- 'Sustainable' joint campus opens
- Clinic 'can boost IVF success rate'
- Cyclists in cancer charity ride
- Contamination found at nuclear site
- £24,000 fine for Legionnaires' case
- Judges bid to speed up hacking case
- Olympic security test at Hampden
- Gun murder conviction appeal fails
- Scots 'devo-max' option highlighted
- Frew accused breaks down in dock
- House move costs up 69% over decade
- Two hurt in police car accident
- 'Scots should decide on referendum'
- Trump wants windfarm public inquiry
- Former Labour MP Eadie dies aged 91
- Pair hunted after armed bank raid
- Toddler death inquiry announced
- Salmond addresses sterling question
- Second man charged over car death
- Murder accused in blackmail claim
News
Rural crime reports up but thefts down
POLICE have reported that incidents of thefts are down and the reporting of suspicious activities in rural areas is up.
Compensation and repair promise for power cut sufferers
ALMOST 70 people turned out to a meeting with Scottish Power last Thursday to discuss a persistent loss of power in the Rhins in 2011-2012, which came ahead of a promise of substantial infrastructure improvements following cuts in Garlieston, Portpatrick and the Lochans too.
Double turbine plans blown off course
AN application for two 100m wind turbines on farmland between Kirkcudbright and Dundrennan was rejected by the council’s planning committee this week.
3 commentsWigtown and Creetown scoop Creative Places cash
WIGTOWN and Creetown have been crowned two of Scotland’s most creative places, scopping £90,000 between them.
1 commentPolice appeal for missing ferry passenger
POLICE in Stranraer are growing increasingly concerned over the whereabouts of 24 year old Stranraer man, Carlus McNicoll.
Sport
Bravehearts Boxing show
WHITHORN Bravehearts Boxing club’s annual boxing show will take place on Sunday, February 5 in Whithorn New Town Hall and it’s already a complete sell out.
Dumfries and Galloway Golf Clubs Given Opportunity to win RBS Junior Golf Awards
THE 16 Dumfries and Galloway clubs and facilities currently developing their junior sections through national junior programme ClubGolf could be up for top redognition when the RBS Junior Club and Volunteer Awards are presented at a prestigious event in March
Dressage judged at Calgow
LINDA MacDonald-Brown judged the Christmas dressage at Calgow and it was great to see a good turnout.
Lifestyle
Cat homing show to be held
CATS Protection will be holding a homing show in the Macmillan Hall, Newton Stewart on Saturday 11 February, between 10am and 3pm.
Zoe films video for first single
WIGTOWN singer/songwriter Zoe Bestel shot the video for her first single with Picto Productions, the Wigtown-based film company, at the weekend in various locations around Galloway.
Chest what the doctor ordered
This is the third of four articles focusing on heart problems in our pets. Having learned what signs you may see at home and what your vet will look for in an examination of your pet, we move on to the diagnostic tests that are commonly used and what they can tell us.
Stargazing in the region’s forest is a must
ANYONE looking for a stunning way to get over the winter blues is invited to join one of a series of night time trips to Galloway Dark Sky Park and be star-struck.
Community
Port William Community Council Notes
POLICE officers attending the first meeting of the Port William Community Council in 2012 confirmed they had received reports of “a prowler” in gardens in South Street recently.
Obituary - Thea Wilson
IT was with great sadness that many people the length and breadth of Wigtownshire learned of the death of Thea Wilson from Stranraer just after the turn of the year.
Jaguar car update
LAST week we asked readers of the Galloway Gazette to give us any information thay had about a classic Jaguar racing car that was owned and raced by a dentist in Stranraer in the early 1950s.
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Weather for Newton Stewart
Friday 27 January 2012
Today
Light showers
Temperature: -1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 25 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 2 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: South east
