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The body of an elderly man has been pulled from a river in Dumfries. Dumfries and Galloway Police said the man’s body was found in the River Nith following reports that someone had fallen into the water. It is understood the body was discovered in the Dock Park area following a search by officers. The […]
Here’s a short film showing the plight of the Loreburn Hall in Dumfries; how it has been allowed to fall into disrepair over recent years. The date over the door is 1890. The hall was initially used to train soldiers hence the local name, “Drill Hall”. Over the years it has held many events from […]
We’re getting reports of heavy snow on the A74(M) in Dumfries & Galloway and hearing of a number of accidents on the southbound carriageway near junction 16 Johnstonebridge and Annandale Water Services. Hazardous driving conditions – drive with care. .
Seven sheep were discovered missing from a farm field near Tundergarth, Lockerbie, sometime between 08.00 on Sunday 6 and 08.00 on Monday 7 February. Please contact the police if you know anything about these missing sheep.
Loreburn Housing association proposes to demolish half of St Mary’s Street in Dumfries, SW Scotland – a group of Victorian sandstone buildings, in an “Outstanding Conservation Area”. They have plans to replace the old buildings with a new residential development. The Nithsdale Area Regulatory Committee recommended these proposals for Approval on 12 January. There were […]
Do you recognise this person from this forensic reconstruction? He’s being dubbed “Cannonbieman”. Dumfries and Galloway Police are investigating the discovery of the body of a deceased male which was discovered on 20 December 2010 at Burnside Plantation, Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway. The male, who is as yet unidentified is described as being: * 40 […]
A 17 year old girl received bruising to her toes by the wheel of a silver coloured vehicle, which may have been a jeep type vehicle, as she crossed the road at Buccleuch Street Bridge in Dumfries around 1650 hours on Saturday 5 February 2011. The vehicle which ran over the girls toes did not […]
Since it started in 2001, the Ewart Library staff tuck shop has bought ten goats for a Rwandan village, three bicycles for midwives in Ethiopia, a dowry of two goats for an African orphan, immunisation of two third world children against the more common childhood diseases and four operations to restore the sight of blind […]
On 2 February, the Sheriff at Dumfries ordered a man to carry out 160 hours of Community Service following an investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Benefit Fraud Team. David McEwan, aged 49, of Johnstonebank Cottages, Ecclefechan admitted that he obtained benefit which he was not entitled to, by failing to disclose that he and […]
Nith Place, in Dumfries, was surrounded by the emergency services last night when part of the roof of the flats in St Michael’s Street was blown off by gale force winds which swept across the region. Police in Dumfries can confirm that around 40 people were evacuated from around 20 flats in St Michael Street […]
