Pop-up bobs are cardboard cut-outs of police officers with speed cameras, which are deployed throughout the region to act as a speeding deterrent for drivers. Tweedsmuir Community Council heard that the village’s unit had been damaged in a gardening accident, with members enquiring about a new one. READ MORE: Police hunt after bikes and tools worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen in BordersChair Lesley Mason said: “Our pop-up Bob was lawnmowered by the people that do the side of the roads. “I don’t know what we do about Bob now because that would be our third Bob.” Tweeddale West councillor Viv Thomson added that she would seek a replacement.