The Latest Breaking News from Borders

Whether you’re sightseeing in the city or exploring the countryside, these hotels are ideal for bargain breaks

A SPECTATOR has died at the Jim Clark Rally, according to organisers.

Hugo Burge undertook a meticulous eight-year revamp of the property, in the Scottish Borders, from 2012.

Helen Chadfield and the Borders Falconry team are giving people the chance to get up close and personal, and to learn all about magnificent creatures such as Lenore the raven and Guenivere the female Eurasian eagle-owl.

Whilst I love the refinement of a 5* hotel, the enormity of the breakfast buffet and the touch of a button room service, there’s also a lot to be said for booking your own pied a terre for the weekend. No restrictions on what to pack, the ability to sprawl…

It may surprise you to hear that a small town in the Scottish Borders is home to a statue erected in honour of a Syrian bear that served in the Polish Land Forces during World War II.

The Borders Book Festival takes place over four days in June.

SNP leadership contender Ash Regan has suggested that having no STV in the Borders leads to more Tory votes.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have named their best pubs in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders and the Jolly Judge came out on top in the capital just pipping regular winner the Dreadnought.