The body of a woman who fell from her quad bike into a swollen burn has been found in a river in southern Scotland. A police statement confirmed that her body had been recovered in the River Nith at Carnsalloch on Thursday. The procurator fiscal has been informed. It is believed of Linda Weir, 58, was swept away by the fast flowing waters.

Dumfries Male Voice Choir is presenting a highlight of the year – a massive celebration concert in DG One, at the weekend. The choir appeals to all ages and consists of guys from across our region. Also performing, will be internationally acclaimed trio of tenors; “Caledon”, featuring Alan Beck, Ivan Sharpe, Jamie MacDougall.

The concert takes place on Friday 23rd April at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from the DG One box office (01387 243550), priced £12 (£8 for under 16s), they’re also available from any choir members.

New members are always welcomed – at the weekly practices, which take place in Dumfries Northwest Church, on Wednesdays at 7:15 – 9:15pm. Enquiries to Jim Kelly, on 01387 710386.

It was a lovely Tuesday evening for football and 1183 had taken the opportunity to enjoy this game at Palmerstone instead of watching it on TV.

Before the game Queens manager Kenny Brannigan was interviewed and revealed he had been offered the manager’s job on a permanent basis. He has been given a contract until the end of next season.

Queens started the game with the same line up as in our 3-0 win over Raith Rovers on Saturday.

It was a quiet opening to the game, after 3 minutes David Lilley got booked for a challenge from behind. Queens were soon to struggle with injuries, as after 17 min Stuart Kettlwell stood on Paul Burns ankle. Burns was not able to continue and was replaced by Joe Hamill shortly after. Read the rest of this entry

This weekend (Friday 16 April – Sunday 18 April 2010), Dumfries and Galloway Police were successful in seizing a substantial quantity of drugs and apprehending a number of individuals they believe to be involved in the supply and distribution of  illegal drugs in Dumfries. Operation Brandy was an intelligence led operation into the supply of Class A drugs in the region. As a result of the intelligence held a number of warrants to search properties in Dumfries were granted and these searches were carried out over the weekend.

In all, some 20 houses were searched in Dumfries. As a result of these searches Class A drugs with a street value of over £30000 were recovered. Drugs included heroin and cannabis, cannabis resin and diazepam, as well as a substantial amount of cash. Read the rest of this entry

A restriction on flights in and out of the UK has been extended until at least 1pm Sunday due to the volcano ash cloud drifting from Iceland.

Forecasters said there is no sign that a change in wind direction will clear British airspace of the cloud of ash.

The National Air Traffic Service said airlines would continue to be subject to restrictions for as long as ash billows into UK airspace.

And Britain’s air travel nightmare shows no signs of ending as meteorologists said the wind could keep the ash cloud over Europe for up to five days.

The ash will continue to be directed towards Britain and Scandinavia, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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Friday 16th April Drivetime will feature an interview with The Soldiers, Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Sergeant Richie Maddocks and Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi.

The real-life ‘Soldiers’ released their debut album ‘Coming Home’ on 26th October 2009. Part of the album’s proceeds are planned to go directly to charities including Help For Heroes, the British Legion and the Army Benevolent Fund.

The show will also feature an interview with Julian Smith who took third place in Britain’s Got Talent 2009.

To hear more tune in to Drivetime on Friday 16th April.

All flights to British airspace have been suspended after ash caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland forced air traffic controllers to restrict takeoffs and landings.
Hundreds of flights have already been cancelled, and airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland shut down, with the ash cloud forecast to spread southward towards London, causing more disruption.

Air traffic controllers in Brussels in charge of strategic management of flights across Europe have issued warnings to pilots that all UK airspace is closed for incoming flights until further notice and London airspace will be completely closed between 11am and at least 7pm.
The disruption could go on for some time,” said Dr Steve Bond, lecturuer in aircraft operations at City University London. “It depends on how long the eruption goes on for and weather conditions.
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The Annan Museum is asking for photographs, publicity material or paintings of Annandale and Eskdale businesses from the last 200 years(including up to the present day).

In particular we would be very interested in images of the employees of shops and manufacturers around the area. Perhaps it is a Christmas party or a float in a Common Riding parade or even a shot of the shop front. The only criteria should be that the business is locally owned. The images will form part of the museum exhibition which celebrates the community spirit and forward thinking of the Rev. Henry Duncan.

The exhibition starts on the 8 May, so please get your images in quickly. Digital images can be sent as jpegs to annera@dumgal.gov.uk.

Glasgow 2014 is now recruiting for people like you to represent Scotland in the Handover Ceremony at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.

On Thursday 14 October 2010, within the Closing Ceremony of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Glasgow and Scotland will make the first public statement to the Commonwealth and the world by presenting a Handover Ceremony that will set the scene for the four years leading up to the delivery of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Handover Ceremony will mark the start of an amazing journey for athletes, citizens and communities of Scotland and the Commonwealth towards the biggest sporting event Scotland has hosted.

This is your opportunity of a lifetime to join a cast of hundreds to train and perform in what will be a truly exciting and historic event watched by one billion people around the world. Read the rest of this entry