News
Page: 153
Have you got the RECIPE FOR SUCCESS? 5th November: Smiths Hotel, Gretna Green 19th November: Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas 3rd December: Stranraer Campus, Dumfries & Galloway College Improving business performance is what it’s all about. To this end, we’ve designed a workshop that we think will help your business. Free of charge […]
Local Labour politicians have hit out at the Scottish Government for “walking away from Dumfries and Galloway” as Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has refused to commit to retaining Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court and Annan Justice of the Peace Court, which are under threat of closure. The closures are being considered as a result of the SNP […]
The Prime Minister and Alex Salmond met at the Scottish Government’s headquarters to sign what has been called “The Edinburgh Agreement”. It declares that the UK and Scottish governments will “work together to ensure that a referendum on Scottish independence can take place”. The referendum will “deliver a fair test and a decisive expression of […]
At Edinburgh High Court today, a Confiscation Order for £26,000 was made against Richard Anderson. Anderson, from the Lockerbie area, pleaded guilty on 23 November 2011 to a contravention of Section 4 (3) (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (involved in the supply of cocaine) following an intelligence-led police search of a van […]
Virgin Trains has agreed to continue running the West Coast Main Line, which serves Lockerbie for up to 13 months while the Government resolves the flawed process that saw FirstGroup initially awarded the franchise. The temporary agreement was proposed by the Department for Transport (DfT) after its embarrassing U-turn earlier this month when it admitted […]
Last week SNP South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine said to the media that the concerns local people have about the number of wind turbines in our area should be ignored. Read my response here. So Joan McAlpine says that if you think the Scottish Government should listen to local people when it comes […]
Six people, five men and one woman, have been arrested after a UK Border Agency operation at three registration offices in Dumfries and Galloway. Officers acting on intelligence investigated weddings taking place at Gretna, Langholm and Moffat. All those arrested were found to have overstayed their visas and five of them had travelled to Scotland […]
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has responded to news that British Gas will increase gas and electricity prices it charges customers. Ms Sturgeon said: “These latest energy price rises will have an extremely damaging effect on the finances of Scottish households. I want to meet all the energy companies as soon as possible […]
Tonight on Lee Medd Live!! Lee will be speaking with MSP Joan McAlpine, they’ll be discussing the First Minister’s visit to the region last Friday, the Prime Minister’s speech at today’s Conservative Party Conference, the meetings she had with Sport Scotland regarding a proposed Swimming Pool in Lockerbie and the news that the vote […]
The DG One Leisure Centre, a Council owned facility that was designed and built in 2006/7 by Kier Northern. The ‘wet side’ includes a main swimming pool, training pool and children’s pool, as well as a Jacuzzi. The ‘dry side’ includes a fitness suite, games hall and activity rooms. The building also contains staff […]
