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In 1839, a Scottish blacksmith invented the first rear-wheel-driven vehicle which set the world in motion and laid the foundation of modern transport

In 1839, a Scottish blacksmith invented the first rear-wheel-driven vehicle which set the world in motion and laid the foundation of modern transport. Kirkpatrick Macmillan built a pedal-operated bicycle using wooden wheels, iron rims, treadles and connecting rods. His machine allowed a rider to move without pushing against the ground.…

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Could Scotland's lost railway lines be the key to a better future?

IF you could take a direct train through the Borders to Carlisle, through the Great Glen from Inverness to Fort William, or from Dumfries to the…

The National (Scotland)

Dumfries locals urged to drop 'destructive negativity' about their home town

DUMFRIES residents have been urged to drop their “destructive negativity” about the town by the local provost.

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Robert Burns cup returns to Scotland after more than 100 years in Australia

The cup will go on display at the home the poet built in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following crash

A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries following a crash in Dumfries and Galloway ...

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Man dies and others seriously injured after car crash in Dumfries and Galloway

ONE person has died, and two others are in a serious condition in hospital after a road crash in Dumfries and Galloway

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Two men charged after firearm and ammunition found in car near Scottish town

TWO men have been charged after a firearm and ammunition were discovered in a car in Dumfries and Galloway ...

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Man who hit police officer with car jailed for more than four years

The incident happened in Dumfries in July 2025.

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Peatland restoration partnership helps Scottish wildlife thrive

A PEATLAND restoration project in Dumfries and Galloway is improving water quality and wildlife habitats around the River Cree and Loch Moan ...

The National (Scotland)

Who is on the BBC Question Time panel in Scotland tonight?

THE BBC is due to broadcast its flagship politics debate show Question Time from Dumfries this evening

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Man admits severely injuring police officer by hitting him with car

The incident happened in Dumfries in July 2025.

Evening Standard

Travel disruption as Storm Chandra brings wind and rain

Several Met Office weather warnings are in place north of the border throughout Tuesday.

Evening Standard

King Charles’ charity to open ‘luxury’ new wedding venue

The new development at Dumfries House will host up to 200 guests when it opens in summer 2027

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Plans unveiled for new events space at King’s Foundation headquarters

The development will see a ‘sympathetic’ 430sqm extension added to the east wing of Dumfries House in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.

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Renting Christmas tree growing more popular to cut waste, says business

Kilnford Farm Shop in Dumfries and Galloway began renting out trees three years ago.

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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

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

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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

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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 ...

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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

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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…

Evening Standard

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

The National (Scotland)

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 ...

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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.

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