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Ross Finlay, 50, of Drumlanrig St, Thornhill was killed by yesterday by a tree he was felling near to Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill. It is believed that the tree collapsed as he was felling it. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following an inspection by a referee today’s Cup Tie against Brechin at Palmerston is OFF, due to a frozen pitch. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday 11th January with a 7.45pm kick off Our Sports Show is on this afternoon 14.30-17.30; listen in and get in touch with your views and comments!
Queen of the South’s game away to Cowdenbeath on Sunday has been postponed due to pitch still being frozen. Covers are going down at Palmerston Friday to try and ensure saturdays cup game going ahead if Annan and Brechin get their replay played this week. If it is game on Saturday Queens need all the […]
Police now confirm that the A76 road north of Sanquhar at Crawick Bridge, in Dumfries and Galloway has been reopened. Diversions are no longer in place.
A film shot on Christmas Eve, of the River Nith in and near Dumfries, Scotland. The footage, from David Slater, shows the Nith transforming from a peaceful flowing river, to a deluge of ice in just a few minutes.
The heavily used Summerhill centre will be closed until further notice, according to Chick Mckenna, from the Summerhilll Centre Hall Management Committee. Chick explains that severe damage was caused during the extreme weather conditions and all groups will be unable to use the centre until remedial works have been carried out. An inspection is to […]
Scottish Water says it is continuing to deploy all its resources in its callcentre and in the field to deal with the effects of the extreme weather on the water infrastructure. The water utility is keeping customers informed through their website and has deployed extra call-centre staff to answer customer calls. Yesterday (27th December) Scottish […]
Road Closed 28.12.10 due to black ice: A762 between New Galloway and Mossdale The following roads have now been re-opened: A701 North of Moffat A708 East of Moffat
Scotland is experiencing major issues with bust pipes, as the thaw continues. So far it seems the story in Dumfries is not as serious as in some other parts of the country, but Scottish Water tell us that there are a few cases of burst water mains ocurring in the county. However there will be […]
Police in Dumfries and Galloway are appealing for information after a male body was found in the wooded area at Byreburn near Canonbie. The body was discovered by a male game shooter and his friend at around 16.00hrs on Monday 20 December. Early police investigations suggest there were no suspicious circumstances in the death. The […]
