Scottish Borders

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Scottish Borders

n
(Placename) a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)
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Scottish Borders Council's annual procurement report shows that [pounds sterling]75.9m was spent locally in 2018/19, an increase of over [pounds sterling]6m on the previous year.
Scottish Borders Council and Northumberland County Council will jointly contribute a further [pounds sterling]3.4m towards the scheme, while further funds will be raised by The Friends of Union Chain Bridge.
The growth deal is the first crossborder deal of its kind, bringing together five cross-border local authorities - Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scottish Borders Council, Carlisle City Council, Cumbria County Council and Northumberland County Council.
Two great rivers, three magnificent abbeys and a plethora of wonderful hills pretty much sums up this Great Scottish Journey from Peebles to Kelso through the gorgeous Scottish Borders.
ONE man died and 23 people were taken to hospital after a bus overturned in the Scottish Borders.
ONE man has died and 23 people have been taken to hospital after a bus overturned in the Scottish Borders.
ONE man died and 23 people were taken to hospital after a bus overturned in the Scottish Borders. The single-vehicle crash happened on the A6089, between Carfraemill and Gordon, at around 10.50am yesterday.
MORE than 40 per cent of taxi drivers in the Scottish Borders council area have criminal records.
I'm delighted to be working collaboratively with my colleagues from the Scottish Borders.
SCOTTISH Business Insider and Scottish Borders Council are to host a business breakfast event, on Friday 20 May at the Galashiels Transport Interchange, to highlight opportunities in the Scottish Borders region following the launch of the new Borders Railway link last year.
The Wired Radio Group from the Scottish Borders is challenging negative perceptions that exist about young people in their area.
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