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3 fire engines arrived at the scene of a bus fire just after 7.15 last night (Sat 12th Oct) at the A75 junction to Shawhead, Dumfries. 4 passengers and the driver had already evacuated the bus, which was 40% destroyed by the fire, according to the Fire Service. It’s believed the fire started in the […]
Police Scotland are conducting enquiries in relation to the theft of a valuable bronze Henry Moore ‘Standing Figure’ sculpture that was stolen from Glenkiln Reservoir, Lincluden Estate, Shawhead, Dumfries and Galloway sometime between Thursday 10th and Friday 11th October 2013. The sculpture formed part of an outdoor collection of modern sculpture by Henry Moore, including […]
As official media partners of Dumfries Ice Hockey team the SOLWAY SHARKS . We are very proud to have our logo included on their game shirts as shown below . GO SHARKS !
A campaign led by Joan McAlpine MSP to scrap a new rule allowing solicitors to hold on to interest accrued while they deal with inheritance money has won a review of the practice. In a letter to Ms McAlpine, a representative of the Law Society of Scotland confirmed that: […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has welcomed statistics published last week showing that Dumfries and Galloway Health Board is out-performing most areas across Scotland on cancer waiting times. The latest statistics show that for the period April to June 2013 97.7% of patients across the country started treatment within 31 days of the […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has congratulated Dumfries Community Choir on being invited to perform at the prestigious Brave@Heart Awards ceremony which takes place at Edinburgh Castle tonight. The Brave@Heart Awards are a celebration of individuals who have shown exceptional bravery in the most difficult of circumstances. The awards were set up by […]
Following a meeting of Full Council on Tuesday 1 October, a new Administration for Dumfries and Galloway Council was agreed. Labour and SNP councillors will now form an Administration of 24 members for Dumfries and Galloway Council. The new Council Leader is Councillor Ronnie Nicholson and Councillor Brian Collins will be the Depute Leader. Following […]
About 22.12 hours on Saturday 28th September 2013 Police Scotland received a report of an incident which had taken place at Mabie, on the outskirts of Dumfries. Armed and unarmed Police were deployed to maximise the safety of both the persons involved and the general public. During the incident guests attending a function within the […]
Police report that that the A701 just south of Parkgate village in Dumfries and Galloway is currently blocked because of a road traffic crash. Emergency services are at the scene and the roadway is likely to remain closed for some time. Diversions are in place and the Drivers are asked to avoid the area and […]
A free mini-music festival due to be held this Sunday, 22nd September, at Comlongon Castle, near Clarencefield, has fallen foul of site issues at the last minute. According the organiser’s Facebook page: “Due to a respected decision by the licensing committee today, we have unfortunately been denied the appropriate license for running this event and […]
