Concern Grows For Vulnerable Missing Person Andrew Mckie – Dumfries

ANDREW MCKIE

 

UPDATE – ANDREW HAS NOW BEEN FOUND, thank you for everyone’s assistance

Police in Dumfries are concerned for Andrew McKie (53) who has been reported missing in Dumfries.

Andrew was last seen at 11.30 am on 2 May 2017.

Andrew is described as 6ft, thin build and when last seen was wearing an olive fleece, grey jumper & jeans.

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If you have any information in relation to Andrews whereabouts or have seen him today please contact Dumfries Police on 101

Stewartry Young Farmers Go Bidding Mad At Mock Auction

MOCK AUCTION

The Stewartry Young Farmers Club held there Mock auction  on the 1st May at GTR Contracts Ltd, Dumfries with kind permission of Gary and Tanya Russell.

There was a great turn out on the evening, which was won by Andrew Hiddleston. Andrew  won a £50 gift voucher kindly donated by Lloyds Ltd, Dumfries!

A Spokesperson from the club said ” We would like to give a big thank you to our auctioneer for the evening Andrew Hunter Blair, to Gary and Tanya for hosting the event and to Lloyds Ltd for supplying such a great prize.“

The Stewartry young farmers have quite a few events coming up over the summer to get yourself involved with including a Dairy stock-judging at Meikle Firthead on the 9th May, a question and answers workshop about mental health on the 11th May at Rhonehouse village hall 6:30 start. Everyone is welcome!

Please don’t hesitate to contact some of the Stewartry Young Farmers  for more information about the club.

 

Stranraer Man Walks The Entire Southern Upland Way To Thank D&G Blood Bikes

SOUTHERN UPLAND WAY

James Henry from Stranraer set off last week from Cockburnspath to start his 212 mile walk of the Southern Upland way which will end in Portpatrick on Saturday 6th May. James is raising money for a local charity very close to his heart, the Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes. 

Jame’s told DGWGO “I will be sleeping rough the whole way, I am aiming to walk 26 1/2 miles a day meaning I should hopefully finish my walk in 8 days if all goes well.“

James chose to tackle such a mammouth task as a way of raising money for a charity very close to his families hearts. His daughter Nicola was seriously ill and fought infection for 14 months, every week Dumfries and Galloway blood bikes voluntarily took her samples from Stranraer to Dumfries and onto Bristol.

James said “This fantastic local service is totally run by volunteers and survives because of charitable donations. Without the wonderful team at D&G blood Bikes helping us we do not know where we would be today.”
James Continued “As a way of saying thank you I am trying to raise as much money as I can to give something back and to be able to help other people who are in the situation we were in.

On Saturday James’ nephew David joined him to help him along, on Sunday James reached Pole Skeogh Bothy from Sanquhar, he has covered between 20 and 30 miles a day so far. Today May 2nd he headed to White Laggen, travelling through St Johns Dalry, He told us his – “Moral is good and the scenery is fantastic.”

The finish at Portpatrick

James’ daughter Nicola who was helped so much by the D&G Blood Bikes team when she was  ill will be joining her dad for last 7 1/2 miles of the walk, Coming into Portpatrick on Saturday 6th May 12.00pm, If you would like to be there to cheer them on that would be very much appreciated.

 

If you wish tyo donate to James’ just giving page to help raise much needed funds for D&G Blood bikes then please click HERE

James said “ I would like to thank everyone that donates or has already donated for their support.”  

 

Extras Cost Nunholm Opening Season Victory – Cricket News

Nunholm

Nunholm bashed Cambusdoon for 231 but suffer a loss 3 balls from the finish.

Cambusdoon won the toss and elected to bowl with the matchball sponsored by Walker and Sharpe. Nunholm put together a competitive total of 231.

Nunholm 231 all out v Cambusdoon 232-7

Jeremy Goodin and Adam Malik got the team off to a solid start but Malik was dismissed by the left handed spin of Henderson for 20. The top order for Nunholm were batting well and scoreboard continued to tick over. The innings however exploded into life when Campbell Potts entered the fray smashing a 18 ball score of 40 runs, before being caught going for another big six. Nunholm unfortunately started to lose wickets regularly as the innings came to a close, but had posted a competitive 231 for Cambusdoon to chase.
Nunholm set about protecting the total, and Danny Armstrong picked up the wickets of both openers, clean bowling them. This bought Douglas Johnstone to the crease and as always he proved to be a difficult man to dismiss. Nunholm let slip a couple half chances go by before James Cox eventually dismissed him for 67. Cambusdoon were always in touch as they chased down the total as Nunholm paid the price for wides and extras as they were second top score with 50.
There was time for controversy as with 2 overs to go and Nunholm requiring 2 wickets and Cambusdoon requiring 10 runs, a snick behind by the young Cambusdoon batsman saw him turn and walk. The umpire, however gave the decision Not Out and the batsman returned to the crease to help secure the victory for Cambusdoon with 3 balls to spare.
Robbie Huxtable was named player of the Match by his team mates for an excellent spell of controlled bowling of 10 over 2 maidens 26 runs and picking up 2 wickets, demonstrating the benefits of training and practice.

If anyone is interested in playing cricket or learning, from juniors to seniors, men and women contact the club at dumfriescricketclub@gmail.com

Hundreds of Pounds Given Out by Annandale and Eskdale Sports Grants 2017

Sports Grants

Sporting individuals, schools and sports clubs in Annandale and Eskdale have benefited through hundreds of pounds of funding in recent weeks to support sporting performance, sports specific and club development.

Six awards for various amounts totalling £1614 have been presented to individuals, schools and clubs from the Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee Sports Grants programme. The six grants included: –

Applegarth Primary School Parent Council – who run an after school swimming club for Applegarth and Hutton Primary Schools. The club has over 30 young swimmers in the club and they were presented with a cheque for £348 towards travel costs for one term of swimming at Annan Swimming Pool.

Jessica Liddon – 23 year old Pistol Shooter, Jessica Liddon from Lockerbie. Who is ranked 1st in Great Britain hopes to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia where she would represent Scotland. To do so, she needs to attend a number of qualifying events and requires funding to cover costs including travel, entry fees, and accommodation. She received £300, the maximum award for individual applications. (Pictured presenting the cheque to Jessica is Calum Graham, Lead Officer for Active Schools and Community Sport.)

Kelsie Mossop – Kelsie Mossop, aged 11 dances for Wells School of Highland Dance was the recipient of £200. Kelsie who had quickly progressed to higher levels in Highland Dancing had outgrown her Highland Dance outfit and the £200 was put towards toward the cost of new attire. (Pictured presenting the cheque to Jessica is Calum Graham, Lead Officer for Active Schools and Community Sport.)

Moffat Primary School Gymnastics Team – The primary schools gymnastics team have qualified to represent Scotland at the British Schools Gymnastics Finals in Stoke on Saturday 6th May. They received £400 towards the cost of Team Scotland Track Suits. (Pictured receiving the cheque from Active Schools and Community Sport Officer, Hayley Powell who also helps coach the team are Deputy Head Teacher, Mrs Andrea Macfarlane and Nursery Teacher, Miss Rachel Hewitt who make up the coaching team at the primary school.)

Annan Academy School Gymnastics Team – received 50% and £266 funding towards the cost of twelve new gymnastics leotards for competing in local, regional and national competitions. (Pictured presenting the cheque to Gymnastics Team Coach, Steven McKinnel and gymnasts Lucy Armstrong, Emily Richardson, Beth Jardine and Hope Walkers is Sandra Proudfoot, Active Schools and Community Sport.)

Catherine McCleary – received £100 and 50% towards attending the Level 1 Tennis Coaching Assistant Course. Catherine now hopes to support the development of tennis and coach tennis at the local club and in schools. (Pictured presenting the cheque to Catherine is Calum Graham, Lead Officer for Active Schools and Community Sport with Angus McCleary, Murray Irving, Isla Irving and Thomas McCleary looking on).

Chairman of Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee Ronnie Ogilvie said “yet again we are delighted that we are able to support so many good local sporting causes in Annandale and Eskdale. Sport can, and does make a profound and positive impact on individuals, communities and wider society and we are delighted that these grants are making a positive difference for individuals, schools and local sports clubs.”

 

All Fresh Meat Sold in Co-operative Stores Will Be British

Meat

Meat imports into the UK have doubled over the last 20 years, according to new research by the Co-op. It comes the week that the convenience retailer announced it will become the first national retailer to switch all of the fresh meat which bears its name to British. The Co-op has called on more supermarkets and food service providers to back home-grown goods.

Since 1996, the quantity of meat coming to the UK from the European Union and other countries has soared from £3bn to £6.2bn. More than £5bn worth of meat is now shipped from European Union member states while Asia and Oceania countries account for £804m worth of imports followed by Latin America at £345m.

Asian and Oceanic imports have seen their exports to the UK almost treble from £304m in 1996. The biggest imports from that region come from Thailand (£423m) and New Zealand (£291m).

Ireland is the biggest beneficiary of EU meat trade with the UK, with £1.45bn of meat arriving in the UK from across the Irish Sea.

From today, Co-op stores will provide only 100% fresh British bacon and lamb – dropping Danish bacon and New Zealand lamb. Almost a tenth of all meat imports into the UK come from Denmark, which exports £550m worth of meat into Britain each year while New Zealand lamb accounts for £291m worth of UK imports.

The Co-op already only sells British beef, chicken, ham, pork, sausages, duck and turkey and only uses British meat in all its own-label chilled ready meals, pies and sandwiches***.

Jo Whitfield, Retail Chief Executive, Co-op, said:

“British consumers will be shocked to see how meat imports have grown while at the same time retailers hang out the bunting and claim to back British farmers. Only the Co-op offers 100% British fresh meat all year round and not just in the meat cabinet but also in our sandwiches, our pies and our ready meals.
“We can do this because we’re owned by members not shareholders and can invest long-term in what matters to communities, not what provides the fastest shareholder return. I call on other retailers and food providers to do more to help our farmers, particularly as they head towards uncertain times.”
Zoe Davies, Chief Executive, National Pig Association, said:
“Around half of the pork consumed in the UK is imported. Fluctuating currency markets and imports which are cheaper because of lower welfare standards can significantly impact the cost of home produced pork, making it harder for farmers to make a living.
“We call on more retailers and food providers to back British and either source more UK pork or follow the Co-op’s lead and go 100% British.”

Meat imports by UK firms are up from £5.87bn in 2015 to £6.21bn in 2016. They have risen by a third since 2006, when they totalled £4.7bn.

NFU Scotland’s newly-appointed Food Chain Policy Manager Lindsey Macdonald said: “This commitment by the Co-op to exclusively stock British fresh meat across an extensive product range is good news for farmers and consumers alike.”
“For a major retailer to deliver 100 per cent British beef, lamb, pork, bacon, ham, chicken, turkey and duck to its customers sends a clear message to other supermarkets on what is achievable when it comes to genuinely supporting the nation’s farmers and crofters.  For that commitment to also extend into its own-label range of processed foods like pies and sausages as well as chilled ready meals and sandwiches is an unparalleled level of support.
“We are keen to discuss with the Co-op what scope there is for building the Scottish offering within its stores.  Last year saw the Co-op launch a Scottish premium bacon range for its stores.  That provides a platform from which to build and we look forward to taking this forward when we meet with the Co-op at the Highland Show next month.”

Co-op launches a £10m campaign this week focusing on the benefits of sourcing from British local farmers. Full-page prints ads will appear in national newspapers while a TV campaign airs later

 

Sports Club Accreditation for Annan Youth Cycling Club

Annan Youth Cycling Club

Annan Youth Cycling Club became the latest sports club in Annandale and Eskdale to gain the Sports Club Accreditation Scheme which is administered by the Active Schools and Community Sport Team for Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Sports clubs are an important part of local communities and provide an opportunity for people to enjoy a lifetime of involvement in sport at whatever level they aspire to. The Sports Club Accreditation Scheme aims to support clubs to improve the quality of opportunities and is an effective way for clubs to demonstrate to parents, schools and the wider community that they have achieved nationally recognised minimum criteria in governance, child protection, welfare, equity, first aid and other key areas and operate a safe environment to play sport.

Some of the benefits of being an accredited club include: –

– Evidence that current workforce qualifications are up to date and the club is operating at its best.
– Addressing issues such as equity and child protection should increase parent’s confidence when choosing the correct club for their child.
– Updating policies, training and systems shows increased confidence in local partners including schools and that quality and child friendly systems and procedures are in place.
– Members can be sure their club is a well-managed club, striving to offer the best in coaching and sports development
– Accredited clubs will be in an enhanced position to work in partnership with Active Schools and Community Sport and benefit from a range of support

Chairman of Children, Young People and Lifelong Learning, Councillor Jeff Leaver said “The Sports Club Accreditation Scheme aims to make clubs safer and stronger with recognised standards of welfare, equality, coaching and management. An accredited Club is recognised as a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages, as well as helping parents and carers know that they’re choosing the right Club for their young people.”

 

Big Demand at Dumfries Mart Store Sale 01/05/17

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle on Monday in Dumfries

Just Short of 400 Cattle were Presented to a full Compliment of Buyers.

Suckler Bred Grazing Cattle were in Big Demand, Dairy Bred X Cattle also Looked Sharper.

Feature of the sale was 70 Char/Sim (10 mo) Mainly Heifers From T Bell Cormaddie averaged £866 or 244.4p/kg.

Bullocks

Limousin to £1190, £1130 Mid Locharwoods, £1100, £1060(x2), £1030, £1010 Glenstockadale, £1080, £1005 Shenrick

Charolais to £1155 Shawfield

Simmental to £1155 (x2), £1135, £1110 High Aucheneel, £1015 Abune The Brae

Angus to £1125 Mid Locharwoods, £1090 High Auchneel, £1010 Fardingjames

British Blue to £1100, £1075, £1005 Bruntshield, £1085 High Auchneel, £1060 Shenrick.

Montbeillarde to £1045 High Auchneel

Beef Shorthorn to £955 Butterdales

Norweign Red £900 Shenrick

Fleckvieh to £910 Shenrick

Hereford to £890 Stonehouse

Luing to £880 Craiglearen

Per Kilo

Limousin to 267.7 Backburn, 260 Crosslee, 259.7 Cormaddie, 257.1 Abune the Brae

Simmental to 267.2, 262..5  Craiglearen , 259.7 Cormaddie

Charolais to 263.5 Bogue, 256.7 Cormaddie

Limousin to 251.50 Herries

Luing to 233.80 Craiglearen

Heifers

Angus to £1155, £1130, £990 Braehead, £1100, £1040 Panlands, £900 Lochmailing

British Blue to £1070 Panlands, £1055 Backburn, £980 Bruntshields

Charolais to £1020 Shawfield, £1005 Foregirth, £925, £900 Cormaddie, £920 Upper Moor.

Simmental to £1020, £1020 Shawfield, £905 Cormaddie

Limousin to £1055 Shenrick, £1020 High Auchneel, £950, £900 Glenstockadale, £925 Cormaddie.

Beef Shorthorn to £930 Butterdales

Per Kilo

Limousin to 279.7, 246.7 Cormaddie, 271.2, 256.9 Crosslee, 250.8 Herries Farms, Lantonside.

Limousin to 271.2, 256.9 Crosslee

Charolais to 246.7 Cormaddie

Next Sale Monday 15th  May 2017

DUMFRIES Young Calves  01.05.2017

 

C & D Auction Marts Ltd had their fortnightly sale of 40 Calves at Dumfries Mart.  Numbers Forward were far Short of Increased attendance of Buyers Needs. Trade for all Calves Exceptional.

Bull Calves

British Blue to £465, £440 Slacks, £370 Kerricks

Angus to £460 Slacks

Fleckvieh to £435 (x2) Slacks

Heifer Calves

British Blue to £405 Townhead

 

**Please Note**

Next Calf Sale Monday 15th May 2017 at 10 am

 

Alistair Watret 07715 499 320 / Matthew Thomson 07900 181 6350

 

Scotlands Scallop Stocks Face New Protection Measures

Scallop stocks around Scotland are to be protected through new conservation measures which are due to come into effect on 1 June.

The changes will increase the minimum landings size of scallops from 100mm to 105mm which will help protect the breeding stock and is expected to lead to an increase in yield and egg production.

Restrictions will also be placed on the number of dredges scallop vessels can tow in inshore waters, while some vessels will now use digital cameras and sensor monitoring equipment to record the location, speed and winch activity – a first for the scallop fleet.

Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing said:

“The scallop sector is very important to many of our local communities and these management measures coming into force will help secure the long-term sustainability of the stock.
“Scottish vessels landed £33 million of king scallops in 2015 and helped to sustain jobs in some of our most rural communities, both directly on fishing vessels and related industries like processing.
“We are committed to protecting this important sector and have taken time to develop an approach that takes into account the variations in size in the fleet. Those vessels that host electronic monitoring equipment will give us accurate and up-to-date information that can help us improve future management.”

Background

Subject to Parliamentary approval the “Regulation of Scallop Fishing (Scotland) Order 2017” will bring new controls for the Scottish king scallop fishery into force from 1 June 2017.

The new restrictions limit vessels to eight dredges per side. There will be no change to the current restrictions outside 12 nautical miles.

Alternatively vessels can tow ten dredges per side in the six to 12 nautical mile zone, provided they install electronic monitoring on-board. This equipment records the location, speed and winch activity every ten seconds. Vessels would still be limited to eight dredges per side within six nautical miles of the coast.

Croma Vigilant Dumfries Bruised but not Battered – Cricket News

Croma Vigilant Dumfries

Croma Vigilant Dumfries started off the season with a hard fought but competitive away loss against Ayr. The pre match discussion for Dumfries seemed to closely resemble the plotline of an episode of Casualty with an assortment of fitness concerns that threatened to derail a season where Croma Vigilant Dumfries were looking to bounce back strongly after a tough 2016.

Ayr 258-6 v Croma Vigilant Dumfries 222 all out

Captain Stuart Corbett Byers won the toss and elected to field, with the matchball sponsored by Andersons Kilts. On a fairly green but flat wicket the dominant opening partnership of Smith and Papps got the home side off to a great start against the pace attack of Niall and Stuart Alexander, punishing the bad ball and seeing out the good deliveries in an engaging contest between batsman and bowler.

Niall finally won the battle between himself and the ex New Zealand international batsman Michael Papps, when the experience professional edged a stunning delivery behind to Corbett-Byers for 17. Croma Vigilant Dumfries landed a second blow when birthday boy Stuart Alexander demonstrated his youthful exuberance by bowling a cracking ball to bowl the Amateur Crawshaw out for a seven ball duck.

Croma Vigilant Dumfries’s dream start got even better when the Alan Davidson marked his return from injury with the wicket of Smith caught behind by Corbett-Byers. At 65-3, Croma Vigilant Dumfries were on top but weren’t able to capitalise as the Ayr Captain Andi McElnea and Vice-Captain Shujaa Khan were able to calm the Ayr innings after a rocky start and wear the field down with some sensible batting and cool runnings. The 82 run partnership was finally broken by Scott Beveridge who got McElnea out for 43.
With Wickets in hand and the pitch not offering to much for the bowlers, Ayr were able to tack on a lot more runs, with Khan after hitting his 50 upped the run rate significantly, playing more scoops than an ice cream parlour and his supporting batsman chipping in with some big hitting. As the run rate spiralled out of control, Niall Alexander was able to get his second wicket when Millar hit a high one straight to Scott Beveridge in the deep.

The vital innings of Khan was ended by David Davidson when Khan charged down for one too many and Corbett-Byers was there to dispatch of him with Ayr on 215-6. Scott McElnea and Mark Morrison came in with a few overs to spare and batted like a raging bull to pile an extra 40 runs to finish on 258/6. After such a promising start for the visitors it required a very strong batting display to pull out an opening day result.

Croma Vigilant Dumfries opened with the McBride brothers who got the innings off to a great start with some sumptuous drives and taking advantage some sloppy seam bowling from Ayr. Despite Tommy departing after getting called LBW, Robert and the returning Josh Forsyth continued their fine form from the previous week by hitting the ball to all parts of the ground putting Croma Vigilant Dumfries in a great position early on.

However, Ayr began to turn the screw by bringing on the spin attack of Leck and Andi McElnea which managed to slow down the run rate before getting Robert McBride caught by Miller for 41 with Dumfries 104-2. Two quick wickets followed with David Carlton and Alan Davidson. With Ayr threatening to snatch the innings away from Dumfries, Niall Alexander came in and batted a patient and productive innings against the spin.

Forsyth managed to secure his 50 but lost his wicket almost instantly afterwards by hitting one straight up to the Ayr Captain McElnea off the bowling of Papps to quickly turn the game in Ayr’s favour at 131-5. Corbett-Byers came in and after surviving an early appeal for a caught behind was able to get Croma Vigilant Dumfries back into the game forming a productive 62 run partnership with Alexander with the drama of the game reaching fever pitch.

However this was to be short lived as Corbett-Byers departed bowled by Scott McElnea for a 23 which led to wickets tumbling around Alexander before he finally holed out leaving his terrific 60 in vain and Dumfries all out for 222.

Whilst it was a tough defeat, there was enough promising signs throughout the game against a strong side that suggest that the visitors would be able to achieve their goal this season of being a competitive force in the WDCU Premier Division, starting next week with another away game against Prestwick

Photo: Robert McBride in action against Ayr

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