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The local bus service 101/102 to Edinburgh has been retendered with the new service to start on 11 August 2013. The timetable will provide a similar frequency to the current service from Dumfries and all the main settlements along the route to and from Edinburgh. The dedicated link to/from Lockerbie and Annan will be removed […]
Thursday the 4th of July saw America celebrate Independence Day, here in our little corner of the world, one of Dumfries and Galloway’s finest talents was celebrating too. Singer/Songwriter Zoe Bestel released her new single ‘San Francisco’. This marked Zoe’s first move since becoming a fulltime professional performer. Alive’s Ali Donowho caught up with Zoe […]
Here’s a film of the Oaen Day at the Aviation Museum at Heathall, Dumfries, on Sunday 21st July 2013. This was a free day to thank the people, businesses and organisations that have helped them over the years. Thanks go to all the people who have given a large part of their lives so future […]
Joan McAlpine MSP has welcomed today’s announcement from Ofcom on the future of channel 3 TV in Southern Scotland as a step in the right direction. The SNP MSP said that the regulator’s decision to instruct ITV to provide relevant Scottish and regional programmes, including news, was a victory for her campaign to improve the […]
An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB), a disease affecting colonies of honeybees, has been found in an apiary in the Stranraer area. The disease was confirmed yesterday following laboratory diagnosis by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA). Outbreaks of AFB have previously been reported and dealt with in this area over recent years. Although […]
The search for an elderly man who went missing from his Valleyfield home on Tuesday 16th July 2013 continues as Police Officers in Fife say he is now known to have travelled to the Dumfries area. Andrew Miller (66) suffers from a number of medical conditions and his family are very keen to ensure he […]
The winner of the Wickerman ticket competition has been drawn! All entries were numbered and one was selected at random by Chay Woodman during the Thursday Night Showcase. He chose number 8 and the winner of the pair of tickets was… Kimberley Little from Dumfries Melissa and Ross contacted Kimberley after the show and are […]
Battling a blaze at a recycle plant near Dumfries this morning shortly after 8am, fire-fighters from across Dumfries and Galloway have been joined by colleagues from South Lanarkshire and Carlisle. An SFRS spokesperson said that they received a number of 999 calls from the public reporting thick smoke emanating from the roof of an industrial […]
The Wickerman Festival is one of Scotland’s leading independent music festivals, which mixes established, emerging and retro artists with top DJs playing right up to 5am each day. Set in the picturesque area of Dundrennan in Dumfries & Galloway, it has become one of our region’s most established and popular events. Alive 107.3 will be […]
Respects were paid at a wreath laying ceremony to mark the Solway Harvester tragedy by First Minister Alex Salmond today joined the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, the Hon Allan Bell. The Solway Harvester, a scallop dredger from Kirkcudbright, sank off the Isle of Man in heavy storms on January 11, 2000. All seven […]
