Category: Development.

In June 2025 we became aware of a review1 by Live Borders of its venues, and the proposed closures of Southfield Community Centre and Duns Library, along with other venues across Berwickshire.  […]

We’re pleased to report that the Duns Local Place has now been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for formal approval. Community support for the Local Place Plan The Local Place […]

A Heart for Duns has been featured in the Community Land Scotland’s report about community-owned organisations and venues. If you are curious about how the The Volunteer Hall has become […]

All businesses operating in Duns and District are invited to come along to the next Duns and District Business Forum meeting to discuss how to best build on the ideas and plans […]

2022 has not been the easiest; although we have passed through the worst of the pandemic, the effects are still with us, and we now face the serious financial crisis faced by the whole country. We are building on the work pioneered in the pandemic to seek to keep the community going. 

A Heart for Duns (AHFD) is considering the option to stimulate and support the formation of a Business Forum for Duns. The idea has been mooted a few times, and there was a recent Scottish Borders […]