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A TOTAL of seven people have now been arrested and will appear in court later today following an alleged incident in Annan on Sunday night. Police Scotland said today that after further investigations into a large scale disturbance in The Shed public house in Lady Street, Annan, on Sunday night, a total of seven men […]

    An  £80,000 tractor along with a trailer have been stolen from a farm north of Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire. The theft was discovered yesterday and Police Scotland said they are investigating the theft of the tractor and trailer from a farm which is about four  miles north of Sanquhar. The theft of the blue coloured New Holland […]

    TWO MEN are in custody after a major disturbance in an Annan pub. Police Scotland said today that the two men, an 18 year old and a 37 year old are presently in custody after an incident which occurred in The Shed public house in Lady Street, Annan. It happened said a spokesman, at […]

  POLICE are appealing for information after a raid on a house at Moniaive and attempted theft at a Cargenbridge industrial site Two tractor batteries. a black Apollo mountain bike, a chrome plated roll bar, and a circular saw have all been stolen from a house which sits just off the A702 near Crawfordton Farm, […]

  DUMFRIESSHIRE MSP Elaine Murray wears pink in Holyrood in aid of Breast Cancer Now. Dr Murray has shown her support for women with breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging her constituents to take part in Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 23rd October. Wear it pink, the UK’s biggest […]

ALBATEC Racing was denied the chance to return to the FIA European Rallycross Championship podium in Spain this weekend, despite a stunning pace that netted the third fastest overall for Jérôme Grosset-Janin in heat three. The Frenchman, in his Poujoulat-backed Peugeot 208 RX Supercar, won two of the four Euro RX heats, with second in […]

  Queen of the South boss James Fowler was disappointed with his team’s 2-2 draw against Morton at Palmerston on Saturday as he felt they had dominated for much of the game. But he admitted it was progress after three successive league defeats. He said: “We were looking to try to get back to winning […]

    Police Scotland officers are investigating a break-in to the Dupont Teijin factory at Cargenbridge, Dumfries, sometime between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 September 2015. It appears that the perpetrator(s) have entered the building, causing damage in the process in an attempt to carry out what appears to be a theft. Nothing has been […]

    BCD Solway Sharks registered their first NIHL points of the season on Saturday, with a resounding 12-1 win over Sheffield Senators at the Ice Bowl. After two disappointing performances, Martin Grubb’s side responded in the best possible style to get their campaign off and running. Forward Martin Cingel led the attack superbly with […]

    ELEVEN projects including one from Dumfries and Galloway that encourage some of Scotland’s least active people to become more active have been awarded grants as part of the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. The projects, spread throughout Scotland, work with groups who are most at risk of inactivity, and use physical activity to […]