Kirkcudbright garden to open to the public to raise funds for charity

A boy fell through a manhole cover to his death after a contractor failed to implement adequate safety measures. Shea Ryan, 10, slipped on a ladder inside the hole close to a play park near his home in Glasgow’s Drumchapel on July 16, 2020.

A woman has told of her horror after her beloved dog was attacked by two Bull Terriers while out walking in Glasgow. Susan Jack had been on Dumbarton Road at around 11am on Saturday April 8 when a passing dog grabbed hold of the ear of family pet Flora.

First Minister Humza Yousaf has revealed auditors who worked for the SNP resigned nearly six months ago.

With better weather slowly but surely creeping in, people might want to give their gardens a bit of a spruce.

An eight foot gorilla statue stolen from a Scots garden centre may have been spotted in England. The sculpture, named Gary, was taken from his home outside Reynard's Nursery near Carluke.

A former charity boss has been charged with fraud, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

The Centre, Livingston has announced its April charity partner as Spark, which runs a wide range of activities to help overcome the impact of loneliness and isolation and spark conversations and interactions with people in the local community to allow them to connect with others, make new friends and create new possibilities.

Stretched NHS Forth Valley is facing a huge £40million funding gap for 2023/24 and could be forced to cut beds.

New pictures show the devastation caused by a massive fire at Armadale Shed yesterday.

A cyclathon challenge is being held to raise funds for Prostate Buddies Dumfries and Galloway.

Local Gaelic backers have welcomed a cash injection from the national body responsible for promoting and fostering the language.

Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab For Cutie is up for auction to raise money for mental health charity Tiny Changes.The charity was set up by the family of late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, who died by suicide in May 2018.It aims to improve mental health in children and young people in Scotland and takes its name from a lyric from the Frightened Rabbit song ‘Head Rolls Off’ (“While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to Earth”).Announcing the auction on Instagram, Tiny Changes wrote: “Kindly donated by @grabbit @frabbits, this special, one-of-a-kind Fender Jazz Bass guitar was signed by both Frightened Rabbit and @deathcabforcutie during their 2011 summer tour in the USA.“We’re auctioning this unique piece of musical history to help boost the total of our very first Make Tiny Changes Month – a campaign that’s raised over £15k so far this March for young people’s mental health.”The auction went live at 9pm yesterday (March 26) and is set to close in nine days. You can find out more and bid here.A post shared by Tiny Changes (@tinychanges)Earlier this month, The Twilight Sad shared a live cover of Frightened Rabbit‘s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’.The song was recorded on the band’s recent European tour supporting The Cure and was released exclusively on Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis, with all proceeds going to Tiny Changes.Hutchison’s brother Grant, who joined The Twilight Sad as its drummer following the disbandment of Frightened Rabbit, took to Instagram to have his say on the cover.

Free training is on offer to charities and community groups across Dumfries and Galloway.

A Scottish terrorism expert is convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin is using a body double on public appearances. The warmonger was accused by the Ukrainians of using a stand in on a surprise visit to occupied Mariupol last Sunday - to protect himself from assassination.

Matt Hancock's girlfriend Gina Coladangelo has reportedly sold her family home to Gordon Ramsay for a whopping £7.5million.

Arguing with your neighbours over loud noises, dumped rubbish or cars blocking your driveway can become incredibly stressful.

The families of murdered Scots have told how a lifeline service supported them through their darkest days.

A Perth Black Watch soldier with a life-limiting condition is preparing to trek 54 miles to raise funds for other soldiers, veterans and their families.

Unpopular Stirling Council budget cuts, including nursery hour cuts and allotment charge rises, could be reversed if the Scottish Government agrees to fully fund Big Noise projects in Stirling.

Kirkcudbright Burns Club has voted to end its long standing policy of men only membership.