Dumfries and Galloway Council urged to improve gritting regime after spate of accidents near Gatehouse

Rebel Wilson got into a cycling fender bender and is not happy about it. The "Pitch Perfect" actress, 41, expressed her anger over the accident on Monday in a series of Instagram Stories, revealing that she got into a cycling accident with a bystander’s dog.

Also expected to be very popular is the Stories for Lockdown: Stay at Home event on Thursday at 9.30am. For the full programme see https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Big-Dog-programme-PUBLIC-2.pdf

The number of people in hospital stands at 405 - down 17 from yesterday - and there are 38 people in intensive care.Sadly, a further seven people have died, taking the overall total to 7,536.

A council spokesman said: “It’s the thoughtless actions of a minority of drivers that not only spoils the local landscape and creates a danger to wildlife but also places the lives of the community assets teams, who carry out the litter picking, at risk. “Please be considerate when driving and take your litter home for the sake of your community, wildlife and the council streetscene workers.”Mark Jardine, founder of The People’s Project in Dumfries, has also hit out at litter louts.

Dumfries High has been described as being at the “end of life” and has a number of issues with it including in its structure and concrete frame.It will be allocated £48 million, Loreburn Primary £7 million and Dumfries Academy £16.5 million.

“Our staff have worked to ensure that the shirts have went to local families across the wider Dumfries community and as many people can benefit from them as possible”.Councillor John Martin, vice chairman of the committee, added: “As Queens is our home club of Dumfries, I’m sure the tops will be something that the children and young people will really value and will appreciate receiving.”

social media and branded it as "absolutely shocking" after she made the discovery in Larkhall on Thursday.In the picture, the needle can be seen lying on the pavement with the tip of the syringe uncovered.

Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor said: “Officers and staff continue to play a key role in the national effort to combat the spread of coronavirus while they face the same personal and professional challenges as their fellow citizens.“The public health crisis continues to influence the needs of our communities.

There were seven people in hospital with less than five in intensive care.There have been cases across the region in the past fortnight, with figures from Public Health Scotland showing more than half of new cases in the past seven days have been in the Sanquhar area.

The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that there were 22 cases in the region in the seven days leading up to March 6. That gives a positivity rate of 0.8 per cent and 14.8 cases per 100,000 people.

Deputy assistant chief officer Alasdair Perry added: “While any reduction in the number of deliberate fires is welcomed, we simply cannot be complacent.”Anyone with information about deliberate fire raising can contact the Crimestoppers helpline on 0800 555 111.

TikTok calling for Eminem to be cancelled has been further spotlighted by people’s reactions to the rapper’s new ‘Tone Deaf’ lyric video.On Thursday (March 5) Eminem released a new animated video for the 2020 ‘Music To Be Murdered By – Side B’ track, featuring the lyric: “I won’t stop even when my hair turns grey (I’m tone-deaf)/ ‘Cause they won’t stop until they cancel me.”The line was seen by fans as a retort to a TikTok campaign that appeared to have started in February but gained traction

The number of new cases in Dumfries and Galloway has fallen in recent days.Dr Murray said: “Things are going in the right direction. However, people have to keep with it. The virus is still out there.”