Fiona Reid

THE marriage boom in the Gretna area continues to grow, keeping it as Scotland’s wedding capital. Dumfries and Galloway Council revealed there were 4029 weddings in the town last year – a rise of 20 per cent since 2019 just before the coronavirus outbreak. It is the fourth year in a row that Gretna has […]

AN item with links to the Lockerbie disaster has been handled by the Repair Shop On Tour team. Bookbinder Chris Shaw was called upon to make a new album to protect and preserve precious photos from 1988, taken at the time by firefighter Roger Claymore. They had been in his attic and were contained in […]

SCHOOLS are closed, rail and ferry services cancelled, workplaces have shut and operations and events have been called off today as the region braces for the dangerous Storm Éowyn to hit. Winds of up to 100 mph are expected on the Galloway coast and in the Sanquhar area between 10 am and 5 pm- prompting […]

FARMERS from across the region are expected to converge on Castle Douglas tomorrow to take part in a rally as part of the national #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign. The local event takes place at Wallets Mart from 11.15 am on Saturday, with all NFU Scotland members urged to attend. Organisers say it aims to highlight the damage […]

A DUMFRIES man is facing stiff opposition in his bid to set up a concrete plant business in Lochside. Mr L Scott has submitted a planning application with Dumfries and Galloway Council to erect what’s known as a self-batching concrete station. This would allow contractors and individuals in the community to buy competitively priced, quality […]

A PROPOSAL for a new residential and industrial development in Kirkpatrick Fleming has raised eyebrows at Dumfries and Galloway Council. The bid is for 14 industrial units, eight houses and two blocks of flats for social housing. The site in question is agricultural land to the rear of Victoria Terrace and Cove Road. It will […]

FINAL touches are being put to a free creative event running in the region from next week. Women’s Art, Women’s Lives will take place at the Quarrymen’s Arts Centre in Creetown from January 31 to February 6. It is billed as a celebration of women’s creativity, contributions, and role through a diverse range of activities, […]

A COMMUNITY council and a group of neighbours have voiced their opposition to a housing association building more homes in Collin. Cunninghame Housing Association has already built several affordable homes at its Braehead Homes development, but is now seeking planning permission from Dumfries and Galloway Council to construct 14 more two and three-bedroom properties. But […]

LIFE is still getting back to normal across Dumfries and Galloway after Storm Eowyn swept through on Friday. Hundreds of people locally are still without electricity with Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN) teams working flat out to get everyone back on. A raft of schools are closed today either due to the lack of power, […]

CUSHIONS featuring distinctive Sanquhar patterns are being promoted at Westminster. Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell is spreading the word about the Upper Nithsdale heritage craft in London. He shows colleagues and other visitors to his busy parliamentary office handmade items from Sanquhar’s greatly revived cottage knitting industry. The craft flourished after the town was made a […]