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Town mourns Lord Wallace
TRIBUTES have been widely paid to Lord Jim Wallace, a former Annan man who was the first ever Deputy First Minister of Scotland. Condolences continue to pour in after his sudden death at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Thursday, aged 71. Lord Wallace of Tankerness was born and raised in Annan and was s...
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Students lead the way in new Active Campus partnership
DUMFRIES and Galloway College (DGC) is celebrating the success of its exciting new partnership with Active Campus Dumfries and Galloway, which is providing an action-packed programme of student-led sporting activities on campus. Working in tandem with Active Campus Dumfries and Galloway, 23 students...
Narrow defeat for Rams
MOFFAT Rams lost by a point in their West Division Three clash away to league leaders Glasgow Medics. It proved to be a closely contested encounter, with the Medics claiming a 20-19 win. The hosts edged the first half, going into the break 15-12 ahead, with Rams’ scores coming from captain Max Dou...
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Fundraiser launched for defender’s knee operation
AN online fundraiser has been set up by Gretna 2008 to help pay for knee surgery for defender Stuart Douglas. The 29-year-old central defender, from Dumfries, suffered the injury towards the end of last year. And the Anvils have come together to support the player. Explaining, the fundraiser descrip...
Wigtown jag Thistle’s title hopes
LOCHAR Thistle’s grip on the South of Scotland League title took a hit last Saturday as an excellent performance from Wigtown and Bladnoch saw the home side secure a surprising 1-0 victory at Trammondford Park. It was clear from the start that Wigtown were out to frustrate Lochar, and they restric...
Anderson brace helps Gretna earn Brox draw
GRETNA 2008 shared the spoils against high flying Broxburn following a 2-2 draw at Raydale Park. Anvils striker Iain Anderson scored two second half goals after the Brox had taken a 2-0 halftime lead. Despite Anderson’s brace, it was central defender Tyler Bowman who earned the man of the match aw...
Gibson hails comeback
ANNAN manager Wullie Gibson heaped praise on his players after they came from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw away to Edinburgh City last Saturday. Substitutes Myles Gaffney and Josh Dixon scored the goals late on, with the latter netting in the 94th minute to ensure the Black and Golds received a sha...
Warriors continue National Plate defence
ANNAN Warriors continue their defence of the National Plate on Sunday as they welcome Whitecraigs Ladies to Violetbank for the first time. Last week they kicked off Plate proceedings with a dominant 85-7 win away to Marrlequin Ladies – tries came from Mally McGeoch, Jane Haren, Hannah, Ashley Clar...
Family business savings wiped out by heartless fraudsters in 'terrifying' scam
"It was very pressured but in a professional way, as though he was a banker. He cleaned our company out, along with some savings."
BMW driver who died in crash that closed road in Dumfries for over eight hours named
Phillip Thompson, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene
First picture of man who died in BMW crash as police probe remains open
Enquiries are continuing into the tragic death of 54-year-old Phillip Thompson, who died at the scene on the A75.
Harriers cross border for Carlisle 10k
A CONTINGENT from the Dumfries Harriers travelled south for their first race of the New Year and race season to take part in the now annual Carlisle Resolution 10k at Carlisle Racecourse earlier this month. The first Harrier home was the always impressive Donna Davidson in 50:45. She was using the r...
Students lead the way in new Active Campus partnership
DUMFRIES and Galloway College (DGC) is celebrating the success of its exciting new partnership with Active Campus Dumfries and Galloway, which is providing an action-packed programme of student-led sporting activities on campus. Working in tandem with Active Campus Dumfries and Galloway, 23 students...
Photo prize joy for Jessica and team
DUMFRIESSHIRE photographer Jessica McGovern has won the ‘Best Professional Training’ title at The Societies of Photographers Convention. Based near Castle Douglas, Jessica started her online photography tuition company That Tog Spot in 2020, offering both free and paid photography education thro...
Crash driver named
THE man who died in a crash on the A75 near Dumfries has been named as Phillip Thompson. The 54-year-old was the driver of a BMW X5 which crashed at the Glen on Friday January 16 at about 12.50 pm. His vehicle was the only one involved and Mr Thompson was pronounced dead at the […] The post Crash ...
Oilfast opens new fuel depot in Dumfries and Galloway
A NEW fuel depot is up and running at Cargenbridge, serving domestic, agricultural and commercial customers across Dumfries and Galloway. And Oilfast, one of the UK’s leading independent fuel distributors, is marking the milestone with a discount offer for customers ordering heating oil and the ch...
When will Storm Chandra end as Scotland endures gales and snow?
Storm Chandra is bringing snow, strong winds and flood risks to northern parts of the UK, with yellow weather warnings across Scotland.
Storm Chandra closes major roads across Scotland as three weather warnings in place
Scots have been hit by travel chaos this morning as Storm Chandra unleashed fury across the country overnight.
Victims of evil care worker finally see justice as pervert jailed
William Brydson, 78, was convicted on 12 charges against nine children in his care more than 40 years ago.
Lanarkshire bracing itself for Storm Chandra, with strong winds, heavy rain and deep snow expected
While the worst impact of Chandra will be in Northern Ireland and southwest England, multiple yellow weather warnings have been issued across the country on Tuesday, January 27.