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A driver has scrambled clear of a crashed car before it burst into flames on a minor road near Dumfries. The incident happened near the A701 at Parkgate at about 19:00 on Tuesday. The 46-year-old driver, from Parkgate village, was able to free himself and clamber clear before fire broke out in the vehicle. The […]

Police are currently carrying out enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of a 14 week old baby in Dumfries. The baby boy was admitted to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary on Saturday afternoon (27 October 2012) and was later transferred to the Yorkhill Children’s Hospital in Glasgow where he died on Monday 29 […]

A new campaign designed to encourage Scots to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register has been launched today.   The TV and radio campaign starts as the latest figures show that over 40 per cent of Scots have now joined the NHS Organ Donor Register– the highest percentage in the UK.   The […]

A 51-year-old man who died after being found collapsed in the street was probably injured in a fall, police have said.   Derek McCalman, from Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway, was found unconscious in the town at about midnight on Friday.   Police said initial inquiries showed he had fallen over and his injuries […]

Social Work Committee heard today that the budget is under pressure from a number of areas.     Chair of Social Work Committee, Councillor Andy Ferguson said, “Social Work Services is subject to demands that are not 100% predictable. Social Work Services accepts the need to understand and manage this as well as possible.   […]

Police report that a fatal road crash occurred on the A713 castle Douglas to Ayr road just south of the junction with the B795 Garranton to Laurieston road, Castle Douglas, at about 1805 hours on Tuesday 23 October 2012.   The crash involved one vehicle, a Suzuki SV650s motorcycle and the rider, named now as […]

A major public awareness campaign is being launched today encouraging everyone across the country to think ahead and get ready for all forms of severe weather – and not just in winter – that we can face in Scotland.   While around 40 per-cent of people in Scotland say they feel prepared for severe weather […]

Are you registered to vote? This is the question that Council staff are asking the people in the Annandale North Ward. In an attempt to make sure as many people as possible are registered to vote in the Annandale North Ward, Dumfries and Galloway Council is currently sending canvassers to households in the area to […]

The Scottish Parliament will be asked to ensure that all 16 and 17 year-olds have the right to vote in the referendum for an independent Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond announced on Saturday.   The Scottish Government will introduce legislation paving the way for the necessary preparatory work to ensure all of those aged 16 […]