As Berwickshire residents face the prospect of a further A1 closure this weekend, local MSP Rachael Hamilton is calling for a rethink from transport authorities.
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP Rachael Hamilton put pressure on the Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing in a recent letter, calling on him to step in to offer farmers support due to recent dry weather.
A new campaign by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to register all defibrillators in the UK has been launched. It is thought that as a result of mapping every defibrillator thousands more lives will be saved.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) released figures this morning showing that business start-up rates are far slower in rural Scotland than in cities.
Borders MSP, Rachael Hamilton, met with NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick and Borders farmers at the Borders Union Show to discuss farming issues arising from recent extreme weather events.
Following the recent announcement that A&E waiting targets have not been met for a year, there has been growing pressure on SNP Ministers to take action.
New figures from the Information Services Division (ISB) show that early detection rates for certain cancers across the Borders have fallen, with fewer people being diagnosed at Stage 1 for breast, colorectal and lung cancer.
It has been revealed that ambulance crews are prevented from entering 33 addresses in the in the TD postcode area amid fears for their safety. This is because they have been red flagged as being unsafe.
