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  Sixteen Veterinary Nurses from SRUC’s Barony Campus recently celebrated their success at the graduation ceremony held at Bute Hall in the University of Glasgow. They toasted not only their academic achievement but also their career prospects having all secured jobs in the veterinary sector. Their friends and family sat alongside the teaching staff who […]

    A TUP ram worth £650 is believed to have been the victim of a case of sheep worrying on a farm near Lockerbie. Police officers at Lockerbie are investigating the case of sheep worrying which happened on the farm fields of Castlermilktown Farm at Lockerbie sometime between 1645 hours on Thursday 5 and 1530 […]

Local MSP Joan McAlpine has written to Sir Richard Branson urging him to meet with campaigners fighting for the re-opening of Beattock Station.Ms McAlpine’s plea to the Virgin boss comes after a meeting with the Beattock Station Action Group, who the MSP described as “well-organised and enthusiastic.” Beattock Station which closed in 1972 sits on […]

    Dumfries and Galloway Disability Sport, in partnership with Leisure and Sport, deliver football sessions for people with a disability in both Dumfries and Annan giving them an opportunity to take part in sport and physical activity. Sessions are open to all ages and abilities, anyone interested in weekly disability football coaching sessions would […]

  AN SNP MSP is calling on Scottish Secretary David Mundell to deliver on his general election pledge to improve broadband services in the regi Joan McAlpine says digital inclusion charity GO ON figures show that more than one in five adults in Dumfries and Galloway have never been online. She says Mr Mundell must start “putting his constituents […]

  THREE people, including two Annan Academy pupils, remain in hospital after a road crash near Kettleholm, Lockerbie, yesterday morning The accident happened around 9.50am yesterday morning on the B723 Annan – Lockerbie road about a mile south of Lockerbie. Renault Modus car being driven by a 72 year old woman from Annan was in […]

TORRENTIAL has brought flooding to many areas across the South of Scotland. The A74M Glasgow – Carlisle motorway has flooding at Johnstonebridge  yesterday and a flood warning has been issued for the Whitesands at Dumfries. The flood warning for the ‘Sands was issued late this afternoon after heavy rainfall throughout the day. River levels are […]

  AN exciting line has been announced for the Big Burns Supper in January with Black Grape, The Beat, Eddi Reader and Jason Byrne headlining the event. In addition there will be spectacular carnival, cabaret, folk and trad The line-up for the fifth Big Burns Supper includes Andrew Maxwell, Camille O’Sullivan, The Dublin Legends (The […]

Reacting to the news that NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s Performance Committee have taken the decision to close the Daratiagh facility in Stranraer, Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Alex Fergusson said:- “I am simply staggered at this decision. There has been no consultation with any stakeholder, least of all the families on whom this will have […]

  The organisers behind Sunday’s FREE fireworks display that was due to be held at the Whitesands in Dumfries have announced today that the event has had to be called off due to adverse weather forecast.