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Twenty eight of Scotland’s best potters are represented in the new “Fire and Earth” exhibition opening at Gracefield Arts Centre Gallery 2 on Saturday 19 November. Members of the Scottish Potters Association will be present from 11am until 3pm to answer questions and enjoy some seasonal refreshments with visitors. With 200 ceramics pieces for sale […]
Police are making enquiries into the theft of a Land Rover, a trailer and two quad bikes overnight from Spango farm at Crawick, Sanquhar. Sometime between 2100 hours on Wednesday 9 and 0700 hours on Thursday 10 November 2011 a blue coloured Land Rover pick up, registered number WF 10 HPO, an Ifor Williams single […]
Stranraer, Cairnryan, Dumfries, Annan, Eastriggs and Gretna have been chosen as some of the areas that the Olympic Torch will be passing through as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The Relay will see communities across Dumfries and Galloway welcoming the Olympic Flame as it passes through the region. Stranraer, Cairnryan, Dumfries, Annan, […]
A film about the fireworks display at Park farm, Dumfries, on Sunday 6th November 2011. During the display a large bank of fog obscured some of it. The fog also caused mayhem with vehicle drivers and pedestrians trying to get home after the display.
Dumfries Devorgilla Rotary Club are once again hosting a firework display at Park Farm, on the New Abbey Road. This year it’s on Sunday 6th November and features various entertainments – music & funfair, with catering stalls. It’s always a huge hit with the audience, – a breathtaking and ambitious display and this year is […]
Yesterday afternoon crowds of people crammed into the cafe at Gardenwise garden centre in Dumfries for the official launch of the People’s Project Dumfries calendar. Mark Jardine, director of the project, introduced the concept of the calendar, which aims to raise cash for local community projects which are designed to help develop and improve the […]
Georgetown Library celebrated record breaking success last Thursday as they presented 103 children with Circus Stars Reading Challenge certificates. This is the highest number of children to complete the challenge in any single branch library ever. Children with ages ranging from under four to 11 plus received their certificates and medals from local councillors Jack […]
A new photographic exhibition opens on Friday in the Tolbooth Art Centre, Kirkcudbright. It is the annual print exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society. The 40 prints on display have been selected from a larger number of submissions from the Society’s 300 members resident in Scotland. The 40 photographers represented come from all over mainland […]
Police in Stranraer can confirm that missing person DYLAN CARGILL has been traced safe and well. Thanks to all agencies involved and the media for their support.
Police in Stranraer can confirm that missing person NICOLE YOUNG has been traced safe and well. Thanks to all agencies involved and the media for their support.