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By Fiona Reid
Annan and Eskdale
Man dies in fire - update

THE man who died in a house fire in Dumfries yesterday afternoon has been named by police.

He was Stuart Collis, 51, and he lived alone in the property at Bruce Dewar Mews – pictured above.

Emergency crews rushed to the blaze on Wednesday at about 4.15 pm. The fire was extinguished but Mr Collis’ body was found inside and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A joint fire investigation took place yesterday to establish the cause of the fire.

A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

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NEW TEAM . . . Mid Annandale’s new management team are pictured with chairman Craig Allen, centre. They are manager Craig Simpson, right, and assistant Paul McDermott

“MIDS were advertising the role, so I got in touch with the club, had a discussion with them and we took it from there,” said new Mid Annandale manager Craig Simpson as he spoke to the Annandale Herald this week.

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