Dumfries (Geopolitical Entity)

Amber weather warning in force as heavy rain raises flood risk
Homes and businesses in parts of northern England and south-west Scotland are likely to become flooded on Sunday and Monday.
Evening Standard
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UK weather: Trains cancelled, roads closed and homes ‘likely to flood’ amid amber warning for heavy rain
Homes and businesses in parts of northern England and south-west Scotland are likely to become flooded on Sunday and Monday
The Independent UK
6 min read
Warning of danger to life as up to 130mm of rain to fall in parts of Scotland
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for very heavy and persistent rain in parts of southern and south-west Scotland on Sunday.
Evening Standard
5 min read
Farm where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne ‘to be restored if £12m can be raised’
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust formed in 2020 to save the site of Ellisland Farm, near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
The Independent UK
6 min read
Two golden eagles 'missing' as police find 'suspicious' evidence
Police have launched a search following the "worrying disappearance" of two golden eagles in Dumfries and Galloway ...
The National (Scotland)
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Scottish town holds vigil for children killed in Gaza by Israel
AROUND 70 people gathered in Dumfries town centre on Saturday afternoon to remember the tens of thousands of children killed by Israel in Gaza
The National (Scotland)
2 min read
Several major ScotRail services disrupted with replacement busses called in
SCOTRAIL passengers are facing disruption on several major services this weekend due to engineering work as travellers have been warned that…
The National (Scotland)
2 min read
Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seeker illegal working
Officers targeting suspected illegal workers in Hillingdon, the borough with highest concentration of migrant hotels in London, as well as Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham stopped 1,780 people
Evening Standard
3 min read
Search launched for runner after woman assaulted in woods
A SEARCH has been launched for a runner after a woman was assaulted in a wooded area in Dumfries and Galloway ...
The National (Scotland)
1 min read
Man charged with attempted murder after police officer hit by car in Dumfries
A MAN has been arrested and charged following the attempted murder of a police officer in a hit-and-run incident in Dumfries.
The National (Scotland)
1 min read