Dumfriesshire for 22 August 2008

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Queen of the South footballers back Dumfries' first all-male race Aug 22 2008

QUEEN of the South stars are supporting the first Male Race for Dumfries.Read

Window of opportunity in Bluetongue timetable Aug 22 2008

NFU Scotland believes that Scottish livestock producers have a window of opportunity in which to minimise trade disruption with the north of England this autumn.Read

Close shave for Rwanda charity man Aug 22 2008

PAT Murphy put aside all thoughts of vanity and decided to go right to the bone.Read

China trip fundraiser comes in the form of a car boot sale Aug 22 2008

A CAR BOOT sale is taking place to raise money for a teenager’s trip to the Great Wall of China.Read

Government urges farmers to take care when sourcing stock Aug 22 2008

THE SCOTTISH Government is urging farmers to remain vigilant when sourcing new animals.Read

Drumlanrig Castle recreates Victorian period Aug 22 2008

HISTORIC Drumlanrig Castle is preparing to step back in time tomorrow when it hosts an authentic Victorian Day.Read

Learn all about bats with a night time walk through Mabie Forest Aug 22 2008

THE habitat of an elusive winged woodland creature will be available to explore in a night time walk tomorrow.Read

Former Lockerbie Rotary Club president talks about food Aug 22 2008

LOCKERBIE and District Rotary Club’s past president, Ian Potts, was the speaker at Monday night’s meeting and gave a talk on his favourite subject… food.Read

£2.6M legacy left for RNLI Aug 22 2008

A WIDOW has left more than £2.6million in her will to pay for a new lifeboat in Dumfries and Galloway.Read

Man faces charges for scaring estranged wife with text messages Aug 22 2008

A MAN is to face trial at Dumfries Sheriff Court on a charge of putting his estranged wife in a state of alarm by sending 47 text messages using a number which was unknown to her.Read

£10,000 cheque presented to Dumfries Royal Infirmary Aug 22 2008

REPRESENTATIVES from Thornhill Charity Committee presented a cheque for £10,000 to Dumfries Infirmary on Monday.Read

Schools consultation deadline day looms Aug 22 2008

SCOTTISH education minister Fiona Hyslop is urging people to get involved in consultation on safeguarding rural schools.Read

LGBT Pride event a big success Aug 22 2008

DUMFRIES and Galloway’s first ever LGBT Pride event was an unprecedented success with around 600 people attending.Read

Global Aid Concert — An Appeal for the Earthquake Crisis in China Aug 22 2008

ALL THOSE who attended the first Global Aid Concert on Friday evening at the Crichton Church were treated to a spectacular musical event which included world class performers.Read

Police warn public to be on lookout for bogus workmen Aug 22 2008

POLICE are urging people in Dumfries to be on their guard against bogus workmen.Read

Man ordered to carry out 80 hours community service for threatening flatmate with bayonet Aug 22 2008

A 38-YEAR-OLD man who assaulted a flatmate by punching him and brandishing a bayonet at him, has been ordered by the sheriff at Dumfries to carry out 80 hours community service.Read

Woman fined £300 for throwing bottle at window Aug 22 2008

A WOMAN, whose ex-partner had formed a new relationship with another woman in Dumfries, went to the house where she believed she lived and threw a bottle at the lounge window.Read

Police hunt for Tesco con-artists Aug 22 2008

POLICE are hunting two con-artists who stole cash from Tesco Express in Heathhall.Read

Councillors clash over community wardens scheme Aug 22 2008

A COUNCILLOR has refused to back calls for the expansion of the community wardens scheme in his constituency.Read

Campaign to save region's Post Offices Aug 22 2008

THE PUBLIC are being called on to tell the council what they think about radical changes to postal services in Dumfries and Galloway.Read

Cash for teachers Aug 22 2008

A £7,000 CASH carrot appears to have solved a looming teacher crisis.Read

Government proposal to tackle seagull ‘menace’ Aug 22 2008

DUMFRIES is being used to test out a new Scottish Government scheme aimed at tackling nuisance seagulls.Read

Whitesands flooding problem could be solved within the next few years Aug 22 2008

WORK to end Dumfries’ Whitesands flooding problems could be ready to start in four years.Read

Dye works saved by former employee Aug 22 2008

A DYEING factory has been saved from extinction after being taken over by a former employee.Read

Anti-cancer roadshow visits Dumfries Aug 22 2008

A NATIONAL roadshow promoting Scotland’s first mass anti-cancer vaccination programme stopped off in Dumfries this week.Read

Dumfries clean-up project launched Aug 22 2008

THE STANDARD has joined forces with Dumfries businessman Mark Jardine to campaign for the People’s Project.Read

Christine Sinclair from the Citizen's Advice Bureau

Debts of despair drive families to breaking point Aug 22 2008

A MULTI-MILLION pound mountain of debt has pushed hundreds of the region’s families to breaking point.Read

Mixed reaction to store plans Aug 22 2008

PLANS for a controversial foodstore development that received hundreds of objections are set to get the go-ahead...while another application that has attracted three complaints is in line for refusal.Read

Budget busts for council Aug 22 2008

COUNCIL finance chiefs are predicting a social work budget overspend of £1.5million.Read

Council strike causes disruption across the region Aug 22 2008

A MAJOR council strike on Wednesday has been hailed a success by unions – but it caused mass disruption to services.Read

The People's Project: Let’s clean up this town Aug 22 2008

TODAY the Standard launches the official campaign to back a major new scheme aimed at kick-starting the regeneration of Dumfries.Read

Crash driver cut free after M74 crash Aug 22 2008

A VAN driver was cut free by fire crews on Tuesday after a crash on the M74 near Lockerbie.Read

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