Updates for Thursday 17 September
More news, sport, travel and weather from 09:00 on Friday 18 September
A number of fish deaths in a reservoir in south-west Scotland are being investigated by experts.
Image source, Chris NewmanBuittle reservoir near Dalbeattie has been closed to anglers while the deaths are probed.
Keira Waddell from Duns has flown to the top of the Scottish rankings for javelin in her age group and makes the back page of today's Berwickshire News.
Image source, Berwickshire NewsJenni Young emails: Relieved to see 4 carriages at tweedbank yesterday for the 9.28 as this is the first one for 'cheap' day returns and was too busy for two carriages.
The Moffat News is out today and leads on hopes of turning Lockerbie into a curling "theme town".
Image source, Moffat NewsDumfries player Kirsty Howat was among the scorers for Scotland Under 19s in their 4-2 win over Albania this morning.
It puts them in a strong position in their group with two wins out of two.
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A dry start to the afternoon with some bright or sunny spells around initially.
Showers will start to develop, some of the showers heavy but as is the way some places will escape them.
Temperatures will reach 16 or 17 celsius with light winds.
Remember to tune in at 12:30 today for our radio bulletins from Dumfries and Selkirk.
The back page of today's Galloway News leads on late goal agony for Dalbeattie Star.
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Richard Gordon
BBC Radio Scotland, Selkirk
The number of people out of work and claiming benefit in the Borders fell again last month.
A total of 933 people were on Job Seekers Allowance - 19 fewer than in July. But the figure is 516 down on that of August 2014 - a fall of almost 36%.
The Southern Reporter is out today and leads on the struggle of the Borders Railway to cope with demand.
Image source, Southern ReporterAnonymous emails: I enjoyed the run and I am glad that the line has been re-opened. But its shortcomings are all too evident and only serve to demonstrate a woeful lack of understanding and ambition on the part of the politicians commissioning it. To the Swiss, it would be a joke. People desperately want their railways back! But done properly!
The Berwickshire News is in the shops today and leads on the latest on inquiries into three deaths at the Jim Clark Rally last year.
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Angela Soave
BBC Scottish Borders
A meeting tonight in St Abbs will discuss the possibility of setting up and independent lifeboat.
The RNLI withdrew their vessel nine days ago, despite local protests - and national support. A gathering on Sunday looked at what happens next.
And there's another in the Ebba Centre tonight at 6pm - with the message that the although the boat is gone, the campaign goes on.
The Galloway News is out today and it leads on the story of an arrest warrant being issued for a Kirkcudbright boat master.
Image source, Galloway NewsD MacF emails: My wife and I boarded the 13.54 train at Waverley about half an hour before it departed on Tuesday (15th September). The train had four carriages. We were the first on.
By the time the train left Edinburgh I would estimate that there were not more than a dozen people on board. Just goes to show how difficult it must be to estimate demand for a completely new service. Then again, it wasn't the week-end and it was lunchtime. Like the London underground, there's bound to be a lot of empty carriages between peak periods.
Cyclists will have a unique opportunity to climb one of Scotland's highest roads in a new cycling event.
Image source, Ross DolderUp to 300 riders are expected to take part in the Lowther Hills Snowball Sportive, which starts in Scotland's highest village, Wanlockhead.
They will cycle up the Mennock Pass, one of the UK's tallest climbs, before a mountain top finish at Lowther Hill.
There were wins for south of Scotland trainers and jockeys at Kelso races yesterday.
Langholm's James Ewart with jockey Dale Irving won the 5.40pm race with Touch of Steel at 9/1.
Borders jockey Craig Nichol landed a double with Robin's Command and Meet the Legend for Hawick-born trainer Keith Dalgleish.
A Scottish land mine charity is marking the end of a 22 year campaign to clear Mozambique of land mines.
Image source, Fiona WilloughbyThe country was one of the most mined in the world after a civil war but it is expected to declare itself officially "mine-free" on Thursday.
The Halo Trust, which is based in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, has taken a lead role in the lengthy operation.
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On the A76 patching work is taking place today north of Burnhead between Holywood and Auldgirth. Further patching work's also continuing at the Auldgirth lay-by and there are traffic controls at Enterkinfoot north of Thornhill.
Stop-Go boards in use again for lining on the A7 at Auchenrivock between Longtown and Langholm. On the A77 temporary lights are still in use between Cairnryan and Marchburn (Carlock Hill). And in Dumfries, four way lights are in use A701 for telecoms work at the Auchencrieff Road junction at Locharbriggs.
Police say the death of a man following an incident in Hawick is being treated as "unexplained."
The 38-year-old was taken to Borders General Hospital on Saturday afternoon but died from his injuries on Tuesday.