aaa *** Local Caption *** TREE TRIBUTE . . . deputy lord lieutenant Alison Hall has laid a wreath at the base of The Queen's Tree outside the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries. The maple was planted by Her Late Majesty in July 2010 with help of head gardener Gary McCormick, who joined Mrs Hall. Left to right: Crichton Trust trustee Dr David Hall, Alison Hall, Gary McCormick, Crichton Trust CEO Gwilym Gibbons and MP David Mundell
A COMPLICATED situation has arisen over the future maintenance of Moffat’s Proudfoot Institute (PI).
A PIONEERING project is helping lifeboats safely navigate the Solway Firth on rescue missions by harnessing data from satellites.