Break-in witness appeal
A FRESH appeal for witnesses has been launched after two houses in Dumfries were targeted by thieves last weekend. Police officers were called to Kirko Place at around 5.30 pm last Friday night. It is...
View ArticleTowns bond over shared astronaut link
AN official kinship has been formed between Langholm and the American city of Wapakoneta. It has taken five years of discussion between dignitaries in the Muckle Toon burgh and their counterparts in...
View ArticleTerregles residents battling house project
A DUMFRIES man’s plans to build a new house in Terregles is facing stiff opposition from the community council and his would-be neighbours. Lloyd Gemmell hopes to be granted permission to construct a...
View ArticlePartnering across continents to improve livelihoods
THE work of scientists and farmers in Scotland, including this region, to breed more productive dairy cows has paid off both at home and on the African continent. Research by Professors Raphael Mrode...
View ArticleAnn goes global with quilt project
QUILTS made locally have gone global this week. For Mouswald based quilter Ann Hill BEM, right. is in Brno in the Czech Republic taking her Alzheimer quilt collection, “Changing Minds around the...
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Mike confesses all!
AN author has confessed on a popular podcast that he once stole a book from a Newton Stewart bed and breakfast – and still feels guilty about it 35 years later. Former editor of the Galloway Gazette...
View ArticleWeddings could be staged at historic site
GRAND plans have been unveiled for staging weddings at an unusual historic site – however nearby residents are not in the mood for any celebrations. A large wedding marquee could be installed in the...
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Festival is shaping up to be ‘amazing’
THE countdown to 2024’s Eden Festival has begun as more acts are revealed. Mali’s husband and wife musical duo, Amadou & Mariam, pictured, have been mixing their Afrobeat influence with jazz and...
View ArticleMorag’s marathon inspired by aunt’s battle
IT’S taken over a decade for Morag Kell to finally secure a place in today’s London Marathon. It’s been eight years since the teacher from Annan last ran a marathon and at that time she said she’d...
View ArticleLitter louts blasted
A FED-up councillor has this week hit out at litter louts for damaging the environment and ruining the beauty of Dumfries and Galloway. Andrew Wood, who represents the Mid and Upper Nithsdale ward, has...
View ArticleChris is on his marks for new world record
A LOCH Ken man will push his body to the limits as he prepares to to break a world record by becoming the first and the fastest person ever to run 32 ultramarathons. The adventurer Chris Thomson will...
View ArticleTree planting scheme grows bigger roots
THE third year of the South of Scotland Tree Planting Grant Scheme has been bigger than ever before, with 92 awards made across Dumfries and Galloway and 9099 native trees planted. From Langholm to the...
View ArticleAuthor Susi seeks stories of hope
SCOTLAND’S Scriever Susi Briggs, a writer and poet based in Dumfries and Galloway, has been commissioned to write a personal story of hope for Scottish Book Trust’s annual non-fiction writing...
View ArticleGood luck all!
EXAMS are in full flow in secondary schools across Dumfries and Galloway. The 2024 SQA exam diet kicked off on Monday for National 4/5s and Higher and Advanced Highers. Young people from S3 to S6 will...
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