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This Tuesday Dave Macfarlane will be bringing you Alive Breakfast live from the Burn’s Statue in the centre of the town helping get you up, and welcome the Olympic Torch to Dumfries. So be sure to join Dave from 7AM on Thursday. The relay will be travelling throughout Dumfries, starting at 0752 at the Burns […]
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to postpone the Picnic In The Park, originally scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 16th June, until further notice. Please keep an eye on aliveradio.net for more information as we hope to have a revised date to give you soon.
Anyone carrying on the trade of, or being employed as, a window cleaner in Dumfries and Galloway is required to be licensed with the Council under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. The licensing of window cleaners was introduced on the grounds of public safety and crime prevention – all applicants are subject to thorough […]
On the eve of the Eden Festival, Dumfries and Galloway Police are warning festival attendees about the potential dangers of substance abuse. The warning comes as a result of a number of drug related deaths in England which occurred over the last few weeks which have been directly associated with pink coloured ‘ecstasy’ type tablets. […]
Libraries across Dumfries and Galloway are getting ready to introduce children to the Story Lab. Step into Story Lab, and you’re off on an imaginative adventure that knows no bounds and that will keep you reading throughout the school summer holidays From 16 June all local libraries will be inviting their young readers to take […]
Jury trials could be halted in Dumfries and Galloway and moved permanently to Ayr. Local politicians are warning the ‘highly alarming’ option being floated by the Scottish Courts Service could ultimately lead to the complete closure of the sheriff courts in Dumfries and Stranraer. Voicing alarm at the option presented in consultation document Shaping Scotland’s […]
Police are currently investigating two break-ins in Dumfries where private homes have been targeted in the past week In each case guns, jewellery, cash and alcohol have been taken, and in each case the properties were vacant at the time with the owners being away on holiday. Extensive enquiries are being made into both these […]
Police report that the missing man from Stranraer, David Shaw, has been traced safe and well in Essex. Thanks to everyone for their concerns and assistance in this matter.
If you’re wanting to join in the festivities for the final day of the Jubilee celebrations today then there are a host of events on: – On Queensberry Street today between 10AM and 4PM today King’s Coffee and Books are hosting a Jubilee Street Party – a mix of Britishness with Cucumber Sandwiches, and Scottishness […]
On 14 June 2012, World Blood Donor Day will be marked with events around the world to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank all voluntary unpaid donors for their life-saving gift of blood. The transfusion of blood and blood products helps save millions of lives every year. […]
