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CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a bungalow in a Peeblesshire cul-de-sac have been backed by the council’s planning committee following a vote.

The proposed rate of just less than $12.99 per $1,000 taxable valuation will be more than 22 cents below the current rate. Part of the explanation for the levy drop is that the district’s valuation has increased by around $3 million.

THE level of lighting in a Peebles park has been described as “really appalling” by a councillor.

THE level of lighting in a Borders park has been described as “really appalling” by a councillor.

A BORDERS woman says she is “delighted” to have been chosen to represent the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in Tweeddale East in…

A BORDERS woman says she is “delighted” to have been chosen to represent the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in Tweeddale East in…

The board did not identify any specific number for the district to purchase, but suggested a larger number might reduce the per unit cost and directed Peterson to make the best deal possible.

The chairman of Peebles Community Council has vowed that he “will not let it lie” following a decision by Scottish Borders Council to reject calls for public representation on the Board of Trustees for the Chambers Institution.

The planned project at the junction of Tweed Brae and Eastgate, has been the subject of much debate over recent months.

PLANS to build a property next to a ‘party house’ in the Borders have been unanimously backed.