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OLIO, the social enterprise fighting food waste, has partnered up with Tesco

October 20, 2020Linda

OLIO, the social enterprise fighting food waste, has partnered up with Tesco and is donating perfectly good food at the end of the day. They are looking for up to 5 local residents to sign up as volunteers and collect… Continue reading →

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Lockdown Life – available from 5th November

October 20, 2020Linda

Lockdown Life is an A5 size book of some 150 pages on sale at local bookshops from November 7th at £10 with all proceeds gifted to the Eastgate Theatre. This is a collection of personal accounts from individuals of all… Continue reading →

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Time is running out to have a free heat pump installed​

October 19, 2020Linda

Warmworks and Changeworks are working together to deliver the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project, which will install a range of free heat pumps in 250 homes across South East Scotland. With funding from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial… Continue reading →

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DATE CHANGE – BBC Scotland Debate Night in The Borders

October 5, 2020Linda

BBC Scotland’s topical TV discussion programme is touring the country once again to give you, the people of Scotland, the opportunity to have your say about the issues that matter most to you. We are inviting local people from the… Continue reading →

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South of Scotland golden eagle journeys to the Pennine Hills for the first time during lockdown

October 1, 2020Linda

  A pioneering conservation charity addressing low numbers of golden eagles in the south of Scotland has revealed that the first eagles successfully translocated to the area in 2018 have thrived during lockdown and, in a first for the project,… Continue reading →

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Carbon savings from micro-renewables in Tweeddale more than 3½ times the Scottish Average

September 23, 2020Linda

Research for a local energy efficiency project has revealed that micro-renewable energy systems in Tweeddale have estimated carbon savings that are more than three-and-a-half times the Scottish average per person. Small scale renewable energy systems in Tweeddale save approximately 114kg… Continue reading →

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Record numbers visit Dawyck Botanic Garden as lockdown eases

September 1, 2020Linda

The desire to venture back into the great outdoors and reconnect with nature has brought record numbers of visitors flocking to Dawyck Botanic Garden, near Peebles, over the past two months. In July, the 65 acre arboretum was visited by… Continue reading →

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Join Alzheimer Scotland Borders’ new online activity group – Digital Dogs

August 6, 2020Linda

Alzheimer Scotland Borders would like to invite you to join our new online activity group – Digital Dogs. Ran in association with Dementia Dog, this group alternates monthly between a dog bingo session and a dog scavenger hunt session. A… Continue reading →

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Don’t neglect your eyes – it’s safe to attend your optometry practice, new video assures – RNIB Scotland PRESS RELEASE

July 15, 2020Linda

Optometrists in Scotland have collaborated with the charity RNIB Scotland to produce a video[https://bit.ly/2AZ55VO] explaining what blind and partially sighted people can expect when visiting their local optometry practice. The video seeks to emphasise that new procedures in place will ensure the… Continue reading →

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Alzheimer Scotland is Launching Online Activity Groups for People in the Borders

July 2, 2020Linda

Alzheimer Scotland Borders is happy to announce that we are going to be offering weekly online activity groups. These groups will take place on the first, second, third and last Thursday of the month at 11am. At a time where  people… Continue reading →

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