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Alloa Athlethic 1 Queens 2 Queen of the South won away for the first time since August as two Gary Oliver goals earned victory at Alloa. Graeme Holmes fired Alloa ahead with a shot from the edge of the area after just 31 seconds. Oliver converted a Derek Lyle cross at the second attempt after […]

Over the next six months, 140 3rd year Computing Science students from the University of Glasgow will be working on a number of IT related projects with Crichton Institute, Crichton Carbon Centre, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, Third Sector Dumfries & Galloway and The Stove Network. 21st October saw the inaugural meetings between the Dumfries and […]

    Police in Lockerbie are investigating another break-in to the golf club in the town which happened sometime between 0900 hours on Thursday 29 and 0900 hours on Friday 30 October 2015. Grass cutting equipment including lawnmowers, a scarifier and a turfer has been take in the raid. The value of the property stolen […]

      The office of Dumfries and Galloway’s MP Richard Arkless which has been fully operational for several months now, is to adopt an open door policy. The office which is open from 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday, is conveniently situated right in the heart of Dumfries town centre, just down from the […]

  Sean Whittaker was 51 when he was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth and after a year and a half of disfiguring surgery and treatment, he was sent home. There was nothing to be done, apart from control the pain and wait. But Sean wasn’t going to go quietly, he wanted to achieve his […]

  South of Scotland  MSP Joan McAlpine has highlighted a new round of funding from charity RSABI available to eligible constituents with a land-based background in Dumfriesshire. The MSP recently met with Dumfriesshire-based RSABI Welfare Officer Pamela Samson who briefed Ms McAlpine on the scheme. The “Help for Heating Fund”, from charity RSABI, is available […]

Fears for the future of traditional fishing methods which have been used on the Solway for centuries are to be aired at a special meeting.It comes in light of a proposed ban on catching and killing wild salmon which is one of a large number of possible moves under a review of the sector.The action […]

Social work bosses will today seek approval for steps to tackle a looming crisis in home care services for elderly and vulnerable adults in Dumfries and Galloway. In a report to the Social Work Committee, they say the sector is running at, or very near, capacity and new ways of working need to be developed. […]

Pupils at Troqueer Primary School in Dumfries have been praised for being well behaved and committed to learning. Education Scotland inspectors found the children are courteous, articulate and motivated children. They said the school provides children with a broad curriculum but it now needs to ensure that learning in deep and challenging. Headteacher Martin Armstrong […]