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Development threat to be removed from council plan Assurances have been received from local councillors that Big Shunter’s Wud will be removed from the proposed Local Development Plan. Following objections from the Darnick Village Development Trust (DVDT) and a number…
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Scottish Borders Council’s proposed Local Development Plan (LDP) has a section on Darnick, designating land for housing development and suggesting other land may be available in future. The council is now seeking comments on the plan, which sets out land…
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Sadly, due to Covid-19, the annual Remembrance Service this year, as with all such gatherings, is not permitted under government guidelines. However, there are ways to remember and not forget. In a non-public event, wreaths will still be laid at the…
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A new history of the Smith Memorial Hall celebrates its colourful people and events, with links from local youth clubs and dances to the Australian gold rush and the Russian Revolution. Written by local historian John Wood, of St Boswell’s,…
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A runaway car has demolished a large section of the Community Garden’s drystane wall on Tower Road. The car had been parked in Tower Road with the handbrake off, and went for a roll down the hill. Thankfully nobody was…
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An appeal for witnesses has been made after vandals torched a Darnick farm building in Broomilees Road, causing over a quarter of a million pounds worth of damage and narrowly missing a family home. Farmer Michael Kelly is now asking…
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Borders Buses has suspended all its services through Darnick until further notice due to roadworks at the junction of Chiefswood Road and Abbotsford Road. The work, which is in relation to the Crawford’s Coatburn Green development, makes it difficult for…
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The monthly TEA n’ CHAT is underway again for its fifth year of helping to bring Darnick villagers together to meet old friends and to make new ones, and provide the village’s new arrivals with an opportunity to meet their…
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After three years of sterling leadership Dave Potts has resigned as Chair of the Darnick Village Development Trust, and the role has been taken over by Angie Stormont. Dave helped to establish the new development trust, which took over from…
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More than £2,000 was raised in the Darnick defibrillator appeal, which was a fantastic response from villagers. The life-saving equipment has now been purchased and installed on the south facing wall of the Smith Memorial Hall. The funds were also…
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