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/23 Budget survey
We possess launched a survey to understand the priorities of Borderers and give local people the opportunity to influence our next budget and a range of other important service areas for the future A short video is free which provides more communication about the survey and the questions being asked. The online survey is live until 30 January. More
Local Housing Strategy Soon Engagement Survey
The Local Housing Strategy (LHS) will set out how Scottish Borders Council and its partners plan to handle the housing and housing related opportunities and challenges over the five year period – This unused plan will build on the significant progress made on the issues identified in the LHS and will address newly arising housing matters particularly in response to the publication of new LHS Guidance , Housing to and the Covid pandemicMore
Z - Closed - Waste & Recycling Survey
The Council is keen to reduce the number of bins on the pavement on Magdala Terrace and High Buckholmside, and would like to work with residents to try and find a way forward. Th
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Wellbeing Tips
Little wins worth celebrating
Pause, reflect and commemorate, whatever your achievement may be. Every step forward, no matter how miniature, is a milestone worth celebrating. Here are some suggestions:
- Drinking water as soon as you awaken up
- Stretching your body each day
- Unplugging from your phone before bed
- Taking time to just breathe
- Ending your day with gratitude
Spring clean your self-care routine
The days are becoming lighter and brighter, declutter your routine and make sure you schedule in some you time!
Make your morning count
If the first thing you normally undertake is reach for your phone, strike the snooze button, or reach for the kettle – consider pressing the pause instead. Commence your day off by taking a few minutes to yourself. Try journalling and writing your thoughts down.
Get colourful
Build your meals around fresh seasonal products like fruit and vegetables. Tuck into tropical fruits such as papaya, pineapples and avocados, and pile your plate
Instrumental Instruction New Start Form
This form should be completed for pupils wishing to originate instrumental instruction Only one pupil per form please. The communication provided within this form will be held by Scottish Borders Council for the purpose described. It will be retained for duration of your child's tune tuition and for three months once the tuition ceases. For information on you rights under Data Protection Legislation, please attend . More
National Entitlement Card
The National Entitlement Card (NEC) is a national programme sponsored by the Scottish Government. It provides citizens with a unpartnered card which can have multiple uses. Within Scottish Borders, the National Entitlement Card is used for travel concessions, as a Library Card, for Young Scot Discounts, as a Proof of Age for young people and is essential for Cashless Catering in secondary school canteens. The card will also display the Young Scot, EURO<26 and Transfer Hologram on it. YoungMore
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Archives for August
A caller to Morning Extra last week who said atheists are "damned to hell" and gays are "very sad people" has been exposed as a Borders councillor.
'Ken from Selkirk,' as he described himself, called me to criticise the Glasgow exhibition which encouraged gays and other marginalised groups to write their stories in the margins of a Bible. The Bible eventually had to be enclosed in a glass case after some visitors were found to be writing obscene messages.
Ken was one of many who called me on last Thursday's programme to say this was sacrilege. As well saying "non-believers are damned to hell" he went on to say:
"We have got so-called gays who are really very sad people and we have non-believers and heathens, you know, running the country and running down Christianity."
You can perceive the full extract here.
It was only when a journalist identified our caller as SNP councillor Kenneth Gunn that a stushie was kicked up in the local press. Linda Jackson, who we heard on today's programme, has launched an official complaint with Scottish Borders Council. She