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Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Sulwath Connections has been running a year-long, seasonal photo competition called “In My View”. Now they need the public’s help to choose an overall winner. Over 900 entries have been received in the twelve-month period. Photos have been entered by all ages and abilities and from right across the region, covering […]
Emma Gillespie, a former pupil of St Joseph’s college, Dumfries, is competing in tonight’s Must be the Music final, live from Wembley Arena. Watch on screen for the phone number to dial to vote for Emma (charges apply as detailed on sky.com/music). All the best, Emma; we’re rooting for you! UPDATE: EMMA WON THE COMPETITION! […]
Footage of yesterday’s parade round Dumfries, of the body of Lance Corporal Pool, 1st Battallion Royal Regiment of Scotland. David Slater produced the film; his son in law, Mathew Learmouth, was a serving friend of Lance Corporal Pool and has just returned from a 7 month tour of Afghanistan, where a number of his colleages […]
The remains of Lance Corporal Joseph Pool will be taken through the centre of Dumfries on Friday 17 September 2010. Lance Corporal Pool of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed in Afghanistan on 5 September. The hearse carrying Lance Corporal Pool will arrive at Burns Statue at 3pm. […]
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond tonight hailed the visit of Pope Benedict’s XVI to Scotland as a special and historic day, after His Holiness led Mass at Bellahouston, Glasgow, in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims. Earlier Pope Benedict flew into Edinburgh where, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse he and Her Majesty the Queen […]
DeafVision are starting a new Befriending service across Dumfries & Galloway, thanks to financial support from the Dumfries & Galloway Leader Programme. The Befriending service supports Deaf people who are socially isolated or who’d like the opportunity of being visited by a supportive volunteer. The service is free and confidential. Volunteers visit clients on a […]
A green coloured, orange winged Amazon Parrot went missing from a house in Racroft Avenue sometime on Wednesday 8th September. Anyone who was seen it or know its whereabouts is asked to contact the police as soon as possible.
Sandstone gift unveiled at reception to mark Benedict XVI’s visit to Scotland Scotland’s First Minister tonight highlighted the Catholic Church’s historic role in shaping the nation and its continuing contribution to society as he hosted a reception at the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle to mark the imminent arrival of Pope Benedict XVI. Alex Salmond […]
ocal councillors are about to face their toughest audience again – young people in the Dumfries and Galloway area. As part of the multi-media event “I’m a Councillor, Get me Out of here!” run by the Council’s Youth Issues Unit, students from 15 secondary schools and 11 youth organisations from across the region the will […]
This morning Dumfries & Galloway Police confirmed that the woman who died as a result of the injuries sustained following a fatal road traffic collision yesterday (Monday 13 September) as Carol Hesketh, aged 51 years, from Dunscore. The collision at around 12.25hrs on Monday 13 September and occurred on the B729 Dumfries to Carsphairn Road. […]
