Hawick

British

/ ˈhɔːɪk /

noun

a town in SE Scotland, in S central Scottish Borders: knitwear industry. Pop: 14 573 (2001)

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Hawick, which had to close earlier this month due to "temporary staffing pressures", saw less than 180 patients in June, while Lochee and Benecula both saw less than 100 patients each.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

A project timeline would see the section from Hawick to the holiday village built first around the time it opens in 2029, with the second section to Selkirk being constructed after that.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Members of Clan Turnbull stepped in to preserve Ruberslaw Parish Church at Bedrule - between Hawick and Jedburgh - during the summer.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

The Hawick flood protection scheme is one of the biggest ever completed in Scotland.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Richard Storie was the eldest son of a Dissenting minister, who had the pastoral charge of a small congregation a few miles from Hawick.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton

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