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Dumfries and Borders

CCTV image from the train showing the start of the emergency speed restriction. Picture: Avanti West Coast

Glasgow train sped past 'failed embankment' at nine times emergency speed limit
Transport

Wooden heart: Sculptor's quirky Borders home saved for nation
Homes and Gardens

Fears raised that views from Walter Scott's home are about to be 'lost forever'
What's On

ScotRail to cut more trains as passengers slump by 90 per cent
Transport

Nicola Sturgeon tells Europe to 'keep a light on' for Scotland post-Brexit
Politics

Scotland-Ireland link ridiculed as 'fantasy tunnel across an ammunition dump'
Transport

New campaign launched to rescue birthplace of Hogmanay anthem 'Auld Lang Syne'
What's On

Deal agreed to use Scottish airfield as Brexit lorry park
Politics

£1m grant to investigate secrets of Viking-age Galloway hoard uncovered by metal...
Heritage

Plans to turn Scottish airfield into Brexit lorry park
Politics

Janey Godley to host star-studded virtual Burns Supper
What's On

Restaurant review: Kailzie Courtyard cafe, Kailzie, Scottish Borders
Food and Drink

ScotRail strike threat averted after RMT fails to get enough votes for action
Transport

Coronavirus outbreak at extra care housing development in Peebles
Coronavirus

Sled Zeppelin and William Wall-ice drafted in to tackle winter snows
Transport

Former Scottish Tory leader contender Michelle Ballantyne quits party
Politics

Alarm as Scottish cycling deaths reach six-year high
Transport

Borders Railway performance ‘fragile, inconsistent and unsatisfactory’
Transport

UK ministers accused of 'blatant power grab' by SNP over cross-Border transport
Transport

Rail staff being spat at among 100 Covid-related crimes on Scotland's railways
Transport

ScotRail to cut hundreds of trains a day as passenger slump continues
Transport

Historic Border anomaly poses new twist for Edinburgh-Carlisle rail line plans
Transport

Pandemic sparks 20% increase in Scottish Borders house prices
Homes and Gardens

Community land buyout set to go ahead in South of Scotland
Homes and Gardens

WATCH: Young driver's 'gran' climbs out of crashed car to berate his driving
Transport

2.0-magnitude earthquake recorded in Dumfries this weekend
Environment

Governments split on Borders Rail future as campaign to extend line continues
Politics

Kirkcudbright welcomes annual Food Festival
Food and Drink

Gull attack brings down drone in Stranraer
Transport

ScotRail train ran on Borders Railway with doors wide open
Transport

Anger at bp's Covid mistake in closing Wild Bean Cafes overnight
Transport

Duke of Roxburghe backs ´sustainable tourism´ in the Borders
Environment

Cycling booms by up to 199% during coronavirus crisis
Transport

ScotRail staff face new assault risk from passengers 'on fringes of criminality'
Transport

Scottish estate that inspired Sir Walter Scott on sale for offers over £12m
Homes and Gardens

Andrew Marr on bill for Scottish online book festival
Books

Reallocation of road space from cars stepped up
Transport

Vandals and landslips hit heritage railways in Borders and Bo'ness
Transport

Toddler's pebble hunt raises nearly £30,000 for NHS
People

20mph zones planned for towns and villages across Borders
Transport

Borders trade park sold for almost £9m in face of 'unprecedented times'
Business

Fancy living in your own little piece of Scottish history?
Consumer

Border suspension bridge named as world's oldest by Guinness World Records
Transport

Stena ferry crew averted submarine collision disaster by spotting periscope
Transport

When can I get my hair cut and go to the dentist?
Coronavirus

CalMac cuts distancing to 1m and extends bookings
Transport

Covid-19 outbreak in Dumfries and Galloway 'under control'
Coronavirus

Parts of Dumfries and Galloway in effective cordon due to 'complex' Covid-19 out...
Coronavirus

Stunning homes for sale in Scotland's 'happiest' places
Homes and Gardens

Bus services ramped up to coincide with re-opening of shops on Monday
Transport

What date will Scottish schools open and how many days a week will pupils be in ...
Education

Lockdown art to go on display beside Great Tapestry of Scotland
What's On

Historical Scottish festival bans blackface at fancy-dress parade
People

LNER to eliminate key wifi "notspot" on Edinburgh-London route
Transport

Scottish gran, 82, to cycle 1,600-mile Irish way for charity after knee surgery
Health

Bus and train passengers told to bring own face coverings
Transport

Rare white starling spotted in southern Scotland
Environment

Passengers will see how full their bus is on new Borders Buses app
Transport

Scottish public transport restrictions may be eased area by area
Transport

Burger King outlets set to reopen at Scottish motorway services
Business

Scottish councillors up in arms over suggestions that army patrol border with En...
Politics

Only 30% of Scots happy to use buses and trains again
Transport

Police find heroin and cannabis in a raid on a house in Galashiels
Crime

Borders Railway to star in Channel 5 TV show about lost railway lines
Heritage

Take a look inside this Scottish coastal home with swimming pool and beautiful v...
Homes and Gardens

Retail bosses urge Borders shoppers to stop panic-buying
Health

Angela Douglas: Farmers doing their bit for climate in their own neck of the woo...
Business

Will MI6 reveal what was learned about Lockerbie bombing from Gaddafi's henchmen...
Columnists

John Cunningham: Consumers are going greener and business has to adapt to surviv...
Business

Scotland-Ireland bridge won't deliver economic benefits, warns think-tank
Politics

Electrocuted bird halts Scotland-London trains
Transport

Unions vow to block dead bodies being carried on ScotRail passenger trains
Transport

12th century castle opens as wedding and events venue offering activities such a...
Travel

Scotland's weather: Four yellow weather warnings issued for 75mph gales, snow an...
Weather

12th century castle opens as wedding and events venue offering activities such a...
Dumfries and Borders

Insight: Is the Boris bridge from Scotland to Ireland on a road to nowhere?
Transport

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