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Police in Dumfries and Galloway are asking motorists to be aware of the presence of a large number of motorcycles in the Newton Stewart area on Sunday 7 August 2011. Between 11.30 hours and 1200 hours some 300 plus motorcycle will travel from New Galloway Fire Station into Victoria Street in Newton Stewart. The run […]
Some of the world’s top cyclists will race into Dumfries when the first stage of the Tour of Britain finishes on 11 September 2011. After leaving the centre of Peebles, the first stage travels along the Tweed valley to Innerleithen. It then heads uphill, taking the race over a series of climbs to Tweedsmuir, and […]
The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust has launched a £4million appeal with backing coming from actress Joanna Lumley. She visited Dumfries yesterday to help launch the campaign in order to turn the ruined Moat Brae into something magical. There is a lot of plans for the building, where J.M Barrie got the inspiration for his […]
Around 0210 hours on Tuesday 2 August 2011 a fire was discovered at a shed situated at a house in Main Street, Springfield. As a result of the fire the shed and contents were completely destroyed, as was a VW Passat car which was parked next to the shed. The car is valued at £8000, […]
Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Annandale & Eskdale Sports Academy was on its travels again last week when another fully subscribed trip made a journey to Belhaven Bay, Dunbar on Scotland’s east coast. 30 children were joined by Scottish Surfing champion Josh Christopherson at the Coast2Coast Surfing school where children were taught the skills and jargon […]
Over 160,000 young people all over Scotland will receive their exam results via email, text or by post on 4 August 2011. For those who don’t get the results they had been hoping for, help is at hand in the form of a free call to the Skills Development Scotland Exam Results Helpline on 0808 […]
Police are warning of a telephone scam currently doing the rounds in the region in which the caller purports to be from the Ministry of Justice. The caller attempts to sell a product called a £200 U Cash Voucher, which when exchanged with him at a later date will be of much greater value, in […]
Police in Dumfries and Galloway want to thank festival goers who attended the annual Wickerman Festival at East Kirkcarswell, near Dundrennan at the weekend for their good behaviour. The festival, which is now in it’s tenth year provided the largest crowd yet over the three days, with some 15,000 attendees, was policed to what is […]
Youth Beatz has launched its packed day-time schedule which will run from 1pm-5.30pm on Saturday 13th August in Dock Park, Dumfries. The highlight will be a guest appearance from X-Factor’s Wagner who will be taking to the stage along with local acts from youth and community groups. There will be loads of free activities including: […]
Runners and riders have been taking part in a range of Sports Academy sessions across Annandale & Eskdale as part of Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Annandale & Eskdale Sports Academy. In Annan last week nearly 50 children joined in the four day Startrack Athletics coaching scheme at the recently re-laid running track. Supported by Annan […]
