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A compensation claim has been drawn up for the impact of new wild salmon protection rules on the Solway Firth. A three-year ban is in place on killing fish outside estuary limits with strict controls on numbers in inland waters. The Annan Common Good Fund holds the rights to traditional fishing methods such as haaf, […]
Following discussions last night, Queen of the South’s manager, James Fowler and the club have agreed to part company. Assistant manager Gavin Skelton and Jim Thomson will take temporary charge of the side until the end of the season. Chairman Billy Hewitson said “It’s always disappointing when a manager leaves, we thank James for his […]
Recently Thornhill Community Council issued a rallying call to local residents and groups to support their village clean up initiative , and support they did with well over 40 people turning out to clean up around village. Organiser and Vice Chairman Jim Renicks said ” We were very pleased with the turnout , we are […]
POLICE Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) at Stranraer have come out top in a two day competition with six other groups in Scotland. They travelled to Dumfries House near Cumnock to take part in two days of competition with six other groups from throughout Scotland. Depute Coordinator for the Stranraer group Constable Nicola Wilson along with […]
Kirkcudbright Tolbooth and Gallery at High Street, Kirkcudbright will host a new exhibition entitled ‘Impressions of the Borderlands; Dumfries and Galloway and the Lake District from April 13 – May 1. This is Kevin Weaver’s third show in Dumfries and Galloway but the first he has exhibited paintings of Scotland. He had two […]
DUMFRIES Museum has been successful in getting Festival of Museums funding for special events this spring. An advance party of ruthless Vikings have been seen checking out the town and looking for trading options. This year Dumfries Museum is working with partners at The Stove in the High Street as well as other shop keepers […]
OPPOSITION is growing across the country to the controversial plan from the Scottish Government’s plan to assign a ‘Named Person’ for every child. a NO2NP Roadshow meeting will take place in Castle Douglas on Monday April 18 from 7:30pm – 9:00pm. Members of the public are invited to go along and hear accomplished speakers spell out the dangerous […]
SCOTLAND’S first Ukulele festival is set to go ahead at the Crichton Royal at Dumfries next month. The festival will be held from May 6- 8 and is set to star artists from all over the world as many local ones as well. James Hill, on of the top players in the […]
Football and literary fans from across Dumfries & Galloway are being given the chance to take part in a special ‘football night out’ as part of a campaign to highlight the positives of the ‘Beautiful Game’ On Wednesday 13th April at 7:30pm Palmerston Stadium will play host to cult football travel writer Daniel Gray and […]
A Scottish company founded by a Dumfries born engineer has became a world leader in upper limb prosthetic technologies has been bought by an Icelandic firm in a deal worth £27.5m. Livingston-based Touch Bionics was sold to Ossur Hf by its shareholders, which include Archangel Investors, Scottish Investment Bank and management. Ossur specialises in […]
