BACKGROUND reports have been ordered at Selkirk Sheriff Court into a 62-year-old man who admitted communicating indecently with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Keith Ward was in fact exchanging ...

Approval has been granted to extend the operational life of a quarry by a further decade – despite concerns over the environmental impact.

Cracking down on children’s use of smart phones has been recommended as one measure to help tackle an “obesity crisis” in the Borders.