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Police report that many roads across the region are now affected by flooding and motorists are asked to carefully consider whether their journey is really necessary. There appears to be no let up in the wind and rain at present and many roads are experiencing flooding, with a number impassible due to the depth of […]
Video footage of today’s rising waters (coutesy of David Slater):
Police are investigating the cause of a road crash which happened on the A701 road just off the roundabout at the junction with the A74(M) slip road, near Beattock, at around 1345 hours on Sunday 27 November 2011. At that time a Kawasaki ZX 1000 motorcycle crashed and the 35 year old driver named as […]
Police are warning of the operation of bogus workmen in the region today, Wednesday 23 November after an elderly man was approached in Lockerbie by men offering to repair solar panels on his roof for the sum of £3000. The workmen were dismissed by the man when they couldn’t provide any identification. In another incident […]
Dumfries will celebrate the big switch on of its 2011 Christmas Lights display on Sunday 27th November following a full afternoon of musical entertainment from the Plainstanes performance space. The programme 1.00 pm: Christmas carols 2.00 pm: Maurice Sutherst and Elaine Erskine, locally based singer songwriters presenting a selection of their contemporary ballads. 3.00 pm: […]
The annual exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society (Scottish Region) is now on show at Stranraer Museum. This is a chance to see some of the best in Scottish contemporary photography. The Royal Photographic Society was founded in 1853 ‘to promote the Art and Science of Photography’, a mission it continues to this day. The […]
One of the lorries from the Coke ad was in town today – or at least at the Cuckoo Bridge retail park. The tour manager explained to Alive Radio that they have a fleet of three trucks, which appeared on the ad and are touring the UK until 23rd December. One however spends most of […]
Police in Dumfries have released more details about the serious assault which took place in Buccleuch Street, Dumfries around 1850 hours on Saturday 19 November 2011. A 51 year old man from Dumfries was seriously injured in the assault and as a result is currently being treated in the Intensive care Unit at Dumfries and […]
Police tonight cordoned off a section of Buccleuch Street in Dumfries following what’s described as a ‘serious assault’. Local sources indicate that a stabbing took place mid evening (Saturday 19th Nov), but these reports are unconfirmed. What is known is that Police are investigating the incident, but are not releasing any more information at this […]
Police are asking householders to be on the alert in relation to the giving out of any personal details or dealing with people who they don’t know over the telephone. Today a number of calls have been received by members of the public in Dumfries from a man pretending to be a Police Officer. This […]
