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The B794 Dalbeattie to Corsock road has been closed from its junction with the A75 to the Haugh of Urr village due to a fallen tree. The road will be closed overnight The obstruction cannot be removed due to the severe weather conditions
Dumfries and Galloway police are advising against travel this evening due to extremely high winds. DG1 has been evacuated and is shut due to an emergency Nith place is shut due to the roof coming off the flats Power is out in the new Barnhill estate. Met office severe weather warnings are still in place […]
The Community Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme is the latest development in child protection and protecting vulnerable members of our community. Also known as Keeping Children Safe the scheme is going live in Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary on 31 January 2010. The scheme means that for the first time parents, carers and guardians of children under […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council has decided to continue charging for Blue Badges. The original decision to charge £20 for a Blue Badge was made during the budget setting process in February 2010. A motion to withdraw the £20 charge was brought to a full meeting of the Council on Friday 28 January. The vote was […]
A team of 14 swimmers from Dumfries and Galloway schools travelled to Tollcross in Glasgow for the Brodies Scottish Schools Swimming Finals on Saturday 29th January 2011. Swimmers entered a qualifying event held at DG One Leisure Complex in October 2010. Based on the results from that event, swimmers are then put forward for the […]
Police in Dumfries are appealing for witnesses to an incident which took place around 1600 hours on Wednesday 26 January, at the telephone box outside the Post Office in St Michaels Street in Dumfries. At that time two men were seen at the phone box in what may have been an attempt to break into […]
Police have now named the man killed in a road crash on Monday 24 January 2011 on the A75 road near Springholm, as 22 year old Mark David Roderick Hoare from Bromley Street in Bately, West Yorkshire.
Come along to this community event tomorrow, Thursday 27th January, and have a chat with friends and one of our friendly advisors could save you energy and money on your energy bills. Take the Eco-Driving challenge on our driving simulator that will be available on Queensberry Square and see how much money you can save […]
7 Productions, Australia are looking for host families in Scotland for the next series of ‘World’s Strictest Parents’. The fly on the wall series pairs head strong Aussie teens with strict overseas parents and this time, we’re coming to Scotland. If you consider yourself a strict parent with a passion for strong parenting and the […]
The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after a cat was found dead having apparently been shot three times with an arrow. The cat was found in a layby on the B722 road between Eaglesfield and Annan. A member of the public spotted the cat lying at the edge of the road on Monday 17 […]
