A centuries-old street sport has been staged once again in a Scottish Borders town. The Uppies and the Doonies did battle on the streets of Jedburgh for its annual ba' game on Thursday. They compete ...

HUNDREDS of people took to the streets of Jedburgh for the traditional hand ba' match. The annual event, which started in the 1700's, involves two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies - divided by those ...

THE youths of Jedburgh were running hell for leather today as one of Scotland’s oldest annual events, Fastern’s E’en Hand Ba’, got under way in the town centre. The annual game, which can trace its ...

TORRENTS of muddy water flooded a town’s high street yesterday after a river burst its banks. Several businesses were damaged, including a hairdresser’s, whose doors were flattened by the water ...

Hundreds of horses and riders are taking part in the Jethart Callants Festival in Jedburgh today. The annual festival is part of the Borders Common Riding and Festival season. Ladies dress up for the ...

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Jedburgh for the traditional hand ba' match. The annual event, which started in the 1700's, involves two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies - divided by ...

Two skeletons unearthed during repairs at a Borders abbey are to have their next resting place at the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) in Edinburgh. The skeletal remains of a man and a woman were ...