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Police in Dumfries are keen to trace Stephanie Smith aged 16 years who was reported missing on 22/08/2013. She was last seen leaving Tesco on Glasgow Road in Dumfries at 1915 hours. Stephanie is described as 5ft 7 tall, stocky build with light brown hair in a pony tail. She was wearing a “Paris” white […]
Police Scotland report that they have arrested two men, a 22 year old from Ecclefechan and 20 year old from Lockerbie in connection with the death of Kevin MacKay in Ecclefechan onThursday 22 August 2013. Both men are expected to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court onMonday 26 August 2013. Detective Chief Inspector Jim Kerr said “I want to thank […]
A kitchen fire in the Ibrox area of Glasgow has erupted in the early hours of this morning, resulting in 3 casualties that are recovering in Southern General Hospital. Initial reports of a fire were received from within a 4 storey tenement building at around 1am. Fire-fighters quickly discovered that there were persons still within […]
Local Ice Hockey Team, The Solway Sharks, are delighted to announce the return of former EIHL defenseman Craig Mitchell for the 2013-14 season. Craig returns to the Sharks after playing twenty-five league games for us last year as well as a turning out for the Braehead Clan in the EIHL as part of a two […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council received confirmation this week that the Council application for Government funding to assist with the costs associated with the extreme weather experienced in the region over the weekend of March 26th – 28th has not been successful. The region, and in particular the South West, experienced some of the most extreme […]
The number of attacks on fire and rescue service staff when called out to an incident decreased by almost 30 per cent last year. Fire and Rescue Services Statistics published today also show 56,251 home fire safety visits were carried out in 2012/13, around one for every 45 homes in Scotland. The figures are the […]
The scam: Customers answer the telephone to someone who pretends to be bank staff and asks for their bank details. Some of these customers might have been the victims of fraud already. The caller asks the customer to phone the number on the back of their card and then pretends to hang up. However, they […]
Police Scotland report that the man who died in a house in Peacock Place in Ecclefechan on the evening of Thursday 22 August 2013 has been named as 40 year old Kevin MacKay from Castle Acre in the village. Extensive police enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the death and door to door enquiries […]
Employers urged to aid youth employment and boost economic growth. In a statement released yesterday by the Scottish Government, Angela Constance, Minister for Youth Employment, said “In my time as the UK’s first youth employment minister, I have heard some wonderful stories from both young people and the organisations that have taken on energetic new […]
Police Scotland are currently dealing with an incident in the village of Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway which happened at around 2215 hours on Thursday 22 August 2013 whereby a local 40 year old man was attacked in a house in Peacock Place. The man was attended to by ambulance staff however he died at the […]
