Latest figures from ISD this week show that 1 in 10 Borders children are clinically overweight.

A very festive robin created by Eyemouth High School pupil Cameron Carvill has been chosen as the winner of John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP’s Christmas Card Competition this year.

Rachael Hamilton MSP met with the Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice MP last week in Westminster to discuss agriculture and the opportunities post-Brexit.

New figures have revealed that the number of GP practices in NHS Borders has decreased under the SNP.

The statistics from ISD show that NHS Borders has lost two practices since 2008.

Borders MSP, Rachael Hamilton has expressed her concern at that the Jedburgh company is projected to make a loss for a second year, impacting on local jobs.

Rachael Hamilton MSP passed on early Christmas greetings to postmen and women at the Jedburgh Delivery Office.

Defra has decided not to grant Lynx UK Trust a licence to reintroduce lynx to the Kielder Forest; it has emerged in an official letter.

New figures have revealed that 1,090 incidents of domestic abuse were recorded by the police in the Scottish Borders in 2017-18. The figure is up 20% since 2014-15.

It means there are now 3 incidents each day within the local council area.

NHS Borders has been escalated to a category ‘Stage 4’ amidst a long list of missed targets and staffing issues.

In the run up to Small Business Saturday, Rachael Hamilton MSP met with Sarah Cowan, the owner of Eckford-based small business, Lettica, to hear about the ‘Just a Card’ campaign.