Credit where credit is due

ALL too often we are prepared to criticise our NHS but rarely to we praise them.
I just thought I would take this opportunity to say what a good service we get here in Berwickshire from NHS Borders. They are indeed impressive in terms of their waiting lists performance - they are well within Government guidelines and were described as "extremely impressive" in their recent annual review.
On a personal note, any dealings I have had with NHS Borders of late have left me full of praise for them so well done and keep up the good work.

Extreme lengths

WANNABE home-owners are going to extreme lengths to raise money to buy their first home according to new research.
The survey found that 24 per cent of all Scots admitted to gambling in an attempt to fund a house deposit, compared to just 16 per cent across the whole of England and Wales.
One in four people who are considering purchasing their first property say they would undergo clinical trials to save money – equivalent to over a million people across the UK. Meanwhile an astonishing seven per cent of people in the UK who are looking to buy their first home say they would consider selling a major organ – equivalent to the population of Iceland (300,000)!

Should Burley stay or go?

DEFEAT by the Netherlands at Hampden on Wednesday night was the final blow to Scotland's World Cup 2010 campaign.
George Burley's team finished third in Group Nine behind the Netherlands and Norway and so failed to stay in the running for a play-off place.
In modern football, the manager is generally where the buck stops and Burley is due to meet with his Scottish Football Association bosses next week to discuss the way forward for the national team.
Since taking over in January 2008, Burley has won three games from a possible 12, although there have been shoots of recovery in the final group matches against Macedonia and the Netherlands.
I pose the question - should Burley stay or go? Let us know you views.