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Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Corporate Policy Committee decided today to keep £455,000 intact for cultural and theatre development in Dumfries and not to spend £315,000 on repairs to the Theatre Royal in Dumfries. Convener Patsy Gilroy said, “The condition survey on the Theatre Royal made it clear that the present building was not sustainable and […]
Police in Lockerbie are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault which took place on a bus between Lockerbie and Lochmaben on Friday 3 December 2010. About 2140 hours that night, six men got onto a Houston’s bus which left Lockerbie for Dumfries. At some point in the journey between Lockerbie and Lochmaben an altercation […]
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary have received a Met Office Flash Warning for Dumfries and Galloway relating to widespread icy roads over the period 1600 hours on Monday 6 to 1100 hours Tuesday 7 December. There is a warning of outbreaks of sleet and snow spreading in from the northwest in late afternoon and early evening, […]
Tuesdays game between Partick Thistle and Queen Of the South has been postponed due to adverse weather in the Glasgow area. The Dunfermline v Q.O.S game on Saturday also looks in doubt, unless the weather improves in the next few days.
On Saturday 11th December St. Andrew’s RC Church are having their annual Christmas Fayre. It runs from 10am until 2pm in the St. Andrew’s Church Hall. Tickets are available on the door priced £2 or £1 for concessions, and include a free tea/coffee. There will be a variety of goods on sale, including a bake […]
Someone tried to smash a shop window at the Cooperative Store in Drumlanrig Street in Thornhill sometime between 10pm on Saturday 4th and 8am on Sunday 5th December. No one has been charged with the offence and police are keen to speak to anyone with any information.
A Stagecoach bus had a window damaged by what may be a snowball while it was travelling in Lochside Road in Dumfries around 5.20pm last Friday, 3rd December. No-one was injured in the incident.
This video from David Slater shows how large sailing boats can still navigate the River Nith. Mr. Roy Kerr and David Sleggs of the Port of Dumfries Development Group helped make the film. Dumfries was a very busy river in times gone by. In fact it was so busy with shipping it was named the […]
As severe winter weather takes hold across Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Council has launched a Facebook page dedicated to keeping people up to date on the weather situation here in Dumfries and Galloway. The Facebook page – www.facebook.com/winterdg – will keep you up to date with latest winter information, including road closures, school closures and […]
Provost Jack Groom did the honours for the big Christmas lights switch-on on Sunday 28th November. Thanks to David Slater, for his film of the event:
