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Ex-Gers kid Muir ‘buzzing’ ahead of Ibrox cup clash
ANNAN right back Ryan Muir expresses gratitude when asked about his time at Rangers as a youth footballer. The 23-year-old signed for the Ibrox club in his early teens after being scouted while playing for local boys club Greystone Rovers in Dumfries. He moved through the ranks and penned a full-tim...
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Fully fit squad and it’s go, go Goss
The Annan manager is full of belief that his team can do themselves and the 1100 travelling fans proud. And he has been handed a further boost after it was announced that Goss had been recalled from his loan at East Fife. Gibson said: “This week there was a good buzz and a good feeling […] The p...
Annan fans are Ibrox bound!
More than 1000 fans will be making the trip to Glasgow to support the Black and Golds. The game is huge for the club, with a six-figure financial windfall expected no matter the result. ‘It’s something where we can all work together and build on’ “IT’S been chaos, organised chaos,” that ...
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Transfer window hopes
QUEEN of the South boss Peter Murphy was tight-lipped about what he has at his disposal to do transfer business this month. Murphy – who was named League One manager of the month for December – had a sit-down talk with the Palmerston board of directors last Thursday. And when asked how the meeti...
Allan: Great to be back after injury hell
AN EMOTIONAL Jordan Allan admitted at times he thought he would never get back playing the game he loves. The forward has been out for the season after two knee surgeries. The striker signed on a permanent deal during the summer after impressing during his loan spell last term. But this campaign has...
Murphy waves away Kelty protests
QUEENS boss Peter Murphy has shrugged off Kelty Heart’s pleas that Jack Stott’s crucial leveller should’ve been disallowed. The midfielder netted on the hour mark at Palmerston and was a game changing moment. However, the Maroon Machine were adamant that Stott had handled the ball and Kurtis G...
Hammy hopes for Olympic gold to complete the set!
THE countdown for the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina is well and truly on. Team Mouat – including Dumfries’ Grant Hardie and Wigtownshire’s Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie – hope to go one better this time round after they earned a silver medal four years ago in China. And Stranraer-born ...
Bolton leaves Sharks
SOLWAY Sharks have announced that star player Jake Bolton has left the club by mutual consent for family reasons. And a club spokesman praised Bolton. They said: “Everyone at the Shark Tank wishes Jake all the best in his future endeavours and thanks him for his dedication whilst pulling on a Shar...
Region gets set to celebrate Burns
CELEBRATE the birthday of Scotland’s bard at one of several Burns events across the region. In Dumfries the carnival’s back on Saturday, lighting up the winter night with spectacle, colour, movement and magic. As part of the bigger Northern Lights events, thousands of performers and spectators w...
‘Alarming’ bed-blocking data
AUDIT Scotland has revealed that bed-blocking in Dumfries and Galloway is amongst the worst in Scotland. The number of delayed discharges from hospitals across the region has increased by 27.8 per cent over the year leading to October 2025. Delayed discharge is when patients are ready to be discharg...
Rare ‘excellent’ mark for family-run childcare service
A FAMILY-OWNED Dumfries childcare service has received a rare top mark from inspectors. The Care Inspectorate awarded Happy Faces Nursery and After School Club an ‘excellent’ grade for its leadership. The Calside Road nursery scored ‘very good’ marks for how children are supported to achieve...
Trio scoop awards at iconic dance venue
THREE talented young dancers from an Annandale dance academy have represented the school on a prestigious national stage. Local talent Owen McGregor and dance partnership Anya Melville and Evelyn Laidlaw proudly took to the stage at the Champions of Tomorrow 2026 event held at one of the most histor...
Minister visit for care home
A KIRKPATRICK Fleming care home has been visited by Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport of Scotland Minister Tom Arthur this week. It comes after Notwen House received f<z8.200>ormal recognition in the Scottish Parliament last year. A motion lodged by Emma Harper MSP and supported by sever...
Young farmers take on 24-hour loch run challenge
ANNANDALE Young Farmers Club members are taking on a big fundraising challenge in Lochmaben. The group have decided to walk/run around Castle Loch for 24 hours. They are aiming to raise cash with £500 of the amount being donated to the Big Build Project and the rest to Kidney Care UK, the groups ch...
Dumfries and Galloway chip shop Moore’s shuts due to fire one week after UK award win
Moore's has been closed until further notice after an electrical fire on Thursday morning.
Marks and Spencer announces plans for 32 new Scottish stores and 'showstopping' UK flagship
Marks and Spencer has unveiled a list of 500 potential locations for new and revamped Food stores as it plans to double the size of its food business
Cammy’s back
DEFENDER Cammy Clark has returned to Galabank after leaving Dumbarton. The 25-year-old previously joined the club on loan from Queens Park in the 2019-2020 season. He made a positive impact and signed a deal which kept him at the club for the next two seasons. He joins Annan for a second stint after...
Scots lifeboat crews tow 40ft yacht to safety during gale-force winds
The stricken boat was reported to coastguard crews after becoming adrift and unable to maintain control in horror conditions near the north of Loch Ryan
NHS’s top risks revealed
A LIST of 16 ‘risks’ facing NHS Dumfries and Galloway have been set out. A report for the regional board included the most up-to-date corporate risk register for the organisation. And it reveals five factors are currently deemed to be a ‘very high’ risk for the region. They are: Failure of t...
Company opens new Dumfries office
UK Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants, Graham and Sibbald have opened an office in Dumfries. Heading up the new premises at Hestan House, Crichton Business Park will be chartered surveyor Scott Morton. Scott specialises in residential surveying including home reports, mortgage valuation re...