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Gala traffic improvements to start this winter

The next stage of the Galashiels Inner Relief Road Project is set to begin in the winter with Ladhope Vale and Bridge Place going two-way again to allow town centre improvements.… 0 Comments

Gala RFC ready to kick off Premiership season
14 Jul 2010 0 Comments
Glorious sunshine welcomes the 80th Braw Lads' Gathering
8 Jul 2010 0 Comments
Brave B&Q staff praised for bringing down hammer thug
8 Jun 2010 0 Comments
Dates of Events for 2010 Braw Lads' Gathering
2 Jun 2010 0 Comments
Council's free cash boost for businesses
19 May 2010 0 Comments

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RE: The Bon Jovi Experience returning to Galashiels 2010 with support act
Good article in this weeks southern about this, should be a great night, it was last year. 2 great... more
Emma Maxwell

RE: THOMSONS
Hi Stevie, There is a website which will be of great assistance to you however I seem to... more
Saurabh Khurana

RE: Galashiels Accordion & Fiddle Club
Hello Brian Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately I was not able to make last week to... more
Brian Forrest

RE: Galashiels Accordion & Fiddle Club
Hi Saurabh...welcome to Gala...we'd be delighted to see you at our meetings, but unfortunately, as... more
Saurabh Khurana

RE: Galashiels Accordion & Fiddle Club
Hello everyone, I would like to come and see you guys perform. When and where is the next... more

What's On: Music, Events, Cinema

The Bon Jovi Experience 2010
Volunteer Hall | Sat, 31 Jul 2010
'Path Finders' Holiday Club
Old Parish and St. Paul's Church | Mon, 2 Aug 2010
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Licensing board members to hear hotel noise	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 29 July)
The future of Sir Walter's home just Scott rosier as funding is agreed	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 29 July)

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Belarus youngsters bid Borders farewell	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 29 July)
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Cruisers to modify image of boy racers	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 29 July)
Going green for charity	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 29 July)
Abbotsford House set to get Â£10m facelift	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 27 July)
Model boats are banned from Tweedbank - claim	Border Telegraph	(Monday 26 July)
Borders headteacher in line for call-up to war zone	Border Telegraph	(Monday 26 July)
MP 'devoted' to reopening of rail line	Border Telegraph	(Saturday 24 July)
We don't want designated sites, say travellers	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 22 July)
Charity swim team tackle loch in relays	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 22 July)
No show from Bardon as rumours rage over concrete plant in Earlston	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 22 July)
Policy to discourage drinking at home	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 22 July)
Council charges are 'absolutely ridiculous'	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 21 July)
Cleaning squads to 'target' schools	Border Telegraph	(Sunday 18 July)
Gala holiday let plan	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Still sneered at by the literary elite, Scott deserves better, claims 'converted' Kelly	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Police 'menu' man locked up	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Allotment plea as plot interest grows	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Vandalism 'insult' to Selkirk benefactor	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Grahame consults on services	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Parker says sorry to 'humiliated' villagers over CPO appeal failure	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 15 July)
Cafe and retail shop proposal for Gala	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 8 July)
Galaleans band together for charity	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 8 July)
Winter start date for Gala relief roadworks	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 8 July)
The sun shines on Galashiels as town celebrates 80 years of festival history	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 8 July)
Police dismiss reports of 'battles' at Gala shows	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 8 July)
Regional services to terminate at Edinburgh bus station	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 6 July)
Sun shines on Gala Day	Border Telegraph	(Saturday 3 July)
Rain fails to dampen spirits at Lindean rideout	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 30 June)
Police hunt Tweedbank flasher	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 29 June)
MSP: Finance summit was a publicity stunt	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 29 June)
Rail project remains on track	Border Telegraph	(Sunday 27 June)
Prezza pulls no punches on visit to Abbotsford	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 24 June)
Cannabis plants found in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 23 June)
Heriot-Watt honours model pupils	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 23 June)
Man charged with raids on homes in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 17 June)
Councillor takes lead in bid to ban dogs from every park in Borders	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 15 June)
Galashiels tourist information point is an 'afront' to Abbotsford House	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 15 June)
Sunny delight at Tweedbank Fair	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 10 June)
Trio of Galashiels deck maestros in bid to be RockNess monster hits	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 10 June)
Worth waiting for: Tweedbank complete after 37 years' work	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 10 June)
Galashiels man remanded on attempted murder charge	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 10 June)
Disruption a major problem in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 10 June)
Borders College leads by example	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 10 June)
Local MP Moore set to make history	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 9 June)
Stow wind farm generates debate	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 8 June)
Galashiels store staff praised for nailing teen hammer thug	Border Telegraph	(Friday 4 June)
Green for go at Tweedbank	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 3 June)
MSP: I am no terrorist	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 2 June)
Wind farm generates debate	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 1 June)
Prescott pulls no punches in Borders	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 1 June)
Learning comes to life as authors line up for gala day	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 27 May)
Tributes paid to missing gardener following body find	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 25 May)
Gala residents anger over cherry tree felling	The Southern Reporter	(Thursday 20 May)
All the fun of the Fair in Tweedbank	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 20 May)
Gun found in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 19 May)
Â£2.5m boost for Abbotsford House	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 18 May)
Police appeal following hit-and-run	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 11 May)
Michael Moore retains his seat in Borders	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 11 May)
John makes a splash with charity fundraiser	Border Telegraph	(Friday 7 May)
Galashiels goes green	Border Telegraph	(Friday 7 May)
Woman appears in court following death of learner driver	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 5 May)
MSP attacked at election hustings	Border Telegraph	(Sunday 2 May)
Borderers are drowning in debt	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 27 April)
Concerns over future of ambulance station in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 27 April)
Braw Lad and Lass unveiled in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 22 April)
Closure of nursery saved 14 jobs	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 21 April)
Tributes paid to Balmoral pupil	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 20 April)
University campus could close if Halls plans are rejected	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 20 April)
Concerns community council could fold	Border Telegraph	(Monday 19 April)
The candidates in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Border Telegraph	(Friday 9 April)
I love you - come home...	Border Telegraph	(Thursday 8 April)
Region celebrates success of award-winning businesses	Border Telegraph	(Wednesday 7 April)
Dog fouling continues to cause a stink in Borders	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 6 April)
Parents criticise police raid on school bus	Border Telegraph	(Monday 5 April)
Police clamp down on anti-social behaviour in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Monday 5 April)
Model student fundraises for mission to Africa	Border Telegraph	(Monday 5 April)
Galashiels haunted by ghost town fears	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 30 March)
Pupils beat police booze blitz	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 30 March)
Teenagers charged following disturbance in Galashiels	Border Telegraph	(Tuesday 23 March)

Memories

THOMSONS

by STEVEN MACTAVISH 30 Mar 2008

I WONDER IF ANY HISTORY ORIENTED PEOPLE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME. I REPRESENT CLAN MACTAVISH IN THE UK AND AM OFTEN ASKED BY THOMSONS IN THE COLONIES ABOUT THEIR BORDER ROOTS........DOESANYONE KNOW… 1 Comment
Old Gala Club

by Robert McKendrick 24 Mar 2008

www.oldgalaclub.org.uk… 1 Comment

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