Duns

'Best Bar None' awards 2015 held in The Waggon, Kelso. L-r, Malcolm Cooper (Coopers in Hawick), Joann Mailer (manager Oblo-Eyemouth), Susan English (manager Hunter's Hall (Wetherspoons) Galashiels), Pamela Turner (The Blackbull Hotel-Duns) and ...

On Sunday a statue to the officially enlisted soldier of the Polish army was unveiled in Duns 70 years after he left the Berwickshire town to see out his days in Edinburgh Zoo. The life-sized memorial was gifted to Duns by its Polish twin-town of Zagan ...

A STATUE of a hero bear, who fought in World War Two, has been unveiled in the Scottish town of Duns. Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear, was rescued as a cub by soldiers from the Free Polish Army as they made their way through the Middle East.

The town of Duns in southern Scotland has unveiled a life-size statue of Wojtek, a “soldier bear” who saw action in World War II. The unveiling ceremony involved Polish dancers. Photo: Facebook.com/Duns community council. The statue of the unlikely war ...

The town of Duns in southern Scotland has unveiled a life-size statue of Wojtek, a WWII “soldier bear” who saw action in Monte Cassino. The unveiling ceremony involved Polish dancers. Photo: Facebook.com/Duns community council. The statue of the ...

A statue of a bear who fought in World War Two, and had a penchant for drinking beer, has been unveiled in Duns. In 1942 Wojtek the Syrian Brown Bear was rescued as a cub in the Iranian mountains by Polish troops, and accompanied them as they moved ...