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AN AUNT and niece have launched their own cleaning company in the Borders after losing their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Lisa Brown, 46, and her niece Leighanne Chisholm, 32, started L&L Cleaning after being made redundant – following a period of furlough – from the charity they worked for. Speaking about starting a business in the middle of a pandemic, Ms Brown, who lives in Jedburgh, said “it was a bit of a baptism of fire” but something that the pair have enjoyed. “It was just a case of riding a storm at the start,” she said. “We had toyed about the idea [of starting a business] for quite some time. This gave us the kick up the backside we needed.” ....