Scottish Borders Council

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The Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership is calling on local people to have their say on a new draft Community Plan. The Community Planning Partnership (CPP) is made up of 14 statutory members - Borders College, Historic Environment Scotland, NHS Borders, Police Scotland, Scottish Borders

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A draft Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan has been produced for the Newstead conservation area and Scottish Borders Council is inviting comments on the document as part of a 12-week consultation. As part of the consultation, a public meeting will be held at Newstead Village Hall on Tue

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The community alarm activation and emergency out-of-hours phone call service provided by East Lothian Council on behalf of Scottish Borders Council has been awarded a gold standard for delivery of their service. Following a recent rigorous inspection, including interviewing senior managers and call

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The Borders Housing Network (BHN) has announced a major expansion of the support offered to tenants struggling with energy costs, thanks to a grant from Scottish Borders Council’s Cost of Living Fund. BHN, comprising Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), Eildon Housing Association (EHA), Sco

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The development of up to 400 new homes and a new 60-bed care village are the key features of the proposed Tweedbank expansion project, details of which are included in a new report to Scottish Borders Council. The report sets out the overall vision for the project which aims to achieve a sustainable

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The Scottish Borders Council has revealed that a 5% Council Tax increase, which is half the rate of inflation, will be put forward as part of budget plans for 2023/24 later this month. The local authority said that income generated from this will help manage a significant financial gap in council bu

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Scottish Borders Council has approved the next steps that have been recommended for the development of a new care village facility for Hawick. Agreement was given at the council meeting held on 26 January for a full business case to be progressed, based on the preferred option that a new build care

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