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Nestlé staff from the company’s Girvan site will zoom past Loch Doon, through Dumfries and across the border to Carlisle on Friday, July 1 as they ride the first leg of a 500 mile cycle relay for Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer’s Society. The nine cyclists are one of eight teams to take on the Nestlé […]
Organisers of Youth Beatz today announced that Swedish superstar BASSHUNTER will perform at the event this year. Thousands of young people are expected to flock to Dock Park, Dumfries on August 13th to attend what could be Scotland’s largest free youth music event. Best known for his massive hit singles “Now You’re Gone” and “All […]
Dinosaur hunters flock to Annan Museum The magnificent bones of the largest animals to have ever walked the Earth, can be found at Annan Museum this summer. The exhibition “The Age of the Dinosaur” opened on 25th June and school groups were the first to see it.
More help for households to cut fuel costs A new £2.5 million boiler scrappage scheme opens today. Funds have been made available by the Scottish Government for over 6,000 households in Scotland to receive £400 towards the cost of a new boiler. Households with poor performing boilers which convert less than 70 per cent of […]
A political turf war has broken out after a decision to give Maxwelltown High School a 3G pitch (an all weather synthetic facility for all sports including, football, basketball and hockey) was overturned by the council and was then given to Dumfries High school.
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred on the A709 near to the entrance of Lockerbie at around 11.45hrs on Thursday 23 June. The collision involved a silver coloured Honda motor scooter ridden by a local 60 year old male and a Nissan van driven by a local 41 […]
Police are advising motorists to expect delays on the A709 near the entrance to Lockerbie following a serious road traffic collision. A709 is temporarily closed at the junction with St Brides Terrace. Traffic can access Lockerbie via the APR and Queens Hotel. The collision involved a van and a motorcyclist. The male motorcyclist sustained serious […]
DGTripshare.com is offering four lucky people the chance to get free tickets to the Wickerman Festival! You can win 2 tickets by registering on www.dgtripshare.com. Another two tickets can be won by logging as many trips as you can on the site. The person who logs the most trips in the month between 15th June […]
Funding has been secured through Scottish Government and Dumfries & Galloway Council to deliver a Next Generation broadband pilot for Annan. The Pathfinder South: Annan Next Generation Broadband Pilot will expand the existing Pathfinder South network, currently only used by the local authority, to deliver Next Generation Broadband to the residents and businesses of Annan.
Gracefield Arts Centre celebrates 60 years of exhibitions and arts activity in Dumfries Gracefield has reached its Diamond anniversary this year. Everyone is invited to come along and help celebrate by visiting on Tuesday 28 June when the Arts Centre will be open until 7pm.
