D-Day veteran awarded France’s highest honour 78 years later
John McOwan, a retired jewellery shop owner from Peebles, was surprised and delighted to receive his Legion D’Honneur medal.
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Remembering one of the Queen's final visits to the Scottish Borders
The Queen visited Peebles in 2013 for a tour of the John Buchan Museum. This was her penultimate visit to the region before her death in 2022.
Girl, 13, in critical condition after being hit by a bus
The A72 was closed between Cardrona and Peebles until roughly 9pm whilst Police Scotland carried out enquiries.