A Clovenfords hotel has opened a village shop and café on the premises to maintain the essential rural service and to save locals from having to make an eight-mile round trip to the nearest town of Galashiels. Roy and Theresa McIntosh of the award-winning Clovenfords…
Borders pub celebrates its famous heritage
A Borders pub is holding a two-day festival to celebrate the famous Scottish poet, Allan Ramsay, to mark the launch of a new cultural heritage resource centre dedicated to his life and works. In the first scheme of its kind in Scotland, Rosemary Brown and…
Scottish pubs’ £30k funding boost
Pub is The Hub, the rural pubs champion yesterday launched its rural services projects initiative in partnership with Scottish Borders Council where it was announced that Scottish Government would also back the scheme with a £30,000 funding boost. Over 60 pub operators, suppliers and local…
New Year pilot initiative with Scottish Borders Council
Pub is The Hub has today announced the launch of its rural services initiative in the Scottish Borders at the start of 2016 in partnership with Scottish Borders Council. It is also supported by the Scottish Government, the Prince’s Countryside Fund and Diageo Pub owners…