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Dumfries Lions Club to hold virtual duckrace fundraiser due to coronavirus pandemic The online race will be held on April 10 and has already attracted entries from as far afield as America and Australia Updated Dumfries Lion's Club Belinda Thomson next to the traditional finish line at the Caul. Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other ...

£14.50 per person with optional add-ons for an extra fee In non-Covid times, when it is open for visitors, the Boathouse is one of the most beautiful venues in Dumfries and Galloway. It is situated right on the banks of the River Nith and its glass-fronted building offers wonderful views of the water- which looks particularly lovely at this time of year. But rather than mourn the fact that we can’t currently visit to enjoy a sit-in meal, the good news is that the Boathouse’s gourmet afternoon tea tastes just as good at home. This year they are offering a Mother’s Day Afternoon Te...

Scotland's most famous poet almost relocated to the Caribbean Credit: Getty If Robert Burns had got his way we might celebrate Burns Night by eating rice and peas and jerk chicken – perhaps with a ginger beer or a Red Stripe – rather than haggis, neaps and a dram. The tough lot of a farmer’s son and, later, as a tenant farmer, and the birth of no fewer than three illegitimate daughters in the space of a year, led Burns to seriously contemplate voyaging to the Caribbean to try his luck over there. Chances are, if he’d made the break and lived a colonial’s life in the sultry tropics, ...

A TALENTED Greenock couple are using the power of song to help save the home of Scotland's Bard. Alan and Polly Beck of Greenock Burns Club will appear in a special online concert to launch the Auld Lang Syne Campaign, which aims to recruit new members for the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust. The trust has been set up to safeguard the unspoiled farmhouse - Ellisland - on the banks of the River Nith in Ayrshire where Burns lived with his wife, Jean Armour. Tenor Alan, who is junior vice president of the World Burns Federation, and soprano Polly, will perform Ae Fond Kiss, Ye Banks and Bra...

Dumfries jogger hailed for helping rescue terrified dog from River Nith Emma Eden pulled stricken King Charles Spaniel, Rosie, from the water on New Year’s Day, Emma Eden from Dumfries, who braved the cold waters of the Nith to rescue a drowning dog. (Image: Jim McEwan) Calling all dog lovers! Sign up to TeamDogs for your weekly dose of dog news, pictures and stories.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newslett...