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Woman bought Buckfast for 12-year-old
A woman has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Payback Order, and a total of 270 hours’ unpaid work, after she bought alcohol for a child. Emma Elliot, 24, of Princes Street, admitted buying a...
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Galloway church congregations merge
Two church congregations are to merge to save money. Members of the Buittle and Kelton and Auchencairn and Rerrick congregations are making the move. A meeting was held at Auchencairn Church on Sunday...
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Borders councillor and kirk elder suspended for conduct breach over church...
Hawick and Hermitage councillor Ron Smith has been suspended from all local authority-related planning committees for three months. The former provost was sanctioned by the Standards Commission for...
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Gateway to ‘cradle of Christianity’ at Whithorn could close due to £10,000...
It is an area known as Scotland’s “cradle of Christianity” and has attracted pilgrims for centuries. However, trustees of a museum that depicts the story of St Ninian, who was born in the Solway region...
View ArticleKirkgunzeon Church to close
Kirkgunzeon Church is to close. The Church of Scotland says it has been forced to shut the doors on the 223-year-old building due to high running costs. The 54-strong congregation will worship at...
View ArticlePray and Play as £3.5m church and sports hall in Dumfries gets the green light
A £3.5 million community church on the edge of Dumfries’ largest housing estate has been given the green light. The town’s burgeoning Baptist congregation has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to...
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Backlash grows over Church of England’s wind farm role in Scottish Borders
Church of England commissioners are facing a growing backlash over their involvement in plans for a massive wind farm south of Hawick. In an exclusive story last week, The Southern revealed proposals...
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Whithorn Trust secures Heritage Lottery Fund support
An organisation promoting the heritage and archaeology of Whithorn has secured a grant which will allow it to reopen its visitor centre and museum. The Whithorn Trust – which runs the site – said last...
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Viking treasure hoard found in Dumfries and Galloway
A hoard of Viking treasure has been unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast in one of the most significant finds of its kind ever made in Scotland. More than 100 objects, some of them made of gold,...
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Stone carved head stolen from Dryburgh Abbey
Police are investigating after a stone carved head was stolen from a church in the Scottish Borders. The unique carving originally decorated part of a stone arch inside Dryburgh Abbey in Newtown St...
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