Nichola Rutherford
BBC Scotland

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The 13th annual Spring Fling is claiming to be "another record-breaker", bringing more visitors and income to Dumfries and Galloway than ever.

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The contemporary visual art and craft open studios weekend in Dumfries and Galloway welcomed a total of 13,200 unique visitors, some 55% of them from outside the region and 30% from beyond Scotland.

Together they spent £1,430,000 on art, craft, accommodation, food and drink - a 2% increase on 2014.

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A piece of music composed for the new Borders Railway will be performed at Selkirk's Victoria Halls - the day after the Queen hears its debut at the line's official opening.

Lament and Flourish, written by local composer Christopher Achenbach, is scored for wind quartet and Border pipes, and will be performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra on Thursday 10 September.

A big rugby showdown makes the back page of today's Border Telegraph.

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After a fine end to the day with late sunshine, thickening cloud will bring rain across the Borders overnight, with winds freshening towards morning.

A cloudy, wet night is in store in Dumfries and Galloway as showers push in across most parts, heavy at times with a risk of thunder.

A drier slot will develop through the early hours before more rain moves in by morning

Temperatures will hold up around 11 Celsius.

Remember you can get all the news for the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway on your radio at 16:30 and 17:30 today.

Tune in to 92-95FM or 810MW for the latest from our Selkirk and Dumfries studios.

The Border Telegraph is out today and leads on the story of a "naughty nurse" who has returned to the wards.

Image source, Border Telegraph

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South Scotland reporter, BBC Scotland news website

Hawick trainer Alistair Whillans has added to the Borders celebrations at Musselburgh races this afternoon.

His Ralphy Boy won the 4pm race at a price of 5/1.

The Scottish government is examining whether new GPS technology could be used to help monitor sex offenders and domestic abusers.

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The technology, which would be worn as an electronic tag, could tell controllers whether an offender is close to a restricted area.

Borders trainer Iain Jardine was celebrating an impressive streak of successes at Musselburgh racecourse this afternoon.

Wor Lass managed a fifth win in a row to take the 3.30 at a price of 3/1 under jockey Anna Hesketh.

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In the East of Scotland League tonight Hawick Royal Albert will be hoping to bounce back from their opening day defeat at Peebles when Ormiston arrive at Albert Park.

The Scottish League Cup action continues this evening when Stranraer make the trip to face Hibernian.

With the hosts a division above, Brian Reid says his side has nothing to lose.

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"There is no pressure on us - we are underdogs and nobody is expecting us to do anything," he said.

"It is sometimes these games that can spring a surprise."

However, he said they would need to cut out any mistakes if they hoped to knock out the capital club.

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The region's giant landfill site at Easter Langlee near Galashiels is set to be consigned to the dustbin of history., external

Elected members of Scottish Borders Council are being asked to approve the decommissioning of the dump and its replacement with a waste transfer station (WTS) at a capital cost of over £6m.

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Dumfries-born Lynsey Sharp has qualified for the 800m semi-finals at the World Championships in Beijing.

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She finished second (1:58.98) in her heat.

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The decision to site a visitor centre for the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Tweedbank's industrial estate is to be reviewed by Scottish Borders Council's watchdog scrutiny committee., external

The request has come from Ettrick and Yarrow Community Council.

The rural body is seeking a review of "the whole process through which the decision appears to have been taken by SBC councillors".

The latest milestone in the Selkirk Flood Protection Scheme will see a new 90-metre long footbridge lifted into place next week.

Image source, Scottish Borders Council

The steel and timber structure will be transported to Selkirk on Wednesday 2 September in three sections and then lifted into position over the Ettrick Water on Thursday and Friday.

The new crossing will replace the previous Bridge Street footbridge, and will link South Bridge Street to Bannerfield.

A senior social worker has called for an end to accusations over the care of adults with complex needs following their move to new housing.

Relatives of some residents at Dunmuir Park in Castle Douglas have raised complaints about the transfer and the standard of the new care service.

Richard Gordon
BBC Radio Scotland, Selkirk

Duns locals are invited to a meeting this week to discuss the town's involvement in a resilient communities initiative.

The meeting in the Black Bull at 7.30pm tomorrow evening will explain more about the scheme, which enables volunteers in communities to be organised to respond to emergency situations such as severe weather, fire, power failure and other major incidents.