Dumfries and Borders

Dabton House exterior Pic: Walter Dalkeith

Travel review: Dabton House, Dumfries & Galloway

The waters of Hawick have powered industry for centuries … and its latest benefactor is town’s first distillery in nearly 200 years. Picture - Keith Hunter

Ad Feature The Borders Distillery: Hawick’s Industrial Heritage Reimagined

Andrew Miller (covered) being led from Selkirk Sheriff Court following an earlier hearing. Picture: PA

Trans butcher who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours granted leave to appeal

A rise in onshore windfarm projects across Scotland has seen a rise in community groups protesting against developments (pic: Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA)

Vandals take the wind out of energy company's sails

Andrew Miller (covered) being led from Selkirk Sheriff Court following an earlier hearing. Picture: PA

Andrew Miller: Man who abducted and abused Scottish schoolgirl while dressed as ...

Andrew Miller (covered) being led from Selkirk Sheriff Court following an earlier hearing. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Man who abducted young girl in Scottish borders jailed for 20 years

Every year around 30,000 barnacle geese fly in from the Arctic to spend winter on the mudflats of the Solway Firth, presenting an arresting spectacle for wildife-watchers. Picture: Alex Hillier

Mesmerising: Arctic geese flock to Scotland for winter – and Wild Goose Festival

The A75 at Woodside, east of Dumfries. (Photo by David Dixon/Geograph)

Minister will be 'extremely disappointed' if A75 funding bid snubbed

The world’s oldest post office, which opened in 1712 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Picture: Sandy Young/PA Wire

World's oldest post office located in Scotland gets new postmaster

The John Buchan Story Museum highlights The Thirty-Nine Steps novel and films and is a top attraction in the Borders town of Peebles.

Scott Reid passions: Stepping into a world of adventure in pretty Peebles

Work continuing on Midsteeple Quarter's construction project at 135-139 High Street to create new homes and enterprise spaces. Picture by Kirstin McEwan Photography

Milestone marked at project to help revive fortunes of historic Scottish town

Female golden eagle Beaky was released in the borders region in 2020 and has since been spotted in England. Picture: John Wright/South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project

Soaring success for golden eagle reintroduction in southern Scotland

Here's where you can find Highland cows in Scotland. Photo: Brian Taylor/Unsplash

12 places where you can visit Highland cows in Scotland

Queen Camilla during a visit to Lochcarron of Scotland at the Waverley textile mill in Selkirk. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Queen Camilla adds final stitch to Great Tapestry of Scotland

The championships will bring 11 cycling categories together for the first time. Picture: UCI

Queensferry Crossing to close for UCI Cycling World Championships

Buffalo bicycles enable children to be carried over rugged terrain. Picture: World Bicycle Relief

World Bicycle Relief appeal for UCI Cycling World Championships

Why did road builders call Transport Scotland the ‘worst client in the UK’?

A view overlooking Threave Nature Reserve where a 100 year project is underway to restore the land to its most natural state (pic: National Trust Scotland)

A closer look at a disused dairy turned wildlife haven

Schloss Roxburghe exterior Pic: Christian Laukemper

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Andrew Miller, 53, who is also known as Amy George, pleaded guilty to four charges

Transgender butcher told 'abhorrent crimes' were of the 'utmost deviance'

Dumfries Dental Clinic & Implant Centre has relocated on the back of the major investment by Scottish Dental Care.

Dumfries dental practice to double up after £600k investment

The Stilt House occupies a stunning position in the beautiful Scottish Borders.

Take a tour of a quirkly and rustic treehouse in the Scottish Borders

Dalhousie Castle & Aqueous Spa, located some eight miles from Edinburgh, offers 35 bedrooms, a spa and 2 AA rosette dining.

Luxury hotel and spa close to Edinburgh one of four venues put up for sale

The Borders Book Festival will be returning to Harmony Garden in Melrose in June. Picture: Lloyd Smith

Douglas Stuart, Judy Murray and Andy Burnham to appear at leading book festival

Three people were killed in the Carmont derailment in August 2020. Picture: RAIB

New safety gear added to ageing ScotRail fleet involved in fatal Carmont crash

RMT Scottish organiser Mick Hogg described the Scottish Government's public sector pay policy as a "blatant attack on free collective bargaining". Picture: Robert Perry/PA

RMT threatens ScotRail with another ‘summer of discontent’ over pay limits

The Scottish Greens said the review could be crucial in improving rural bus services. Picture: Ninian Reid/Skye 5/Wikimedia Commons

‘More affordable’ bus fares to be condition of Scottish Government funding?

RMT members protesting outside Glasgow Central Station in September. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail paid £6.5m compensation after Network Rail strikes cancel 40,000 trains

Standard class passengers would have have first class-style 2+1 seating. Picture: Grand Union

Grand Union optimistic of approval for spacious new Stirling-London trains

Lisa Thomson is to be inducted into the Melrose 7s Hall of Fame. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Melrose Sevens women’s tournament to be played alongside men’s event

Developed by the Tweed Forum environmental charity, the Eddleston Water project in the Scottish Borders has been chosen as a Unesco Ecohydrology Demonstration Site – the only one in the UK

Unesco designation for Scottish Borders river project

Officers wait outside Selkirk Sheriff Court. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Man charged over disappearance of 11-year-old girl to appear in court

Benny Higgins, chairman of Buccleuch: 'The fit between Buccleuch and Oxygen Conservation could not be better.'

Langholm Moor: New owner to develop plan for 'unique area' following land sale

Boath House

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Virgin Hotels Glasgow

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Morgan Barbour and Freya Pellie are among the performers in Le Haggis, the cabaret show revived for this year's Big Burns Supper festival in Dumfries. Picture: Stuart Walker

Festival aims for permanent cultural hub in town where Burns spent final years

The IndiNature Mill is based in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Picture: David Stroud

£2 million investment secured for Borders mill behind eco-insulation products

Suzanne Mulholland Pic: Ryan Hall

Flavour Profile Q&A: Suzanne Mulholland, aka The Batch Lady

Three Met Office severe weather warnings have been issued for Friday. Picture: Met Office

Scotland’s weather: Amber warning of heavy rain with ‘significant impacts’

The rain warning will be in force from 3am to 6pm on Friday but subject to change. Picture: Met Office

Scotland’s weather: Heavy rain warning for Friday with snow risk

Wigwam Holidays Wigtown offers luxury wooden en-suite wigwam cabins and larger open plan converted shipping container cabins in the outskirts of Wigtown.

Galloway agri-tourism business goes for growth with additional wigwam cabins

Rory Stone of Highland Fine Cheeses

Scottish food and drink winners of 2022

Those attending Doddie Weir's memorial service have been asked to wear tartan. Picture: Funding Neuro/PA Wire

Doddie Weir: Memorial service details announced with request to wear tartan

Those attending Doddie Weir's memorial service have been asked to wear tartan. Picture: Funding Neuro/PA Wire

Doddie Weir: Memorial service details announced with request to wear tartan

Andrew Pearson in his taproom

Ukrainian celebrity chef cooks charity dinner in Dumfries

The single carriageway A75 is a key lorry route connecting the M74 and M6 at Gretna with the Cairnryan ferry ports

Autumn Statement: A75 upgrade study triggers new Conservatives-SNP row

Tom Broughton

Glasses brand, Cubitts, opens two Edinburgh shops

Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford, founders of Twelve Triangles

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Caitlin Heard of The Borders Distillery

Day in the Life: Caitlin Heard of The Borders Distillery

You can have a great day out in the Scottish Borders without spending any money.

Here are 10 school holiday treats you can enjoy in the Borders

The A6105 where the crash happened. Picture: AAIB

Pilot crashes into hedge after using road as makeshift runway with 5ft clearance

Checco Pic: Lizzie Mayson.

Pasta Grannies are back with a second recipe book

Bagel

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Frankenstein's cover

Day in the Life: James Rose of The Folio Society

The Railway Carriage living space Pic: AMANDA FARNESE HEATH

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Theragun at Pure

Theragun massage launches at Scotland's Pure Spa & Beauty

The 'new' Caerlaverock Castle (top) was built only a short distance away from the original moated mansion, on ground just 7m above normal sea level -- researchers have revealed that both fortifications were affected by storm surges during a period of climate change between 1200 and 1570. Picture: RCAHMS

Ancient Scottish castles were hit by medieval climate change, researchers find

Cape Wrath lighthouse is on the north west tip of mainland Scotland. Picture: Ian Cowe/Northern Lighthouse Board

Dream job Scotland: Visiting lighthouse keeper for Cape Wrath and Stoer Head

Architectural render by Michael Laird Architects of the proposed St Boswells distillery.

Borders distillery project pushes ahead after joining Green Investment Portfolio

Hawico crafts luxury cashmere garments from its factory in Hawick and operates 13 stores across Scotland, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Japan, in addition to selling its products online.

Borders cashmere brand to expand thanks to 'state-of-the-art' knitting machines

Avanti West Coast operates between Glasgow, Edinburgh and London Euston

New 34.8C Scottish temperature record set in Borders

Members of the public at Portobello Beach amid today's heatwave. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scottish temperature record set to be broken as extreme conditions intensify

A man enjoys the sun in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh as the UK is hit by a heatwave. Picture: SWNS

Extreme temperature warnings not treated seriously, warns head of Met Office

Community wealth minister Tom Arthur, centre, with members of Midsteeple Quarter, other project funders and contractors in front of the construction site on Dumfries High Street.

More than £7 million secured for project to breathe new life into Dumfries

The crumbling remains of Whitehead today. The site will be visited next week by archaeologists and local historian Anna Campbell. PIC: Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership.

Searching for the past at Scotland's last industrial 'ghost town'

The Borders General Hospital at Melrose

Health board cancels routine operations amid Covid surge

Police believe a 48-year-old woman may have fallen from a moving vehicle onto the A701.

Injured woman found on A701 may have 'fallen from a moving vehicle'

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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