Margaret Scott Walker (Eyemouth, Berwickshire) - For services to the community in Eyemouth, Berwickshire.

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Also recognised were the members of the public and police involved in rescuing Katie MacLean from Eyemouth harbour last year.

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He downplayed concerns that someone in Eyemouth, in the south east, would struggle to travel by public transport more than 40 miles to Jedburgh if Duns court was closed.

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