THREE schools have closed following coronavirus outbreaks.
Pupils and staff at Hottsbridge, Canonbie and Closeburn primary schools are remaining at home due to cases in the school community.
There are also a small number of children from Lockerbie Academy isolating.
Hottsbridge closed on Friday, while Canonbie and Closeburn schools were closed on Monday.
They are all expected to reopen on Monday, May 10.
Additional testing capacity has been put in place in Lockerbie to deal with the small increase in cases.
QUEEN of the South gaffer Peter Murphy wants his troops to forget about their horrendous away form so far this season as they travel to Alloa Athletic this weekend.
A NEW series based on parts of the Lockerbie Disaster is now showing on Sky this week. Featuring Colin Firth and Catherine McCormack, ‘A Search for Truth’ was inspired by the memoirs of Dr Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the 1988 tragedy. Filming took place in Scotland and Morocco in early 2024 and Annandale Herald editor Fiona Reid went on the set to meet the cast and crew and find out more about it.
