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Show Business at Park Farm

Show Business at Park Farm

ONE OF the south of Scotland's largest countryside events took place at Park Farm, Dumfries, in August.
The Dumfries and Lockerbie Show attracted thousands of visitors and increased livestock entries.
There were also acres of stands, a national sho...

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A Sporting Chance in Dumfriesshire

A Sporting Chance in Dumfriesshire

WITH the Olympics and Commonwealth Games both coming to the UK in the next few years a drive is on to encourage people of all ages to get fit through sport.
Dumfries and Galloway Council, with sponsorship from nuclear firm Energy Solutions, has high...

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BLAZE ENGULFS DUMFRIES PUB BUILDING

BLAZE ENGULFS DUMFRIES PUB BUILDING

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A PUBLIC house in the Nith Place area of Dumfries was extensively damaged in an early hours blaze on Saturday.
All three floors at Mulligans, situated close to the Whitesands and the river, were engulfed by smoke and flames in the outbreak.
Several units from Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service attended and an investigation into the cause was later launched.
No-one was hurt as a result of the fire.

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Seven rescued from Solway

AN EXERCISE turned into the real thing for Coastguards on Sunday.
Seven people trapped by the incoming tide were plucked to safety by lifeboatmen on the treacherous Solway Firth.
The alarm was raised by members of the Portling Coastguard team, who ...

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SoS to save flood zone lives

SoS to save flood zone lives

MEMBERS of the Dumfries Islamic Society are appealing for donations to help people in flood-devastated Pakistan.
Early donations have reached £250 but members hope the public will dig deep to help save lives in the disaster zone as the crisis deepen...

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