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Royal Air Force Federation visit

MEMBERS of the Dumfries branch of the Royal Air Force Association recently visited 1153 Squadron Air Cadets at their Dumfries headquarters.Read

National Trust meeting

THE NATIONAL Trust Dumfries Members Group held their recent meeting on Monday, February 22.Read

International Women’s Day marked in region

DUMFRIES and Galloway’s International Women’s Network are holding an information event on March 25 as part of International Women’s Day.Read

Public lectures mark science week

TO MARK National Science and Engineering week, which runs from March 12 to March 21, Dr Mair Crouch (pictured) will be giving two free public lectures.Read

Dumfries and District Flower Club

THE Dumfries and District Flower Club AGM took place in February.Read

Local veterans visit Malaysia

LOCAL veterans of a “forgotten war” have paraded with pride nearly half way round the world as a senior British diplomat praised the part they played in ensuring the independence of Malaysia.Read

Councillors look to fiscal over seagull saga

THE PROCURATOR fiscal service could be dragged into the Dumfries seagull problem.Read

Lockerbie women at Scottish Parliament for International Women’s Day

MEMBERS of the Lockerbie Women Learning group celebrated International Women’s Day by visiting the Scottish Parliament on Saturday.Read

More than 1,350 attend Dumfries and Galloway Environment Fair

THE 14th annual Dumfries and Galloway Environment Fair has been hailed a huge success with more than 1,350 adults and children descending on Dumfries’ DG One on Saturday.Read

Dumfries Male Voice choir celebrates 60 years

IN THE post-war year of 1949, while TV was still in its black and white single channel infancy, evening classes were a popular way of learning new skills.Read

Queen of the South looks back on very special year

IT’S BEEN a year to remember for Beth Mercer.Read

Springkell House treasures to be sold off to pay for restoration

HISTORIC items from one of Annandale’s finest country houses are to go under the hammer at the end of the month.Read

Lockerbie Wildlife Trust report

LOCKERBIE Wildlife Trust members’ night saw honorary vice president Ted Argo give a short presentation on Manor Wood, the area of woodland around Lockerbie Manor Hotel.Read

River Esk at centre of new fishing controversay

AN ENGLISH quango is bidding to tighten its grip on the Scottish side of the River Esk in Dumfriesshire.Read

Jump aboard Moffat UADS’ Carousel

ONE of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest musicals comes to the Old Well Theatre on the March 18.Read

Sleeping Beauty comes to DG One

DG ONE leisure centre in Dumfries continues its programme of quality entertainment this weekend with classical ballet and Scotland’s best-selling female recording artist.Read

Mobile art gallery to visit region’s schools

SCHOOLS across the region are to enjoy a visit from a mobile art gallery next week.Read

Wanlockhead road to be fixed after big freeze damage

A REMOTE road which turns into an ice slick during freezing weather is to be repaired.Read

Eastyriggs mark’s Commonweath Day

EASTRIGGS residents celebrated Commonwealth Day on Monday with a tour of their “Commonwealth village”.Read

Queens sportsman dinner

QUEENS will be holding a sportsman’s dinner next weekend.Read

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