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Locharbriggs continue fundraising

LOCHARBRIGGS Community Centre Association (LCCA) continued its summer/autumn fundraising season with two very successful events over the weekend of August 21 and 23.Read

Thornhill's Audrey to run for deaf children

A THORNHILL woman is bidding to raise cash for a charity close to her heart.Read

Teachers take leap of faith

TWO Wallace Hall Academy teachers are planning to take a high jump for charity.Read

Cycle relay raises cash

MEMBERS of staff at a Dumfries store will don their cycling jerseys to take part in a gruelling 800-mile relay-style cycle ride to earn thousands of pounds for a children’s charity.Read

Wild rider raises funds for charity

A BORGUE businessman has just completed Scotland’s longest, continuous mountain biking adventure to raise money for charity.Read

Touching moment for Stranraer soldier

A STRANRAER soldier took time out from the pre-deployment exercise to help ease the plight of children at an African orphanage.Read

Cat charity’s plea for volunteers

VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help Cats Protection in Dumfries.Read

Dumfries centenarian celebrates

DUMFRIES pensioner Janet Agnes Turner celebrated her 100th birthday recently.Read

Local man wins TA award

A MAN from Dundrennan has won the award of Best Recruit in the TA Summer Challenge 2009 and is now fully qualified for the territorial army.Read

Bound for life experience

ANNAN man Colin Thorburn is looking forward to the challenge of a lifetime.Read

Coast to coast walked raises over £1K

A WOMAN has walked 212 miles along the Southern Upland way on a charity hike that raised £1,300.Read

Chess champ has cheque mates

CHESS star Peter Sanders has received a cash boost to help him compete in the Euroyouth Championships.Read

Men get their feet wet for charity

TORRENTIAL rain failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of fundraisers who turned out in force at the weekend to take part in the men’s Run4Health event.Read

Stephanie’s grand jeté

BALLET starlet Stephanie Boa has taken a giant leap towards her dream of a career on stage.Read

Dolly’s in the pink for her 101st

WHEN Dolly Holden’s friends decided to help celebrate her 101st birthday on Monday, they did it in style.Read

Charity coffee date set by Co-op

CO-OPERATIVE staff from Moffat are organising a coffee morning to help raise funds for RNID Scotland, a charity whoch helps people who are deaf or hard of hearing.Read

Bill devotes his life to dance

THORNHILL man Bill Clement retired as principal teacher of technical studies at Wallace Hall Academy when he reached 60.Read

Men run 4 health

THE MEN’S Run 4 Health fun-run will take place this Sunday, August 23, at 11am from King George V Centre, Dumfries.Read

Keepy-up queen

LOCKERBIE teenager Rhian Williams was the keepy-uppy queen of Dumfries Show.Read

National success in focus

A DUMFRIES student turned entrepreneur is in the running to win a top award in recognition of her success.Read

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