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A crowd of 1000 turned out for Steven Sloan’s testimonial match at Galabank last night against Rangers. It was a cold wet miserable evening for the Steven Sloan Testimonial match against the Glasgow Rangers Youngsters on Tuesday evening but the fans turned out in numbers with a crowd approaching 1000 to pay tribute to […]
Thieves have targeted another two houses in Dumfries with jewellery and other times stole taken from one but the raider was disturbed in the second incident. Police Scotland officers are investigating a break-in to a house on Barnton Road in Dumfries which happened sometime overnight Sunday 26/Monday 27 July 2015. At this stage […]
On of the newest organisations in the region D&G Blood Bikes have risen to the challenge and now have the honour of having made one of the longest Blood Bike runs in Britain. 350 miles 6 Riders 5 different Groups, all coordinated by D&G Blood Bikes. The Run Call received at 09.10 Package delivered at 19.35 […]
World Logan Botanic Garden will feature on the BBC’s stalwart show Gardener’s World on Friday 31 July with presenter Carol Klein hosting the show from ˜Scotland’s Most Exotic Garden. Logan’s well-earned exotic title stems from its wide range of sub-tropical plants such as Echium nervosum, palm avenues and the Tree Dandelion. The BBC team couldn’t […]
A GROUP of Scouts have been found safe and well after a big search in the Ae Forest area north of Dumfries yesterday. Police, forest rangers, a helicopter and Moffat Mountain Rescue team joined the search four four males a female all aged 13 years of age who were reported missing. They had been reported missing […]
ROSS Wylie is setting his sights high for the next round of the British GT Championship on Sunday (2 Aug). The 23-year-old McLaren GT “Young Driver” returns to the famous Brands Hatch Grand Prix venue aiming to post his first top-six finish of the year. Both Thornhill’s Wylie and Northern Ireland co-driver Andrew Watson are […]
A 28-year-old man has been remanded in custody on a charge of attempted murder. His appearance at Dumfries Sheriff Court yesterday follows a stabbing incident which resulted in a man being taken to hospital at the weekend at the Lochside housing estate in Dumfries. Kevin Pool, from Dumfries, appeared in private before Sheriff Mark Thorley […]
Three superb festivals and events that take place within a month of each other are certain to attract thousands of visitors to Annandale and Eskdale this Autumn. The three festivals and events will be of huge appeal to local people, and by virtue of their diversity, attract different audiences and many new visitors from tourism […]
Galloway Country Fair, one of the Scottish rural calendar’s biggest events, returns to the beautiful Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate on 22 and 23 August 2015. Sponsored by Border Cars, the Fair – which last year attracted around 18,000 people from across the country – promises to be more exciting than ever with more than […]
Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray has offered her congratulations to Dumfries & Galloway Council following the announcement by Keep Scotland Beautiful, the charity for Scotland’s environment, that the Dock Park in Dumfries has been presented with a prestigious Green Flag Award this year in recognition of its high standards and quality outdoor space. The Green Flag […]
