Dumfries and Galloway

Nine people involved in A75 crash

BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

An accident between a people carrier and another vehicle closes the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.

Scots Schools to Get Sexual Health Clinics

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

... with many residents living more than a 30-minute drive from a GP or chemist. It found Dumfries and Galloway had the highest rate in Scotland of chlamydia among under-25s, while Highland had the third highest rate. Dumfries and Galloway also had the second highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland among 13 to 15-year-olds. Abortion rates in Perth and Kinross and East Lothian...

• Scots schools to get sexual health clinics - Scotland on Sunday
• Scots schools to get sexual health clinics - News Scotsman

Trial For Men Accused Of Ransoming Leonardo Painting

ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

"Five men have appeared in court accused of demanding £4.25m for the safe return of a Leonardo da Vinci painting. The Madonna with the Yarnwinder was taken from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in August 2003. Its disappearance from the stately home became Britain's biggest art theft."...

• Five in Glasgow court on da Vinci painting charges - The Herald

A75 crash woman still 'critical'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

A woman hurt in a head-on crash on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway, in which a man was killed, remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Scots schools to get sexual health clinics

Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | yesterday

... with many residents living more than a 30-minute drive from a GP or chemist.It found Dumfries and Galloway had the highest rate in Scotland of chlamydia among under-25s, while Highland had the third highest rate. Dumfries and Galloway also had the second highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland among 13 to 15-year-olds. Abortion rates in Perth and Kinross and East Lothian are...

Scots schools to get sexual health clinics

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday

... with many residents living more than a 30-minute drive from a GP or chemist.It found Dumfries and Galloway had the highest rate in Scotland of chlamydia among under-25s, while Highland had the third highest rate. Dumfries and Galloway also had the second highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland among 13 to 15-year-olds. Abortion rates in Perth and Kinross and East Lothian are...

Young, gifted and back

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

I was nervous about that one, what with it being a rock rock festival, but it was amazing."He loves Scotland, holidayed in Dumfries and Galloway every year "from the age of zero", and dubs the Edinburgh Festival "one of my favourite things" (also on the list is bric-a-brac shopping in London, swimming, going to the pub, acting and – oh yes – singing). This year he saw his good friend cabaret...

One dies and eight hurt as car collides with minibus

The Herald (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

... injuries.The accident, involving a Toyota Previa and Rover, happened at around 2.25pm, police said.Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service said the two elderly people were cut free from their vehicle. Six of the seven people in the minibus also had to be released by fire crews.Those in the minibus were last night being treated at the Cumberland Infirmary in Cumbria. The accident caused...

Olympic duo provide biggest draw for road race

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

... then up through the Midlands and North-East before concluding with stages from Glasgow to Dumfries and Galloway and from Blackpool to Liverpool next weekend. Related Content External LinksMore on ...

Five in court charged with da Vinci extortion bid

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

The Madonna With The Yarnwinder was taken from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in August 2003.Robert Graham, 56, John Doyle, 59, and Marshall Ronald, 52, all from Lancashire, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow along with Calum Jones, 43, from Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, and David Boyce, 61, from Airdrie, Lanarkshire.The men are accused of conspiring to extort or trying...

Five in court charged with da Vinci extortion bid

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

The Madonna With The Yarnwinder was taken from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in August 2003.Robert Graham, 56, John Doyle, 59, and Marshall Ronald, 52, all from Lancashire, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow along with Calum Jones, 43, from Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, and David Boyce, 61, from Airdrie, Lanarkshire.The men are accused of conspiring to extort or trying...

• Five in Glasgow court on da Vinci painting charges - The Herald
• Men 'wanted £4.25m' for return of Da Vinci work - The Independent
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Five in Glasgow court on da Vinci painting charges

The Herald (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

Five men appeared in court today accused of demanding £4.25 million for the safe return of a Leonardo da Vinci painting.The Madonna With The Yarnwinder was taken from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in August 2003.Robert Graham, 56, John Doyle, 59, and Marshall Ronald, 52, all from Lancashire, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow along with Calum Jones, 43, from Kilmacolm,...

REpower wind farm breezes in

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008

The Edinburgh-based UK division of the German firm has handed over the Dalswinton wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway to Airtricity, part of Scottish and Southern Energy.The wind farm consists of 15 turbines with 80-metre-high towers. Each turbine is able to generate a capacity of two megawatts (MW) of electricity.Dalswinton has a total capacity of 30MW, enough power to supply the average needs...

Bid to cut repeat casualty visits

BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008

In response to the findings, NHS Dumfries and Galloway plans to contact each individual's family doctor to carry out a detailed case review.

Salmond announces cabinet roadshow to be repeated

The Herald (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008

... good causes have shown in taking part in our summer cabinets programme.""Hundreds of people across Dumfries and Galloway, the east and west Highlands and Perthshire have taken advantage of the unique opportunity to bring issues of local and national concern to myself and the ministerial team."This is a government for all Scotland, and it is important for ministers to get out and about around...