This week on ITV News Border Border Life is the continuation of our trip along the Southern Upland Way - from the Striding Arches to Wanlockhead. With thanks to Crawick Multiverse Museum of Lead Mining itv.com/news/border/20…

🌲🐿 At Threave Garden and Estate, near Castle Douglas, years of work to protect the red squirrel has finally paid off, with numbers now thriving. |📱You can watch Border Life at 8pm on ITV | Sandy McCracken |

Missed Border Life? Catch up now 📺📲 Sandy McCracken unveils the secrets of some of Scotland's village churches, including one which was bought as a flat pack! ⛪️ itv.com/news/border/20…

Take a trip to the stars on this weeks ITV News Border Border Life when we look at the Galloway International Dark Sky Park and the stargazers who are making the most of our cosmic vistas. itv.com/news/border/20…

In this weeks ITV News Border Border Life we meet the Peebles Hutters, continuing a little known way of life that’s been going on for over a century. itv.com/news/border/20…

This weekend marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, so we have something special lined up to celebrate his birthday. Tune in on Monday!

Here is the first part of our two programmes celebrating 250 years since the birth of Sir Walter Scott, by looking at the songs and folktales of the South of Scotland that inspired him. #walterscott250 itv.com/news/border/20…

Here is the concluding part of our Walter Scott special. We see how his love for the folk music of the Borders launched his writing career and see how the Ballads traveled the world inspiring musicians to this day. itv.com/news/border/20…

Catch up on our ITV News Border Border Life special episode looking at the history and future of Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station. itv.com/news/border/20…

we meet the entrepreneurial couple behind the restorations of Annandale Distillery and The Globe Inn, Dumfries to find out how they hope to attract a new wave our tourism to the region. itv.com/news/border/20…

We pay a visit to WWT Caerlaverock to see the sculptures created by metalwork artist Geoff Forrest HoneyBee itv.com/news/border/20…

The regions newest attraction in the frame as I visit The Great tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels The Great Tapestry of Scotland itv.com/news/border/20…

I get on my bike to find out how the cycling boom can bring people to the south of scotland, visiting @Drumlanrig1679 , Mel @Nithbank 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Frothy Bike Co. along the way and ably guided by Esther Tacke and Warren Sanders of Galloway Cycling Holidays itv.com/news/border/20…

Tonight on BORDER LIFE at 8pm we visit Robert Smail’s Printing Works - the UKs oldest working Victorian letterpress, which is still printing commercial jobs. It’s v cool. National Trust for Scotland Paper Tiger #printing #letterpress #innerleithen #scottishborders #victorian #heritage

looking into the story of world famous nature artist Donald Watson, who found a home in the village of Dalry, with thanks to The SOC and Galloway Glens itv.com/news/border/20…

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of meeting artist Duncan Brown as he staged an exhibit at A' The Airts in Sanquhar dedicated to the life of the poet Robert Burns itv.com/news/border/20…

Thanks to ITV News Border Sandy McCracken who devoted magazine show Border Life to The Footsteps of Burns. We feature right at the start and they look at plans to develop tourism around the Bard. Burns’s Farm looks beautiful! itv.com/watch/news/cat…

In Tonights Border Life on @itvborder we start a new journey along the iconic River Tweed. In the first of 5 parts, we visit the source of the river in the Lowther hills and end up being serenaded at what might be Scotland's oldest pub! facebook.com/sandymccracken…