Hawick News
TypeLocal Weekly Newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Johnston Press plc
EditorJason Marshall
Ceased publication21 June 2019
HeadquartersHawick, Scottish Borders
Websitewww.hawick-news.co.uk

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 (2 December 2013). "Diary – issue 308; Maybes Aye, Maybes Naw". Holyrood. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ Listing. "Johnston Press". Newspaper Society. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ Clark, Thomas (28 March 2014). "The beautiful game is a rich man's plaything". Hawick News. Hawick.
  4. ^ McLeman, Alexander (17 January 2014). "Clinical Quins come out on top in derby scrap". Hawick News. 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.

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