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I met with councillors and the chairman of the community council, Garry Feldman, over the weekend to discuss the future of the Jedburgh Pool. The pool has now...

The consultation period for a proposed mega-pylon project across the Borders has been postponed to the end of December after pressure from Scottish Conservative...

Ina speech to the House of Commons on Monday, I called Labour's Family Farm Tax a "shameful betrayal" of farmers which will "rip apart rural businesses". Labour...

I recently chaired a public meeting in Caddonfoot Village Hall on Saturday, 9 November. I was pleased to host this productive public meeting so that local...

Holiday village operator Center Parcs has unveiled plans for its first site in Scotland. The new resort near Hawick in the Scottish Borders would represent a...

Labour have introduced a Family Farm Tax in their Budget that could have devastating consequences. Labour's changes to agricultural property relief could be...

I recently attended a meeting of the Borders Parkinson's Support Group. It was a pleasure to join this fantastic local group and spend some time with those who...

I have been troubled by reports from local residents about the excessive and potentially even reckless speeds of some vehicles on the A68 south of Jedburgh...

The Labour government is betraying the people of the Borders by putting a feasibility study for the Borders Railway extension on hold. The extension could...