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Thousands to be affected as several busy Scottish train lines axed for two weeks

Rail replacement buses will operate on Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayrshire routes during major engineering works.

The National (Scotland)

Former farmer Jackie, 99, takes centre stage on return to agricultural show

Jackie Brown’s dream came true as he returned to the Stranraer Show to exhibit a cow.

Evening Standard

UK Government ‘sitting on its hands’ instead of cutting rural costs – Swinney

The First Minister said ‘frustration has turned to genuine fear’ in rural Scotland over the cost of energy.

Evening Standard

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Search operation under way after reports of man going overboard from ferry

P&O Ferries confirmed an incident occured onboard the European Highlander ferry while it was sailing from Stranraer to Larne.

Evening Standard

Foreign staff have ‘changed our lives’: Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled worker visas

Locals say staff from the Philippines and elsewhere have made life better, and plan to take their case to a government body

The Guardian - UK

'I've lost friends in this war': 62-year-old Scot makes 17th Ukraine aid delivery

WHILE US president Donald Trump has decided to halt aid and intelligence to Ukraine, 62-year-old Iain Gordon of Stranraer will make his 17th trip…

The National (Scotland)

Dumfries and Galloway farmer fined almost £8000 for illegal river work

A Stranraer farming company has been fined nearly £8,000 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after diverting and straightening a…

The National (Scotland)

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I’ll take the low road…

Riding the full breadth of southern Scotland in two days is no easy task. CW magazine editor Simon Richardson prays for a tailwind on the new, 256-mile Kirkpatrick coast-to-coast route

Cycling Weekly

Pedal the low road: cycling coast-to-coast across southern Scotland

We ride the Kirkpatrick C2C, a new 250-mile route across lowland Scotland and stopping at bike-friendly hotels and cafes along the way

The Guardian - UK

Oyster festival’s shell recycling to help last native bed in Scotland

Organisers of Stranraer oyster festival say shell of every eaten mollusc will be returned to bed in Loch Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 4, dies after being found unresponsive at Scots home

A FOUR-year-old girl has died suddenly after being found unresponsive at a house in Stranraer.

The National (Scotland)

'Girvan to Stranraer ignored' as MSP repeats calls for full electrification of rail network in south Scotland

Colin Smyth said a "long-term commitment to a rolling programme of electrification" is needed.

Daily Record

12-hour charity cyclathon in Dumfries raises more than £2,000

Participants combined to cover the 137 miles between Dumfries and Stranraer - and back - to raise funds for Prostate Buddies D&G and Prostate Scotland

Daily Record

Peninsula pedals: an e-bike tour of south-west Scotland’s lighthouses

The stark, beautiful Rhins of Galloway is the setting for a cycle trip that celebrates the peninsula’s beacons, and their heritage

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Man dies in hospital days after 'getting into difficulty' in water at Scots loch

Emergency services raced to Loch Ryan, near Cairnryan Road in Stranraer, after the alarm was raised on Monday morning.

Daily Record

Campaign to reinstate Dumfries to Stranraer railway line relaunched for 60th anniversary of Beeching Report

Campaigners believe reopening the line is more beneficial than plans to duel a major arterial road through the region and be better for the environment

Daily Record

New 250-mile cycling route to be named after famous Dumfries and Galloway son

The Kirkpatrick C2C, which will take riders from Stranraer to Eyemouth, has been named in honour of Kirkpatrick Macmillan

Daily Record

Heartbreak as Scots mum dies of rare cancer that nurses had never heard of

Lesley Turner, who was originally from Stranraer, passed away in July last year of angiosarcoma.

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Daily Record

Galloway maternity services review expected to attract large turnout

The birthing suite at Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer has been closed since 2018

Daily Mirror

'Forgotten Titanic' disaster saw kids and pregnant women die in UK lifeboat tragedy

While many people don't know about the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria ferry in the Irish Sea on January 31, 1953 - the devastating impact on the community continues to be felt

Daily Record

MSP blasts Scottish Government over transport review which provides 'vague commitments' to upgrade A77

The road is a vital link between Glasgow and the South West of Scotland, linking the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer.

The National (Scotland)

Fears for new mums as they’re forced to drive 80 miles to give birth

MOTHERS and babies could die unless a maternity unit is reopened for deliveries in Stranraer, it has been warned.

Daily Record

Car of missing Lanarkshire OAP found on sea facing road near Stranraer

Sheen Gray's car was found on the A77 close to Lendalfoot

Daily Record

Free warm winter clothing to be handed out across Dumfries and Galloway

Collection points will be set up in Annan, Stranraer and Castle Douglas across the weekend, with another planned for Dumfries later in the month

Daily Record

Public Health Minister wants Dumfries and Galloway mums to feel “they are having good care as close to home as possible”

Maree Todd visited Stranraer to meet with Galloway Community Hospital Action Group, which is pushing for maternity services to be restored

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