. Picture: Wikicommons

Why is father of geology James Hutton barely recognised today?

Extraction licences have been suspended to help protect salmon and other wildlife in the River Tweed as water levels drop to record lows due to a long spell of very dry weather, linked to climate change. Picture: Getty Images

Tweed water ban welcomed as fears rise over survival of wild salmon

Becoming a rarity: An Atlantic salmon making its way up the River Tweed
(Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Climate change link to fall in Scottish wild salmon numbers

Glenmayne House, Galashiels.

For sale: Exceptional A-listed 8-bedroom baronial mansion in magnificent grounds...

Sea level has risen by more than 16cm around the UK since 1900, but a new report from the Met Office reveals it is rising at a faster rate today than ever before due to the impacts of climate change. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

State of the Climate: UK is hotter, wetter, sunnier and sinking faster than ever

July saw heatwaves across Scotland.

Scotland has drier July than average – as England records driest since 1911

One of Sir Henry Raeburn's portraits of Sir Walter Scott and his dogs, painted in the 1820s.Courtesy of the Faculty of Advocates Abbotsford Collection Trust

Three day festival dedicated to Sir Walter Scott set to return

A water scarcity warning has been issued for much of the country

Water scarcity warning issued for much of Scotland

An aerial view shows a Union Flag flying among the the rubble and destruction in a residential area, following a large blaze the previous day in Wennington, Greater London. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Firefighters taking strike action a 'very serious proposition', warns union head

Vraska the steller's sea eagle cooling down in her bath with keeper Johanna McQuade at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling, on the hottest day of the year. (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

What is causing the UK heatwave?

A man enjoys the sun in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh as the UK is hit by a heatwave. Picture: SWNS

Extreme temperature warnings not treated seriously, warns head of Met Office

Creamy-voiced Michael Bublé is a seasoned entertainer (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Music review: Michael Bublé Floors Castle, Kelso

Farming: British Wool moves to Selkirk

Alison McNeil gained an MBE for her efforts during a foot & mouth disease outbreak

Scotsman Obituaries: Alison McNeil MBE, champion wool handler

Historic spot: TA-M at Bruce's Stone overlooking Loch Trool

TA-M the robot tourist guide helps visitors to Southern Scotland

Front of property.

This beautiful 5-bedroom Victorian country villa exudes charm and sits in wonder...

Sandy Mutch, the Border Piper, welcomes in the 6.16am TransPennine Express service to Reston Station, the first passenger service to stop in the village for more than 50 years. (Picture: Jason Lock)

Train stops at Reston station for first time in more than 50 years

Doctoral Researcher Laura Scobie with a backpack and flask created in with Isle of Jura Distillery and Trakke
Pic: Stewart Attwood

National Museums Scotland's whisky collection pays homage to the 'water of life'

Norman Suddon won the first of his 13 Scotland caps in 1965

Scotsman Obituaries: Norman Suddon, Scottish rugby player

Glamping is one of the big favourites at Coldstream

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Bernat Klein at one of the looms in his mill at Galashiels in August 1966. Picture: Denis Straughan

Exhibition to honour textile designer who took fashion world by storm

Paul Graham says that 'although people don’t want to think it will happen to them, the reality is that things do go wrong'. Picture: contributed.

Firms urged to have correct insurance amid rising value of goods

The British Army team celebrates their win at the 2022 Melrose Sevens.

Melrose Sevens: Long day of fun but diminished status begs big question

22 year-old Hannah Steel is determined to become the youngest Scottish Borders Council in this year's May Council elections.

Hannah Steel determined to make history as youngest Borders councillor

ESPC House Price Report - February 2022. Pic: Hamish Campbell.

Average property selling price continues to rise but volume of sales drops sharp...

Young golden eagles that have already learned to fly have been captured in the Outer Hebrides and released in southern Scotland as part of a ground-breaking project to bring the species back to the region - it's the first time the technique has been used for raptor reintroduction in the UK. Picture: John Wright/South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project

Why young eagles are moving from the isles to Scotland's southern region

Traditional Scottish farmland is now under pressure of growing demand - Andrew ...

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Defeat for Labour in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection would be a disaster for Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar's hopes of removing the Conservative government with Scottish help (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP could lose 23 seats to Scottish Labour at next general election - analysis

Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients

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Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims