Cook along with John Fisher and Mark Smith

Here’s a piece of culinary creativity or catastrophe? You decide!

Ratatouille

Olive oil

Large Onion

Bacon chopped

Garlic (optional)

Fry it all up

Add:

Tinned tomatoes

Tomato Puree

Tomato passata

Spinnach – (Chop or rip up the spinnach)

Stir up the gloop

Add smoked saugage – chopped and sliced

Add baby potatoes chopped and partly boiled

Add chic peas, chilli or anything else and a pinch of cinnamon

Season to taste

The match of the year … it’s this Wednesday night and we’ll be there. Our reporters will be gathering news of the match beforehand, sampling the atmosphere as the game gets underway and hearing from the fans after the match. Tune in on Thursday for full reports of this momentus occasion at Palmerston and, of course, the all important final score!

HALF OF SOUTH SCOTLAND RESIDENTS WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY WILL PAY THEIR HEATING BILLS THIS WINTER

–And more than half are worried about a friend or relative being able to find the money to heat their home–

–1 in 4 Scottish households could get a hand with their energy costs and heat their home this Christmas –

–Scottish Government’s Energy Assistance Package helps families in fuel poverty Read the rest of this entry

Our new antenna or, to be more precise, antennae (there are two of them) are now fully installed, calibrated and tested. FM service is back to normal, on 107.3FM and first indications are a significant improvement in coverage, with much more consistent reception in the whole area.

Please feedback your experience of the new coverage. Thanks.

This morning’s FM service disruptions are continuing into the afternoon, as our engineers test out our new antenna. Normal service will be resumed soon. Internet streaming is unaffected.

On the morning of Saturday 19th September, we’re fitting a new antenna to our transmitter, which means the FM service in Dumfries will be disrupted for most of the morning. The internet feed will continue pretty much as normal, with occasional breaks for other maintenance jobs.

Thanks for understanding. This maintenance work should result in better FM reception.

Calling all Community Groups & Voluntary Sector Organisations!

Nithsdale Council of Voluntary Service, in partnership with Nithsdale Local Rural Partnership, are hosting their annual drop-in Information Day Event at The Oasis Centre on Thursday 24th of September from 1pm – 6pm

Any community groups or voluntary sector organisations who require information or advice should note this event shouldn’t be missed! National and local funders will be in attendance in the marketplace area at the event to discuss project ideas and how to make successful funding applications.

Mini-seminars are also being held at the event. The Voluntary Action Fund will provide a workshop specifically looking at applying for the Community Chest Fund. The Central Registered Body in Scotland will provide advice about Disclosure Checks and what levels of Checks are required. Holywood Trust will deliver a workshop on Making Successful Funding Applications and Volunteer Action Dumfries and Galloway are providing a seminar on the Recruitment and Retaining of Volunteers and the Training they offer to those who volunteer and those who manage volunteers.

There will also be plenty of opportunities to network and Nithsdale CVS will be facilitating a world café space where your views on issues facing the voluntary sector can be shared.
Please contact Katrina or Jeanette for further details on 01387 269161/ 257991 or e-mail info@ncvs.org.uk

Got a local news story to share?

This could be upcoming events, achievements, incidents, or other notable items of interest across the Dumfries community.

Use the “Got a News Story” form on the right to enter your item for publication here, subject to our editor’s approval of course…

Keep it positive, short, and accurate! If its an event, make sure to include date, time, location, cost, and where to get further information.

Let us know what’s happening in your area today.

Thanks

Charlie Landsborough

Concert with Charlie Landsborough – Hosted by Glen Aros Christian Fellowship

This is a charity event in aid of the Caring Heart Orphanage in Uganda. All proceeds are going to this cause in the hope of buying cooking stoves, beds and food.

• Date: Sunday 18th October 2009
• Time: 7.30pm
• Location: Easterbrook Hall
• Tickets: available from DG1