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A Green Land Rover was stolen from a property at Crawick near Sanquhar last night. The theft happened sometime between 11pm and 2am this morning. If you have seen the car or anything suspicious in the area, please call the police on 0845 600 5701.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred on the B729 yesterday (Thursday 15 March) at around 08.30hrs. The collision happened at Wallaceton near Dunscore and involved a silver coloured Kia being driven by a male in his 30’s and a blue coloured Toyota Avensis being driven by a female […]

On last Tuesday’s Drivetime, Mark Smith talked with Elaine Murray (Labour), constituency MSP for Dumfries and Galloway, about the state of the A75 Dumfries – Gretna section (click here for the interview). She especially highlighted the issue of the Hardgrove to Kinmount improvements, which have been placed on hold by the Scottish Government. On Wednesday’s […]

Litter louts across Dumfries and Galloway are tackled today, as a clean up and clamp-down gets underway to rid the region’s roads of unsightly litter. Dumfries and Galloway Council is taking part in the national campaign: Transport Litter Day of Action. More than 53,000 bags of litter and rubbish need to be cleared from Scotland’s […]

Plans are underway for regional celebrations to mark The Queen’s diamond jubilee in June of this year. A large number of national and local events are being organised, primarily for the weekend of 2 June 2012. In Dumfries and Galloway, events are being organised by the Council, Lord Lieutenants, and community groups. These include: Concert, […]

Drivetime presenter Mark Smith met Lisette, from Hemel Hempstead, during an event in Hull last week. She had a degenerative spinal condition which resulted in a great deal of pain and paralysis down her right side. Listen again to Mark’s interview with her as they explain the miraculous event they witnessed during a Church leaders […]

Listen again to Mark Smith’s interview on Drivetime today with Dr Elaine Murray, constituency MSP for Dumfriesshire. Elaine is currently Shadow Minister for the Environment in the Scottish Parliament and has recently been featured in the local press in relation to the A75. Elaine Murray interview

The A75 has now reopened, following yesterday’s closure after the serious crash at the Hardgrove crossroads near Carrutherstown. The road was closed in both directions from around 1700 hrs until the early hours of this morning. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident. Police report that a young child has died after the three […]


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