Hawick News

Hawick News was a tabloid newspaper that covers the area of Hawick, one of the larger towns in the Scottish Borders. It included local news, politics, and sport.[1] It was part of Johnston Press subsidiary Tweeddale Press Group.[2] Contributors to the newspaper include regular sports columnist Thomas Clark,[3] rugby correspondent Alexander McLeman,[4]

Sports reporter John Florence received the unsung hero award at the 2008 James McLean Trust (JMT) Awards.[5]

The Hawick News ceased publishing Friday, June 21st, 2019 [6]

References

  1. Staff reporter. Diary – issue 308; Maybes Aye, Maybes Naw Holyrood, 2 December 2013, retrieved 28 March 2014^
  2. Listing. Johnston Press Newspaper Society, retrieved 28 March 2014^
  3. Thomas Clark. The beautiful game is a rich man's plaything Hawick News, 28 March 2014^
  4. Alexander McLeman. Clinical Quins come out on top in derby scrap Hawick News, 17 January 2014, retrieved 28 March 2014^
  5. Worthy winners and unsung heroes honoured at JMT awards ceremony The Southern Reporter, 17 November 2008, retrieved 8 November 2015^
  6. Demise of local paper is sad loss to the town The Hawick Paper, 21 June 2019, retrieved 19 January 2024^