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The MET Office has informed us that there is likely to be severe weather over the next twenty-four hours due to an area of high pressure over the United Kingdom. At present there are extreme weather warnings in place for areas North of Central England to the Central Belt in Scotland and these warnings are […]
Queen of the South hit five as they overcame Alloa in the first round of the Scottish Communities League Cup. Chris Mitchell fired Queens ahead early on but the Wasps levelled through Ben Gordon’s 64th-minute header. Chris Higgins converted to put the hosts in front once again only for Martin Grehan to nod Alloa’s second […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council is preparing for the Active Games Final that will take place across three sporting venues in Dumfries on Saturday 22 September 2012. There will be a launch event at the David Keswick Centre on Monday 27 August. The enhanced and enlarged event is one of our Council’s main Games Legacy initiatives. […]
The Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was also the moment for Dumfries and Galloway to recognise the Olympic Torchbearers who carried the flame through our region. The Torchbearers attended a civic reception at DG One Leisure Centre on the evening of 27 July 2012. Dumfries and Galloway was one of only a few places in […]
Wigtownshire Women’s Aid (WWA) was established 25 years ago. WWA provides support to women and children affected by domestic abuse. Their anniversary will be marked on Wednesday 22 August 2012 with an Anniversary Open Day in WWA Stranraer office. WWA is a Member of the Dumfries And Galloway Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership […]
The Division Two visitors threatened when Kevin Smith fired in a shot from close range that forced Stephen Grindlay into making a reaction save. Grindlay also denied Nicky Clark before the Sons’ James Creaney had an effort parried by Queens keeper Lee Robinson. The breakthrough came 21 minutes from the end when Clark headed Daniel […]
If you do anything this week, visit your local park. This week is national Love Parks Week. With a predicted heat wave in Dumfries and Galloway, the Council are encouraging people to get on the grass and visit your local park. Parks in Dumfries and Galloway are not just grass and paths. You can get […]
Police in Dumfries and Galloway report that a male pedestrian who was struck by the white Renault Traffic van at around 2200 hours on Monday 23 July 2012 on the A702 Dalveen Pass Road in Dumfries and Galloway has since died. At this stage police are carrying out a full crash scene investigation and no […]
Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Sir Malcolm Ross, has appointed two Deputy Lieutenants. Jamie Gilroy and Alexander McCulloch have been appointed to be Deputy Lieutenants of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Jamie Gilroy, of Dundrennan, is a farmer and managing director of the Wickerman Festival. He is chairman of Dundrennan Community Council. […]
Sharleen Spitteri led the 15,000 strong Wickerman audience in one of the festival’s biggest sing-alongs last night before fans were treated to the spectacular burning of the 40 foot Wickerman against a night sky sparkling with fireworks. The sultry Scottish songstress had the crowd in a frenzy from the first bars of opener ‘Halo’, and […]
