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The Scottish Borders offers you an excellent quality of life. Housing facilities, education, leisure amenities, social care and health services are all acknowledged to be of a high standard. From the inspirational landscapes to the stunning coastline, the benefits to you of living in the Scottish Borders are maximised by the accessibility to key metropolitan centres, with Edinburgh, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle within an hour’s drive.
Further Information Links
Scottish Borders Council
Provides a range of services including statutory requirements, community & education services and information provision
http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/
onlineborders
Scottish Borders community grid, listing services, voluntary organisations, local clubs, groups and care directory etc
http://www.onlineborders.org.uk/
New Ways
Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership, bringing together the public, private, voluntary and community sectors
http://www.scottishbordersnewways.com/
Borders Family History Society
Find out about your family history
http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/
Borders Chat
Local community interest web site
http://www.borderschat.com/
Culture and Events
Events Calendar
Calendar of forthcoming events
http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/events/
Border Events
What's on across the Scottish Borders and north of England
http://www.borderevents.com/
Borders Traditions
Promoting and preserving the very best of Scottish Borders culture
http://www.borderstraditions.org.uk/
Scottish Borders Folk Music
Pulls together information on the "Folk" music scene in the Scottish Borders
http://www.scotborders-folk.org.uk/
YoungScot, Scottish Borders
Scottish youth information for 12 to 26 year olds- what's on, advice, surveys etc.
www.youngscot.org/scotborders
Media
Border Telegraph
News and Sport from Melrose, Selkirk, Central Borders, Lauder and Galashiels.
http://www.bordertelegraph.com/
Peebleshire News
Local news from Tweeddale
http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/
Radio Borders
Local radio station serving Scottish Borders and North Northumberland
http://www.radioborders.com/
Tweeddale Press
Local press for Borders, Berwickshire, Berwick, Hawick and Selkirk
www.tweeddalepress.co.uk/
Sport and Leisure
Borders Sport and Leisure Trust
Management of sports and leisure facilities across the Scottish Borders (including pools and gyms)
http://www.bslt.org.uk/
Ettrick and Lauderdale Sports Council
Representative body for member clubs, organisations, individuals, providing assistance and advice
http://www.elsports.org.uk/
Tweeddale Sports Council
Represents local member clubs, organisations, individuals in Tweeddale.
http://www.tweeddalesports.com/
Services
Borders Voluntary Community Care Forum
Represents the interests of people who use services and their carers
http://www.bvccf.org.uk/
Bright New Futures
A strategy for the joint planning and delivery of children's services
http://www.brightnewfutures.org.uk/
Children's Information Service
Information about childcare in the Scottish Borders
http://www.childcareborders.co.uk/
NHS Borders
Health services
http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/
Lothian & Borders Fire & Rescue Service
Emergency & Safety services
http://www.lothian.fire-uk.org/
Lothian & Borders Police
Information on policing, crime, road safety
http://www.lbp.police.uk/
Scottish Borders Ability Living Service
Ability advice, support, assessment and equipment purchase, delivery, collection and recycling
http://www.bordersability.co.uk/
Scottish Borders Housing Forum
Housing information and advice
http://housing.scottishborders.gov.uk/
Scottish Borders LGBT Equality Forum
Scottish Borders LGBT Equality Forum, to improve the lives of sexual minorities in the Scottish Borders
http://www.borderslgbt.org.uk/
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Providers of an efficient and integrated environmental protection system for Scotland
http://www.sepa.org.uk/
Scottish Water
Provides water and waste water services to householders and businesses
http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
Southern Upland Partnership
Addresses practical land use issues faced by those working and living in the rural south of Scotland
http://www.sup.org.uk/
Tweed Foundation
Charitable Trust to promote the development of Salmon and Trout stocks in the Tweed River System
http://www.tweedfoundation.org.uk/
Tweed Forum
Forum for sharing ideas and information about the appropriate use and management of the River Tweed's resources
http://www.tweedforum.com/