This week on The Late Show: Thursday 27th April 2011

Martin Lee will be joining Michael Greaves Mackintosh on The Late Show.

Singer, Sonwriter Martin Lee is best know for being in Brotherhood Of Man.  With hits including:  United We Stand, Lady, Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby,Angelo, Figaro, My Sweet Rosalie, Oh Boy (the mood im in), In The Middle Of The Night, Beautiful Lover and Save Your Kisses For Me, Brotherhood Of Man have became legends in Brittish music.

Save Your Kisses For Me was one of the biggest selling records of all time, winning Eurovision in 1976. It sold in excess of five million copies and was number 1 in 33 diffrent countries incdluding the U.K where it stayed at number 1 for 6 weeks.

Still touring all around the world, Brotherhood Of Man are proud to boast the same line up (Nicky Stevens, Sandra Stevens,Martin Lee, Lee Sheriden.) known to millions of fans.

If you have a question for Martin you can Text 07564364464 or email hello@aliveradio.net

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Award winning John G. Renicks Butchers of Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway have came up with a unique way to celebrate the Royal Wedding they have spun a union jack theme into there sausages adopting the patriotic red , white and blue of the union standard .
Master Butcher Jim Renicks said “we had to come up with something a little special for Wills and Kate’s big day, something that would catch the customers eye and imagination “. The sausages which are all specially selected Scotch Pork based incorporate and olde english flavour, a bramley apple flavour , and a traditional scottish seasoning. All in all a very British banger for a very British occasion.

Master Butcher Jim Renicks of John G Renicks Butchers (Thornhill) withe their Royal Wedding Sausages

This week on The Late Show: Thursday 21st March 2011

The Oasis Writing Group will be joining Michael Greaves Mackintosh on The Late Show,

The Oasis Writing Group are based at the Oasis Youth Centre in Dumfries Led by Francis Mcfaul

If you have a question or a favourite  songwriter you can call 01387262423, Text 07564364464 or email hello@aliveradio.net

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Organisers of Youth Beatz have been celebrating recently on various fronts.

The Oasis Events Team, a group of young people involved in planning and organising the event, recently won an award at the prestigious Young Scot Awards for their involvement in Youth Beatz. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow with a star studded line up of celebrities including Olly Murs and Alesha Dixon. The Oasis Events Team managed to win the award despite outstanding nominations from all over Scotland.

Youth Beatz also won “Community Event of the Year” at the recent Nithsdale Community Achievement Awards. Held at DG One, the awards are held to recognise and celebrate the involvement and achievements of community members throughout Nithsdale.

A young person from the events team said; “Our award will take pride of place in the Oasis Youth Centre. Young people can’t wait to hear who is performing at Youth Beatz this year.”

This year will be the third consecutive Youth Beatz and will be held once again at Dock Park, Dumfries on Saturday August 13th. Organisers are finalising details of the full line up and are expecting to hold a press launch at the end of May when all will be revealed.

Confirmed funding from Nithsdale Area Committee, EventScotland and Awards for All have added more good news and ensure entry to the event will remain free for 2011. Anticipation is growing for what is sure to be the biggest and best Youth Beatz yet.

For more information, contact the Oasis Youth Centre, Newall Terrace, Dumfries, 01387 260243 or by visiting www.facebook.com/youthbeatz

On Friday 15 April, Assistant Chief Constable Mike McCormick from Lothian and Borders Police was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary. The new post will take effect from early summer.

Mike, (49), was born and raised in Northern Ireland, and moved to Scotland in 1980 to study Politics at Stirling University. Graduating in 1984, he joined Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, where his early career was spent in uniform, followed by a period in CID. His rise through the ranks included stints in operational planning, recruiting and training, strategic planning, human resource management, and as a local authority liaison officer.

In September 2008 Mike was selected for the post of Assistant Chief Constable Territorial Policing with Lothian and Borders Police. This role included supporting and leading the delivery of front line policing across the Lothian and Border area as well as Community Policing. Read the rest of this entry

Drop in at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries on Saturday 23 April and enjoy the annual Easter egg hunt with challenges suitable for all ages. Find the treasured golden eggs and solve the Easter egg riddle.

There is also an arty Easter competition for children. Come along to the Arts Centre from 11am on Saturday and discover lots of fantastic art materials. Spend time in the lovely gardens or galleries drawing a spring picture. The competition closes at 2.30pm and the winners will be announced at 3pm (three age categories: up to 4 years, 5 – 8 years and 9 – 12 years).

Streets of Dumfries, the new big opener for Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival on Saturday 21 May has seen new investment in the arts in the region.

The Festival has attracted £32,000 from national investment streams, allowing the creation of a new event, Streets of Dumfries, as well as an improved PR operation to reach out to visitors from outwith Dumfries and Galloway. The Festival generates a spend of £60,000 annually in the local economy and it is expected that local business  will also benefit as visitors to the Festival fill up accommodation and visitor attractions.

Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer of EventScotland commented, “We are delighted to be supporting the new “Street of Dumfries” element to the Festival, an exciting new development for this long standing arts event which should help to engage new audiences and drive increased visitor numbers to Dumfries and Galloway”.

Development Officer for the Arts Festival, Peter Renwick said, “The aim of the Festival is to create a wide ranging programme that reaches out across the region.  This additional investment greatly expands our reach to both locals and visitors. Our publicity strategy ensures good local awareness, but also has a national reach to get people to sit up and take notice of all that the region has to offer.” Read the rest of this entry

APD Dumfries started the new cricket season off with a win in their friendly at Nunholm on Saturday. Chasing a Ferguslie total of 171 for 5 off 40 overs they eased past that with the loss of three wickets thanks to a not out 50 from Man of the Match Davie Davidson and 40 from Tom McBride.

Dumfries had an early breakthrough when Allan Maskrey had one of the Preston-Jones (Tim) caught low down by Chris McCutcheon at second slip. However it looked like a long first day in the field when Darroch joined youngster Gregor Preston-Jones to put together a partnership,

A series of bowlers were tried and they weren’t helped by a some early season catching problems, The pair batted steadily through to a century partnership until Chris McCutcheon induced a false shot and catch from Darroch when he was on 54. The experienced wiles of Jim Patterson then took a typical wicket in his first over when Preston-Jones clipped a catch to short mid-wicket for a well compiled 53. Read the rest of this entry

It was a contrasting tale of the top fours when APD Dumfries travelled to play Premier League side Uddingston in a friendly fixture.  The top four of Uddingston scored a hundred and eighty between them.  The Dumfries top order had a difficult day and the bright note for the Nunholm side was the four wickets taken by fifteen year old Niall Alexander.

Uddingston chose to bat first and it was a trio of débutantes that made life awkward for the Dumfries bowlers. Watson was the first wicket to fall for 24, dismissed by Niall Alexander in his second over.  Kamran and the Aussie amateur Day took the score past the hundred when Kamran was bowled for 56, again by Alexander.  Day and Gul then pressed on to maintain a healthy run rate and the opposition had neared a hundred and eighty by the thirtieth over. Read the rest of this entry

Police are keen to trace a man who was seen in the field attempting to herd nearby sheep. The incident took place on a field near to Craigs Road at around 19.20hrs on Tuesday 19 April. The man is described as:

* Around five foot ten inches tall with a stocky build and dark brown hair. He was in his mid to late twenties and had stubble on his hair. He was wearing black sunglasses, a navy blue t shirt with a white symbol on the front and dark brown boots. He had a Scottish accent and carrying a black mobile phone.