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A BORDERS coronavirus testing unit is extending its services to those with no symptoms. The COVID-19 mobile testing unit (MTU) in the Teviotdale Leisure Centre car park, Mansfield Road, Hawick, will offer tests every day of the week to people living or working in the town. When booking a test – online or over the phone – people should select the option titled ‘My local council or health protection team has asked me to get a test, even though I do not have symptoms’. NHS Borders' public health director Tim Patterson said: "Extending the testing facility in Hawick to test people...

People living and working in West Linton are being encouraged to book a coronavirus test. Photo: Helen Barrington ANYONE living and working in West Linton can now book a coronavirus test amid growing case numbers in the village. NHS Borders has announced that a Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) will be open at the Graham Institute, on Lower Green, tomorrow (Wednesday, January 27). It will also be open on Thursday, and next Tuesday and Wednesday (February 2-3). NHS Borders' public health director Tim Patterson said: "We have seen an increase in the number of positive cases in West Linton and s...

SCOTTISH Borders Council has issued a statement after it was announced that the coronavirus lockdown will be extended. Current lockdown restrictions had been due to be removed at the end of January for the Borders, as well as the rest of mainland Scotland. However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today (January 19) announced that the lockdown – which has seen non-essential shops close, and home-working the 'default' position – will be extended until “at least the middle of February”. Regarding the extension, council leader Shona Haslam said: "It is clear that COVID-19 is still ...

Deaths from COVID-19 and other causes have been rising in Alabama, putting a strain on mortuary workers and funeral homes

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County property owners allege their insurer delayed handling and response to their claim after their property was destroyed by a fire.  Tim Patterson and Dawn Patterson, now know as Dawn Ward, filed a complaint Jan. 7 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Country Mutual Insurance Company, doing business as Country Financial, and Travis French, alleging breach of contract, consumer fraud and deceptive practices and other claims.  According to their complaint, the plaintiffs purchased home and property insurance from Country Mutual on April 7, 2011, that includ...