Woman welcomes jailing of ‘forceful monster’ ex who tried to kill her and mother
A woman whose former partner tried to kill her and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked said justice has been done as the
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Tag: South Scotland
Care home pensioner accused of murdering woman who disappeared in 1984
A preliminary hearing has taken place in the case of a pensioner accused of murdering a woman who disappeared in 1984. Marion Hodge was 34 years old when she disappeared
Read More
Patient data held by hacker group after cyber attack, health board confirms
A hacker group is in possession of at least a “small number” of patients’ data following a cyber attack, NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said. Reports emerged on Wednesday of
Read MorePaedophile who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours jailed for 20 years
A paedophile who abducted a young girl as she walked home and sexually abused her for 27 hours has been jailed for 20 years. Andrew Miller, 53, who also uses
Read More
Sentencing of Scottish rugby player for domestic abuse delayed to allow social work report
The sentencing of a Scottish rugby star who admitted pushing, hurling abuse at, and tracking his girlfriend has been postponed. Rufus McLean, 22, was expected to be sentenced at Edinburgh
Read More
Borders man with incurable cancer plans to help others with book full of stories of hope
A businessman living with incurable cancer is working on a new book which he plans to give free to others with the disease. Kevin Donaghy, from the Scottish borders, is
Read More
Sexual abuse and sadistic treatment ‘destroyed childhoods’ of boarding school pupils, inquiry finds
Children at a Catholic boarding school in Scotland were sexually abused and subjected to sadistic treatment that “destroyed childhoods”, an inquiry has found. Lady Smith, chair of the Scottish Child
Read More
Court temporarily suspends care home’s registration amid ‘serious concerns’ over care quality
A court has temporarily suspended a care home’s registration after a watchdog raised “serious concerns” about the quality of care. The interim suspension of the care provider’s registration at Singleton
Read More
Two residents die following Covid outbreak in Stranraer care home
Two residents have died and others have tested positive amid a Covid outbreak at a care home. Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership (DGHSCP) confirmed the outbreak happened
Read More
Watchdog launch legal action to strip care home’s registration after ‘serious concerns’ identified
A care watchdog has launched legal action seeking to cancel a care home’s registration due to “serious and significant concerns” about the quality of care The Care Inspectorate has applied
Read More