The Newcastleton swimmer added a second gold in the mens' S12 100m butterfly, following success in backstroke event earlier in the games.

Swimmer Stephen Clegg 'wanted to go quicker' despite Paralympic gold

Great Britain's Libby Clegg with guide Chris Clarke during the Women's 200m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 4 at the Olympic Stadium during day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Thursday September 2, 2021.

Sprinter Libby Clegg, who has taken Paralympic gold and set a world record, feels achievements by Paralympians are not as well-recognised as those of Olympians.

Borders Paralympian speaks out on recognition of disabled athletes

Great Britain's Libby Clegg (middle left), guide Chris Clarke (back left) Jonnie Peacock (back right) and Nathan Maguire react after finishing third in the Universal 4x100 metres at the Olympic Stadium during day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

The day after announcing her retirement she has taken a silver at her last Paralympic event, the universal 4x100m relay.

Borders athlete Libby Clegg signs off from Paralympics with silver medal

Great Britain's Stephen Clegg reacts after finishing third in the Men's 100 metres Backstroke S12 final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during day three of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Friday August 27, 2021. PA Images phot.

The athlete from Newcastleton just missed out on gold in the S12 100m men's butterfly final. This is the fifth medal for athletes from our region at the Games.

Scottish Borders swimmer Stephen Clegg takes third Paralympic medal in Tokyo

Stephen Clegg, from Newcastleton, after taking bronze in the men's 100m S12 freestyle final at the Paralympics in Tokyo 31/8/21. PA Pic.

The Newcastleton athlete was in the final of the S12 men's 100m freestyle where he picked up his second medal and broke his second record.

Second Paralympic bronze for Scottish Borders swimmer Stephen Clegg 

People have been forced from their homes in Newcastleton after heavy rain overnight brought to the village. River levels were high across our reg 

Borders village begins clean-up after heavy rain brings flooding

More than 80 homes were left underwater in the Borders village as Storm Dennis swept the region with gale force winds and heavy rain.

One week on: what's next for flood-hit Newcastleton?

The small village in the Borders bore the brunt of Storm Dennis which brought strong winds, torrential rain and flooding.

Storm Dennis: fundraising page set up for flood-hit village

Residents say they've faced a 90 minute journey to their nearest petrol station for the past eight years.

Works underway to bring back petrol to Newcastleton

Paralympian double gold medalist Libby Clegg says "it's not even sunk in yet" as she returns home to Newcastleton.

Borders champion Paralympian returns to Newcastleton

Libby Clegg, from Newcastleton, wins Paralympic gold in the T11 100m.

Libby Clegg clinches Paralympic gold in Rio

A brother and sister from Newcastleton have won silver and bronze in two different events, an hour apart.

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