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**MISSING 4 YEAR OLD CHILD** Police are currently searching for a missing 4 year old boy in Birchwood area of Dumfries. Child described as 3ft tall, slim build, short brow hair wearing a spider man jacket.
Scotland’s second largest music festival of 2017 will be returning to the Raehill Meadows of Dumfries and Galloway on June 8th -11th, hosting twelve different stages with 300 performers, this festival caters for all. Eden hosts an eclectic mix of sounds and environments; whether you want to relax in the hammocks and dip your toe […]
We are in the process of moving to our new premises. Over the weekend we will be completing this move, and whilst we do not anticipate any interruptions to service, there is a small risk of these occuring – however rest assured we will be monitoring the situation and promptly resolve any issues as they […]
SCOTLAND has more salt available now for trunk roads than was used the whole of last winter. As winter gets into full swing, the Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, has been out viewing the preparations being made to keep Scotland’s trunk roads moving over the coming months. There is currently more salt available to treat the trunk roads, […]
THE Gretna Gateway Outlet Village has announced its eighth consecutive year of record trading figures. The Outlet Village now employs over 550 people and is home to over 50 stores including leading names such as Next Outlet, Skechers, M&S Outlet, Nike Factory Store, GAP Outlet, Clarks Outlet, Molton Brown, Berghaus, Jacques Vert, Cadbury […]
Late November, two of the Dumfries synchronised skating teams made the long journey to Belgium to compete in the Winter cup. For Solway Stars and Solway Eclipse this was the first competition of a season that holds new challenges for the teams. Both teams are competing in new categories and are forever striving to […]
NITHSDALE area councillors will have a final say on the proposals by British Telecommunications plc (BT) on the future of phone boxes in the district. BT is consulting on proposals to remove hundreds of public call boxes across the country because of the low number of calls over the last year, taking into account the […]
LITTLE Lucas Lyle Watson decided to make his entrance on Christmas Day to the delight a Dumfries couple. It was the ideal Christmas present for Louise Nichol and partner Joe Watson who hadn’t been expected the tot to be born until February. The couple had to abandon their Christmas Day lunch plans and head for Cresswell in […]
AIR weapons owners who haven’t yet applied for a licence need to decide now what they will do with their firearm when new laws come in to effect on 31 December. In 2015/16, an air weapon was the main firearm in nearly half of all offences involving a gun in Scotland. The new law, which […]
Thornhill’s own Ross Wylie returns home to Dumfries and Galloway later this week after racing to fifth place in Abu Dhabi. He got a much-needed confidence inspiring fifth place in the Gulf 12 Hours endurance sports car race in Abu Dhabi. Wylie, who has suffered appalling fortune in the British GT Championship over the past two […]
