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Young composer wins national competition

A TANGO by a young Thornhill composer is set to be professionally recorded and premiered in London this year.Read

Cranstone speaks to antiquarian society

DAVID Cranstone, a freelance consultant, from Tyneside whose specialism is the archaeology of industry, addressed a large attendance of members of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society on the subject of Salt on the Solway.Read

Cancer Relay For Life meeting to be held

A CANCER charity event is gathering speed with an open meeting taking place tomorrow night.Read

Centenary exhibition for Girlguiding Dumfriesshire is launched at Dumfries Museum

GIRLGUIDING Dumfriesshire is celebrating 100 years of Girlguiding with a centenary exhibition at Dumfries Museum.Read

Dates announced for Galloway Music Festival

THE GALLOWAY Music Festival is known locally as the friendly festival.Read

Dumfries’ Lighthouse Church helpes Haiti victims

LOCHSIDE 10-year-old Erin Hughes and her fellow members of the Lighthouse Church in Dumfries have raised £217 from a youth service and lunch for the Haiti earthquake appeal.Read

Long service awards for children’s service

EIGHT members of staff from the Upper Nithsdale Family Project were recently rewarded for their commitment to the service.Read

Fundraising bean bath at Annan supermarket

MORE than 100 tins of cold beans were poured over Annan Tesco’s deputy manager Alyson Russell on Friday by staff and customers.Read

Car club celebrates end to successful season

THE SOUTH of Scotland Car Club celebrated the end of another successful season on Saturday night at the Crichton Golf Club.Read

Daredevils raise thousands for charity

TWO Dumfries daredevils raised thousands of pounds for charity after they jumped out of plane from 10,000 feet.Read

Floral treat for Kirkmichael XYZ Club

DUE to the early snowfall and hazardous conditions underfoot, the first January meeting of the Kirkmichael XYZ Club had, unfortunately, to be cancelled.Read

Spill the beans for a worthy cause

STAFF at Annan Tesco are encouraging shoppers to spill the beans and raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy campaign.Read

Children's story competition deadline looms

THE CLOSING date for the 25th national Write a Story for Children competition is nearing and readers need to hurry if they wish to enter.Read

New games facility opens in Penpont

PENPONT youngsters have been taking advantage of their new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) after it was officially opened by Councillor Gill Dykes on Sunday.Read

Distant fan sends Queens best wishes

QUEEN of the South have received words of encouragement from a very distant fan.Read

The Reverend George Lind bades a fond farewell to Annan for pastures new

A DUMFRIES-born banker who became a Church of Scotland minister in Annan 12 years ago has left for pastures new.Read

Come Divine with me

A COME Dine With Me inspired event has been organised to raise money for Closeburn Gala.Read

Robert Burns Day celebrated in Dumfries

A NUMBER of traditional ceremonies commemorating and celebrating the life of Robert Burns were held in Dumfries on Monday, January 25 – the date of his birth.Read

Charities share in cash from Light Up A Life

TEN local charities have shared in the money raised by St Michael’s and South Parish Church’s annual Light Up A Life event.Read

Barn dance planned for Drumcork Farm

A THORNHILL farmer is following in the footsteps of his late father by raising money for the community.Read

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