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Otters stall Nith dredging proposal

NITHSDALE area councillors say they will continue their fight to dredge part of the River Nith in Dumfries town centre.
They are waiting on news from the Scottish Government after appealing a decision which turned down their application to remove tons of gravel.
Opposition to the proposals to clean up the Nith have centred on fears that otters use the gravel islands as a safe resting place.
A report to the council on Wednesday said that as the otter was a European protected species, legislati...

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Cat rescued from underground pipes

Cat rescued from underground pipes

ANIMAL welfare inspectors in Dumfries and Galloway have rescued an adventurous cat which spent two days stuck in a network of drain pipes.
The Scottish SPCA was called to help when a resident of Main Street, Port William, heard the distressed cat's ...

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Blaze destroys pub building

Blaze destroys pub building

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A PUBLIC house in the Nith Place area of Dumfries was extensively damaged in an early hours blaze.
All three floors at Mulligans, situated close to the Whitesands and the river, were engulfed by smoke and flames in the outbreak.
Several units from ...

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Delhi trip for sport teenagers

TWO promising young athletes have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the grade for the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Jess Liddon, of Lockerbie, and Calum Main, of Eaglesfield, regularly dazzle on the world stage -- and their successes...
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