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14th May 08
14th May 08 
HEADLINES:
Rangers' joyful army heads south
Update
CONVOYS of Rangers fans are making their way south down the M74 through Dumfries and Galloway to the UEFA Cup Final.Hundreds of supporters, many flying team colours from their vehicles, called in at service areas at M74 service areas at Johnstonebridge and Gretna.
And at the Gretna Gateway outlet village bosses put up a big sign wishing the club well in their match against Russian League champions Zenith St Petersburg.
Staff at the Dumfriesshire service areas reported a steady stream of supp...
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Youngsters rescued from Solway mud
TWO TEENAGERS were rescued after becoming trapped on mud in the Solway near Newbie, Annan, as an incoming tide lapped their shoulders.The incident on Monday night happened shortly before 6.00 pm when the two 15 year olds were playing on their quad ...
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High Road to Langholm
Includes videoA TWISTING stretch of the A7 Carlisle to Edinburgh trunk road near Langholm will be by-passed by the end of the year.
Thanks to a major civil engineering project a two-mile replacement road is being built on previously wooded hillsides at Auchenrivo...
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MORE NEWS
- Yummy mummies
- Man critical after 'incident'
- £4.5m whisky distillery blueprint
- Open top bus for Queens
- Smiddy a tourist favourite
- Simon to lead Common Riding
- Harbour development hopes
- Longtown evacuee returns
- Region prepares for NHS 60th
- Loch rescue drama
- Public place drinking warning
- Cumbrian firefighters award move
- DG1 to open at end of month
- Better kirk access plan
- Longtown bank closure row
- Kids in rail danger
- TRAFFIC: Closure postponed
IN SPORT
Fantastic fight night
CATCH all the ringside action in our special photo gallery from a Thai Boxing tournament.See the blows, the kicks and relive the drama of fight night hosted by exponents from Annan and Carlisle....
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At a glance results
MONDAY NIGHT:Leeds 1, CARLISLE UNITED 2
SATURDAY:
St. Mirren 0, GRETNA 0
STRANRAER 1, Arbroath 0
SPORTSDESK: 01461-202417...
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