Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 at
5:54 pm
Police are renewing their appeal in relation to the missing 49 year old man Bill Lindsay from Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas who has been missing for a week now. Bill, who is described as being about 5’ 7” tall with silver/white coloured hair was last seen in Dumfries town centre on Tuesday 22 March 2011.
Concern in relation to his whereabouts and safety has been growing with time and police are appealing for anyone who may have seen Bill, or know of his whereabouts to get in touch with them on 0845 600 5701.
Monday, March 28th, 2011 at
10:10 am
An Ifor Williams single axle trailer was stolen from a yard in Main Street, New Abbey, sometime overnight Saturday 26/Sunday 27 march 2011.
Blue and yellow coloured mountain bike has been stolen from the communal area of the flats at South and Townhead in Dumfries sometime between 0115 hours and 0330 hours on Monday 28 March 2011.
Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at
10:16 pm
My son, Dan was at the Emirates Stadium in London today, for the Scotland Brazil friendly. Disaapointed by the result (2:0 to Brazil) he was nevertheless thrilled to see a Queen of the South flag! It looks like some Scotland fans from Dalbeattie took the opportunity to show their twin allegiance to our local club, draping the flag over the railings.
Well done Dalbeattie Queens supporters!
Mark Smith
Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at
10:04 pm
Police in Dumfries are becoming concerned for the well being of the following person:
Caroline Featherstone aged 54 years, she is described as 5 foot 5 inches medium build with blond hair in a short bob style.
She went missing in Dumfries about 8 am on Sunday 27th March.
Anyone who knows Mrs Featherstone whereabouts or has seen her, is asked to contact police on 0845 600 5701 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at
3:55 pm
On Wednesday 30th March a Garden Wise expert is Annette’s guest. If you have any gardening related questions you would like her to ask Alistair between 8.15am and 8.45am please email hello@aliveradio.net or click on the comment icon and leave them there
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 at
8:33 pm
Mark Smith’s guest on Drivetime today was Lee Vann-Wakelin, who runs Dumfries Film Club – Scene 1, Take 1, which is based in the Midsteeple, Dumfries.
If you’re interested in finding out more, give Lee a ring on 07581366702, or visit the website: www.scene1take1.co.uk
Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at
1:16 pm
Police would like to trace three men who assaulted a 25 year old man as he was walking near the roundabout at the junction with Craigs Road and St Michaels Street at around 19.20hrs on Thursday 17 March. One male approached the man and engaged him in conversation. After a short period of time two other males then appeared and assaulted the man.
* The three men were all around 21 years old, with brown hair and wearing dark coloured tops or jackets.
The three men were last seen walking towards Craigs Road.
The man sustained a minor cut in the assault.
Friday, March 18th, 2011 at
10:17 pm
Family Liaison Officers are now a vital part of any investigation into suspicious deaths, road traffic fatalities, and mass disasters. To honour the work done by Family Liaison Officers across the UK, each force was asked to nominate a Family Liaison Officer to meet HRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at their home in Clarence House, London.
Their Royal Highness’s hosted a reception at Clarence House for the Family Liaison Officers and Dumfries and Galloway’s representative was Constable Andrea Stewart. Andrea is the force’s longest serving Family Liaison Officer (FLO), having attended the first ever Family Liaison Course at the Scottish Police College in 1999. Since that time she has been involved in a number of homicide enquiries, suspicious deaths, and road fatalities, and has provided mutual aid to Grampian Police following the North Sea helicopter crash in April 2009.
Andrea has a wealth of experience in operational policing, but considers Family Liaison work to be the most rewarding aspect of her work as a police officer. Read the rest of this entry
Friday, March 18th, 2011 at
7:53 pm
Becky Elliot is currently in Tokyo, where she works as an English teacher. Alive 107.3 asked her to describe her experiences and the current situation in Japan. Here’s her report, direct from Tokyo:
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at
5:47 pm
Police are warning members of the public regarding Home Security Companies that utilise high-pressure sales techniques, who are currently phoning householders in the region to arrange to call at their homes under the auspices of providing Security advice.
Police have received a number of complaints from residents that after making an appointment to visit householders, sales people attend at their homes with the offer of a free burglar alarm and then attempt to sell a high priced burglar alarm monitoring service using highly persistent tactics to secure a sale.
It is concerning that during the call the salesperson employs scaremongering tactics to achieve the sale. They will claim that the alarms they sell have a direct link to the police – which is not the case. They also state that the particular area the householder lives in has unusually high crime rates, which is also false. Dumfries and Galloway has one of the lowest crime rates in the United Kingdom and rates have generally been falling for years. Furthermore, if the householder tries to call back the sales person’s number, it is proving virtually impossible to contact them. Read the rest of this entry
Police are renewing their appeal in relation to the missing 49 year old man Bill Lindsay from Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas who has been missing for a week now. Bill, who is described as being about 5’ 7” tall with silver/white coloured hair was last seen in Dumfries town centre on Tuesday 22 March 2011.
