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Roxburghshire

Fears after mum and son go missing

dailyrecord.co.uk
22-Sep-2008 2 related
        

CONCERN is growing for a woman and her eight-year-old son who have been reported missing. Mother-of-three Julia Williamson, 33, and son Justin disappeared from the family home in Burnfoot, Hawick, Roxburghshire, in the...

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Hunt sells painting to fund kennels work

scotsman.com
03-Aug-2008 2 related
        

Published Date: 04 August 2008 A SCOTTISH hunt has sold a painting at auction for £11,500 to help pay for the upkeep of its kennels. The oil canvas of the Jed Forest Hunt was painted by equestrian artist Lionel Edwards in...

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Burns club boss on sex register

scotsman.com
01-Aug-2008 1 related
        

Published Date: 02 August 2008 THE president of the world's largest Burns Club who indecently assaulted two female members during New Year's Day celebrations has been put on the Sex Offenders' Register for two and a half years....

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Hampshire Farms and Conservation competition 2008

farminguk.com
07-Jul-2008
        

Judging took place for this prestigious annual competition on 23rd & 24th June. Thirty farms representing 45,300 acres of Hampshire farmland were judged in four Open Classes & The Championship Class. Farm sizes ranged from 30...

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Probe into baby death

scotsman.com
04-Jul-2008 1 related
        

A LEGAL probe is to be held into the death of a baby four years ago. Angus Hutcheson, of Melrose, Roxburghshire, was born and died at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary in 2004. A fatal accident inquiry is being held to investigate...

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Graffiti sells for nearly £100,000

channel4.com
28-Jun-2008
        

Last Modified: 28 Jun 2008 Source: PA News Two pieces of graffiti originally painted on the side of a trailer fetched nearly £100,000, auctioneers said. Border Auctions said the works had been created by graffiti artist Banksy...

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Protestant to take charge of Catholic school for first time

scotsman.com
26-Jun-2008 10 related
        

Published Date: 27 June 2008 A PROTESTANT teacher has been appointed to lead a Scottish Roman Catholic school for the first time. Usually, a practising Catholic is employed, but a shortage of headteachers led to the temporary...

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Water system gets £25m cash boost

bbc.co.uk
25-Jun-2008
        

Scottish Water said it hoped more people would drink from the tap Scottish Water has laid out plans to spend £25m on improving the quality of drinking water in the Borders. The company is embarking on three major projects which...

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Flags Sir Walter Scott Took From Battle of Waterloo Found in His Cupboard

shortnews.com
21-Jun-2008 2 related
        

Roxburghshire: Four delicate flags wrapped in paper from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 were found by trustees while cleaning a cupboard in Abbotsford House, Sir Walter Scott's former residence near Melrose. Bullet holes can be...

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Borders siege man is jailed

scotsman.com
27-May-2008 2 related
        

A MAN who was involved in a six-hour stand-off with armed police who surrounded his home has been jailed for almost two years. David Williamson, 44, urged police marksmen to shoot him during the siege in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, and told them he was in possession of a revolver. The full article...

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