TRIBUTES have been paid to Walkerburn's oldest resident, who died at the age of 99 yesterday.

Mary 'Mollie' McIntosh MBE was a political campaigner and active member of the community.

And she was described as a "remarkable lady" by friend and Scottish Secretary David Mundell.

The former mill administrator was awarded an MBE for services to her community in 2009 and was named Tweeddale Citizen of the Year the year before.

Born and bred in Walkerburn, she became an active member of the Conservative Party when she was just 18 years old.

Leader of Scottish Borders Council, Shona Haslam, posted her tribute online.

She said: "[Mollie was] a fearsome lady, who at 99 was a pillar of the community of Walkerburn. 

"She was one of the first to congratulate me when I was elected and always full of encouragement.

"She will be sadly missed and never forgotten."

Mollie was active in many organisations and at one point was serving on an amazing 17 different committees.

Over the decades she established a lunch club for the over-50s in Walkerburn, served as chairman of Walkerburn Public Hall, vice-chairman of the local community council, and as a member of the village's festival committee.

Mollie also set up the Walkerburn Evergreen Club and served as a member of the Civil Defence Service, the Peeblesshire Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, the committee of the Royal Scottish Society for the Protection of Children, the Citizens' Advice Bureau in Peeblesshire, the executive committee of the British Red Cross, The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland and she was vice-president of the Tweeddale Association of Voluntary Organisations for 13 years.