Tag: Scottish Border\'s Council

Listed stately home knocked down after it fails to sell for £1

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - July 16, 2015

A STATELY home has been demolished after it failed to sell for £1. The B-listed Georgian mansion, once home to some of the wealthiest families...

Law firm bags £680K as council wastes millions on waste project

Business

Deadline News Journalist - May 7, 2015

A BUNGLING council wasted £2.4m on waste disposal project - including paying £680,000 in fees to a law firm. Scottish Borders Council had announced plans...

“Disgust” over councillor’s claim for funeral mileage

News

Deadline News Journalist - December 19, 2014

A COUNCILLOR has caused “disgust” after claiming expenses to attend a colleague’s funeral. Alastair Cranston, a former Scotland rugby international and SNP councillor, even put...

“Union” bridge connecting Scotland and England could be torn down

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 3, 2013

A HISTORIC bridge, built to strengthen relations between Scotland and England, could be torn down due to lack of money for repairs. The 19th century...

Primary school terrors behind 205 attacks on teachers

In Brief

Peter Laing - February 21, 2013

SCHOOL bosses have revealed an astonishing fivefold increase in the number of primary pupils attacking teachers. Children aged four to 11 were responsible for 205...