ELVES WITH ATTITUDE

The Norn Iron bloggee, terminally bored with the ongoing elections has drawn Huttonian's attention to a sad tale of bent fairies in the Province:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6430683.stm

It reminds me that crime in the Borders is mostly dreary sort of stuff, vandalism, drunkenness, smoking without due care and attention,picking your nose in a public place-that sort of thing; bread and butter to the Sheriff of Duns, boring to the rest of us. When we first arrived in Hutton we were proudly informed that there was no crime here and if anything happened the offender would be quickly apprehended and brought to justice. As an example we were told the uplifting tale of a vagrant who nicked a bike from a garden and rode it away. Sadly he, in a hurry, had stolen one with no gears and was quickly caught wheeling it up a hill. (What Hill? Don't know) Satisfaction all round. Now of course he would be an immigrant-vagrants are not amongst the usual suspects. Travellers aka Gypsies moved on

And there is crime in Hutton according to the Berwickshire, page 5: Hutton Vandalism. A 'small brick structure surrounding a water pump near Hutton bridge has been maliciously damaged'
Anyone near the bridge between 10am on 21 Feb and 10am on 1 March and dunnit hand your selves in to the fuzz.

Now.

Thankyou


Nearest Police Station : Coldstream.

But it may not be open.  ¶ 9:47 AM