A COMMEMORATIVE wreath-laying ceremony took place in Sanquhar to mark the VJ Day anniversary last week. Looking back on 80 years since Victory in Japan, the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar Community Council ...

Construction firms continue to come under the most pressure, with 3,984 insolvencies in the 12 months to July – making up 17% of all cases. This is followed by wholesale and retailers, who made up 16% ...

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a serious crash on the A76 near Sanquhar yesterday evening (August 18). The incident happened at around 6.50pm, close to Mennock, and involved a black ...

A “Checkpoint Charlie” situation has been created near London bridges by councils making contrasting decisions on licensing electric bikes, a comedian said. Irish stand-up Dara O Briain complained ...

Hurricane Erin is set to move across the Atlantic, bringing wind and rain to the UK. The major category 3 hurricane is currently north-east of the Bahamas where it has come down from 140mph to 120mph ...

Sir Keir Starmer has returned to Scotland after a family holiday was interrupted by crunch talks on Ukraine in Washington DC. The Prime Minister’s plane flew from the US to Glasgow overnight following ...

An IOPC spokesman said the investigation remained in its early stages but no concerns had been identified about any use of force by officers.

The figure is down from July’s 5.2 – which represented a rise from inflation of 4.7 a month earlier and marked the highest level since ...

Weekend matches were split between West of Scotland Football League action and the South Region Challenge Cup first round.

She was attacked while sleeping on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar to Gatwick, West Sussex in September last year.

Rachel de Souza’s office’s latest report found the proportion of children saying they have seen such content online has risen in the past ...

Auchinleck Talbot boss Tommy Sloan says he isnot taking his side's victory over Beith for granted, despite maintaining a perfect league start.