It may be small, but the community of Yetholm proved it knows how to pull off a big week, having boasted yet another successful festival last week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Every January, a group of utterly mad runners set off from Edale in the Peak District and head north, into the worst of British winter. Their goal is simple in theory and horrifically hard in practice ...

The Gypsies were first recorded in Scotland in 1506, having arrived from the Continent, and are thought to have their origins in the Persian Gulf. A nomadic race, the gypsy way of life was simple.

Villagers hoping to organise a community takeover of Yetholm’s general store have been given an £11,000 boost. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...

As royal residences go, it is not quite in the Holyrood or Buckingham league. But neither is the price. The smallest palace in Britain goes on the market this week for a modest #45,000. For that money ...

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Kelso Laddie says it’s ‘a lifelong dream come true’ to lead his cavalcade on Yetholm Rideout for Kelso Civic Week.The event is the culmination of Kelso Civic Week and sees more than 200 horses journey ...

The SYHA has agreed a deal to sell its youth hostel in Kirk Yetholm A deal has been struck to save one of three closure-threatened youth hostels in the Scottish Borders. The Kirk Yetholm facility will ...

The Gypsies were first recorded in Scotland in 1506, having arrived from the Continent, and are thought to have their origins in the Persian Gulf. A nomadic race, the gypsy way of life was simple.

There was a general distrust of the gypsies locally, but various people including the Quakers and a local man, John Baird, sought better conditions for the community. He brought about measures like ...