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Adam looking forward to Skiffie Worlds - DNG Online Limited

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Adam looking forward to Skiffie Worlds - DNG Online Limited

ROWERS across the globe are counting down to the SkiffieWorlds 2025 in Stranraer next month, with one competitor hoping his family connection to Victorian heroine, Grace Darling, will see his team win gold. The World Championship of St Ayles class of coastal rowing, takes place every three years, and this year’s championship is being hosted by Stranraer Water Sports Association, on Loch Ryan. With record entry numbers, this will be the biggest e…Read Article

Grace Darling’s distant relative hopes he has the competitive rowing edge at SkiffieWorlds

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Grace Darling’s distant relative hopes he has the competitive rowing edge at SkiffieWorlds

Rowers across the globe are training hard for SkiffieWorlds 2025, the highlight of the competitive coastal rowing calendar will be held in Stranraer, south west Scotland, 6-12 July. One competitor, Adam Wilson, 18, who is competing for the Musselburgh based Eskmuthe Rowing Club, hopes his family connection to Victorian heroine, Grace Darling, will see his team win gold. SkiffieWorlds, the World Championship of St Ayles class of coastal rowing, t…Read Article

Lactalis Announced as Headline Sponsor of Stranraer Oyster Festival 2025

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Lactalis Announced as Headline Sponsor of Stranraer Oyster Festival 2025

Stranraer Oyster Festival is one of Galloway’s biggest events and takes place from 12-14 September 2025 The community-run festival celebrates Scotland’s last wild, native oyster fishery Lactalis employs more than 220 people in Stranraer, and support for the festival illustrates the company’s commitment to the local community Lactalis UK & Ireland, one of Stranraer’s biggest local employers, has been announced as the headline sponsor of Stranra…Read Article

Lorry park decision blasted by MSPs - DNG Online Limited

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a lorry park at Stranraer’s waterfront has been described as a ‘hammer blow’ to regeneration efforts. The council’s planning committee backed a recommendation by officials to vote through the application for the lorry park at the former Stena port, despite opposition and concerns it will wreck plans to turn the waterfront into a space that attracts investment, visitors, and jobs. ‘HAMMER BLOW . . . MSP Colin Smyth…Stranraer · Stranraer Read Article

Supporting Community Health in Stranraer - Homeopathy UK

Homeopathy UK is proud to support The Good Life health shop in Stranraer, co-run by Sarah Fraser-Robinson and Sharon Boyd. Their passion for natural health and community wellbeing shines through everything they do. From expert advice on supplements to hosting homeopathy clinics run by Elaine Hamilton (funded by Homeopathy UK), The Good Life is more than a shop—it’s a lifeline for many. We’re delighted to recognise their dedication and to help ma…Stranraer · Stranraer Read Article

Carer Struck Off for Threatening Woman and Asking for Drugs

Leona Greenhorn was removed from the Scottish care register on Monday after 'repeatedly' entering a woman’s house in Stranraer and asking her to supply 'pharmaceutical products'.Belleville, Ontario · Belleville See the Story

Independent opticians in Stranraer join forces

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Two independent opticians in Stranraer are merging their practices in order to support the future of independent eye care in the local community.Stranraer · Stranraer Read Article

Thousands of rowers heading to Dumfries and Galloway for SkiffieWorlds 2025

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A record 79 entries have been received for the triennial world championship event, which is returning to Stranraer after a successful debut in 2019.Stranraer · Stranraer Read Article

Police hunting 'three youths who drove golf buggy dangerously' through Scots town

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The trio were spotted on the buggy before it collided with a fence in Stranraer on Tuesday night.Police · Stranraer See the Story

Casper Woman Heard Gunshots, Opened Apartment Door To Find Body At Her Feet

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A woman living in an apartment complex in Casper said she heard gunshots in the apartment above hers Sunday night and a plea for someone to call 911. She…Stranraer · Stranraer See the Story

Solar Investment Helps Power Dumfries and Galloway Water Treatment Works

Work on a £314,000 solar project at a water treatment works which supplies thousands of customers in and around Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, with drinking water is now complete. The project has seen 294 tank top solar panels installed at the site at Penwhirn Reservoir, close to Stranraer, and is expected to generate 0.159GWh of green energy a year – the same amount needed to boil around 706,666 kettles. The solar energy will meet almost a …Work · Stranraer Read Article

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