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Conservatives and SNP form Dumfries and Galloway coalition

THE CONSERVATIVES and the SNP have struck a deal to run Dumfries and Galloway Council.Read

Pensioner conned out of “thousands” in roof scam

BOGUS workmen duped a pensioner out of thousands of pounds in a “despicable” con.Read

Man leaves community thousands in his will

A SANQUHAR man has left more than £170,000 to the local community in his will.Read

Dance stars sought for competition

BUDDING dancers from Dumfries and Galloway have just a week left to enter Gretna Gateway’s new Dance Star contest.Read

Thornhill prepares for big gala day

PLANS are coming on nicely for this year’s Thornhill gala which will be held on July 14.Read

Medals haul for primary pupils in the Robert Burns World Federation’s National Burns Competition

PRIMARY pupils from Dumfriesshire brought home trophies and medals from the National Burns Competition at Aberdeen on Saturday.Read

Criffel and Merrick included in the The WaterAid 200 challenge

DUMFRIES and Galloway walkers are being urged to take on two of the area’s finest peaks to raise vital funds for some of the world’s poorest people.Read

Beaches fail to make Good Beach Guide cut

THE REGION’S beaches have missed out on inclusion in the 2012 Good Beach Guide.Read

Golden couple raise cash for charity

A BIG-HEARTED couple have raised a golden amount of cash for charity.Read

Family sought for fine old folk fiddle

THE owner of a once-battered old fiddle is hoping to find the family of the man who made it.Read

Annan could aim for Fairtrade Town status

MOVES are under way to earn designated Fairtrade Town status for Annan.Read

Drumpark to reiopen to public on Sunday after four year restoration

A WELL known garden will open to the public on Sunday after four years of painstaking restoration.Read

Far Eastern promise for Gretna tourism boost

GRETNA Green’s Old Blacksmith’s Shop Centre will be part of a business delegation heading to the Far East next week.Read

Dumfries and GallowayCollege receives funding boost

A COLLEGE has been handed a funding boost.Read

Shepherd and lass chosen for Moffat’s celebrations

MARTIN Robson and Jill Murray are this year’s Moffat’s Shepherd and Lass.Read

Thomas Carlyle’s resting place in public-spirited clean-up

THE resting place of one of Annandale’s most prominent sons has been tidied up.Read

Governments are fighting over who should foot the A75 bill

THE £10 MILLION bill for the A75 upgrade has passed back to Westminister.Read

Full steam ahead for Debenhams launch

MORE than 1,700 people applied for just 55 jobs at the new Debenhams store in Dumfries.Read

McNish’s twitter joy for taste of home

RACING driver Allan McNish was so desperate for his favourite dish that he had it shipped 1,200 miles.Read

Park-Safe scheme gathers support in Mya’s name

THE UNCLE of a toddler who was tragically killed in a car park accident has started fundraising in her memory.Read

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