Scottish Borders Council

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Scottish Borders Council has approved the next steps required to progress with plans for the development of a care village for the central Borders to be located in Tweedbank. The approval was given at a meeting of the council on 28 September when members were provided with a detailed update on the p

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Scottish Borders Council is holding two community engagement sessions to give the local community and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to have their say on outline plans for the new Tweedbank Care Village. The development is currently at the pre-planning stage and as part of that, the f

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Scottish Borders councillors will be back on the road taking part in Community Conversations 2023, building on the success of last year. The events, which start in August and continue through September, will give members of the public across the Borders an opportunity to meet and talk to their local

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Scottish Borders Council is to begin community engagement regarding its plans for a new care village development in Tweedbank. A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted by the local authority for the 60-bed facility ahead of a formal planning application.

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Scottish Borders Council will this week be presented with three reports which will give an update on the progress made through the Anti-Poverty Strategy. This includes an update on the Cost of Living response, the progress made in delivering the Anti-Poverty Strategy Action Plan, which was adopted b

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Despite various challenges, almost 150 affordable homes have been delivered in the Scottish Borders in 2022/23, along with £1.8 million of investment into energy efficiency measures, councillors have heard.

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A new £250,000 fund for communities and organisations has just been launched by the Scottish Borders Local Action Group (LAG). The LAG funding group is made up of local people and local organisations from the private, public and third sectors and has funding from the Scottish Government availa

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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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