Kingsland Primary School headteacher Jacqueline Wilson has retired after 15 years at the helm and a total of 40 years in the teaching profession. Photo: Scottish Borders Council The last day of term marked the end of an era for one Peebles primary school, who bid farewell to their much-loved headteacher after 15 years at the helm. Celebrations for Jacqueline Wilson’s retirement were curbed by lockdown restrictions, but Kingsland Primary School made sure their headteacher didn’t slip quietly out the back door (former pupil Hilary Scott writes). It might have been April Fools’ Day last Thursday, but the announcement weeks earlier of Mrs Wilson’s intention to retire on this day was no joke.
Rural shops are the future and the government needs to support them, the ACS said at the launch of its Rural Shop Report today (23 February). The report reveals that throughout 2020, rural consumers have increasingly used their local shop for a wider range of products, and one in five reporting that they depend on their local shop more now than a year ago. More than a third of the UK convenience sector is made