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Fishing to resume on the River Kirtle after stocks boost

PLANS are afoot to revive fishing interest on an Annandale river whose depleted stocks are seeing an upturn.Read

Fireman Arrives in Devastated Country

A DUMFRIES fireman was in Chile when it was hit by a second major earthquake on Thursday.Read

Two more heroin addicts in hospital for anthrax

ANOTHER two heroin addicts from Dumfries are being treated in hospital for anthrax.Read

Heathhall “eyesore” set to stay

AN “EYESORE” mound near a new primary won’t be removed before the school opens.Read

Police appeal after woman was victim of attempted robbery

A THUG tried to snatch a 63-year-old woman’s purse as she walked along a busy Dumfries street.Read

Tritium action plan to be drawn up for Chapelcross

A RADIOACTIVE material used in nuclear bombs has left a “distinctive footprint” around Chapelcross.Read

Smoking materials blamed for Newbie house fire

DISCARDED smoking materials have been blamed for a house fire in Newbie in the early hours of Friday.Read

Dunscore woman Jane Haining was awarded the new Hero of the Holocaust medal at Downing Street

DUNSCORE woman Jane Haining, who saved dozens of Jewish lives during the war, was posthumously honoured at Downing Street yesterday.Read

Cash boost for Sanquhar arts centre

A SANQUHAR arts project that has been in the pipeline for years should be completed by September.Read

Beattock soldier performs at state banquet

BEATTOCK soldier Lance Sergeant Gregg Gordon has had the honour of playing for Her Majesty The Queen at a state banquet.Read

Anti-Islamist group claims Lockerbie visit

A RIGHT wing group linked with football casuals claims it held a “moving vigil” in Lockerbie on Saturday.Read

Lockerbie teenager crowned Miss Teen Scotland

LOCKERBIE teenager Natasha Dinwoodie has been crowned Miss Teen Scotland.Read

Rotarians spread the word on Polio eradication

ROTARY clubs across the region have been encouraging schoolchildren and shoppers to donate £1 to help eradicate polio.Read

Nithsdale is the winner in the Community Achievement Awards

COMMUNITY spirited people from across Nithsdale have been handed prizes at a special awards night at DG One.Read

Save The Children quiz night

LOCKERBIE branch of Save the Children held a quiz night at Hightae Hall on Friday, February 26, raising the grand total of £715.Read

Annan hopeful of now striker signing

ANNAN are looking to snap up a striker ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Elgin City.Read

Scottish rugby legend heads to farming event

A SCOTTISH rugby legend is heading to Dumfries to talk about rural issues later this month.Read

Artist confronts old stereotypes in Thomas Tosh residency

VISUAL artist Jo Hodges is taking up residency in Thomas Tosh for two weeks in March to explore attitudes to ageing.Read

Big thank you to hospital staff

SIR – I was recently in Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for an operation. I was in ward six.Read

Annan woman in “serious condition” after garden crash

A YOUNG Annan woman is in hospital in a serious condition after her car crashed through a fence and into a garden in Dalton.Read

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