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• Train services get back on track

  Train services in Dumfries and Galloway are set to return to normal.

• Helicopters will not use hospital landing pad

  Coastguard helicopters will not use the helipad at Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary until safety concerns are addressed.

• Walking tall in Moffat after festival success

  The autumnal weather did not prevent hardy souls from lacing up their boots and snuggling into waterproofs to enjoying the bracing air and panoramic scenery on The Moffat Walking Weekend.

• If you want to sit in a pity party... you'll be there a long time

  SAS: Who Dares Wins star Mark "Billy" Billingham tells MARION McMULLEN how he gets through the dark times and why he originally turned down the Channel 4 show You are the chief instructor on SAS: Who Dares Wins. How did the TV work come about? I've had a crazy life when I look back on it. When I left the military I needed a job and it was one of the most daunting times in my life. I left the military after 27-plus years and I had to get up and earn a proper living.

• Sport

  A team of young curlers from Dumfries have retained the Greenacres U21 title after Team Carson came top in the opening tournament of the Asham U21 slam series at Greenacres Curling Club.

• SOME COLD COMFORT

  NASTY coughs and colds often accompany the start of autumn and can be really debilitating.

• Queens aim for a trio of victories

  Queen of the South collected their second win in three games last week to move to the top of the league and now face Kelty Hearts on Saturday.

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY

  Frank Rijkaard, 62 Born: September 30, 1962 Former Netherlands player and manager who won the European Cup with both AC Milan and Ajax.

• It's more success for U16 [...]

  It's more success for U16 girls at Queens

• RETAILTHER apy

  ¦ Dr Funk has released a new range of flavoured sparkling water (£4 for four, Sainsbury's) with a healthy twist.

Featured documents

• Show is back in business

  The region's biggest agricultural event made a welcome return to Dumfries' Park Farm showfield at the weekend....

• Football fans bus rule wasn't necessary here

  Sir - Your article "Football fans blast buses ban plan and urge: Stop treating us like hooligans"(Friday, September 8) highlighted the latest attempt by a UK Government agency, in the form of a"public consultation"by the"senior traffic commissioner for Great Britain", to interfere with the way...

• Sport

  Ice hockey Solway Sharks 9 Widnes Wild 3 Solway Sharks were back in action home and away last weekend, continuing their quest for points in the race for the league title....

• Sport

  Athletics Dumfries Running Club Round Rotherham relay Five club members travelled to Yorkshire on Saturday to take part in one of the friendliest events on the running calendar....

• Campaigns forge ahead

  Campaigning for this year's Scottish Parliament elections is well under way....

• Sport

  Hockey Dumfries Hockey Club Dumfries Men through to plate final Dumfries Men's 1s travelled to Glasgow Green on Saturday to face Northern outfit Ellon in the plate semi-final....

• Sport

  Bowling Marchmount Bowling Club The green at Marchmount was officially opened on Friday, April 14 when president John Jarvie welcomed a very good turnout of members, friends and guests from Dumfries and Maxwelltown Bowling Clubs....

• Sport

  School sports Schools Netball Festival The Annandale and Eskdale Primary Schools Netball Festival was held at Hecklegirth Primary School as part of the primary schools sporting calendar....

• Election special: Meet the candidates

  The ward has an electorate of 11,486 and the main towns and villages are: Johnstonebridge, Lochmaben, Lockerbie and Moffat....

• Sport

  Athletics Dumfries Running Club London Marathon: Cclub member Kerry Jardine had a memorable day when she joined 48,000 other eager runners to take part in this iconic event....