http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/south_scotland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the South Scotland section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 25 May 2012 23:51:26 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/south_scotland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A 10-day biking festival reckoned to be worth more than £500,000 to the local economy gets under way in the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18205831#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18205831 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:26:34 GMT Dumfries driver Andy Scott is "living the dream" this weekend as he races in front of an expected crowd of 200,000 in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18212750#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18212750 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:27:54 GMT People trying to cool off in the hot weather are being warned about the dangers after a teenager is rescued from the River Nith in Dumfries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208544#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208544 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:13 GMT Work starts on a £1.3m project to bring a former fish farm on the outskirts of Dumfries back into use as a fresh water salmon hatchery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204741#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204741 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:11:48 GMT The public gets a chance to comment on plans for a £4.2m landmark sculpture on the Scotland-England border at Gretna. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18197700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18197700 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:34:02 GMT The case is deserted against three people accused of breaking into a Borders home and assaulting a man with an axe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208543#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208543 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:27:14 GMT Rescue teams are called out twice in the same day to help trace walkers who had got lost in the Galloway hills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204750#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204750 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:55 GMT Scotland's most senior law officer meets Libya's interim prime minister in London to discuss further investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18196772#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18196772 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:19:04 GMT A selection of your pictures of Scotland from 18 to 25 May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18161055#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18161055 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:41:04 GMT Two more Borders towns are in line for next generation broadband early next year http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18175734#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18175734 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:53:47 GMT Work gets under way on a £592,000 project to install an artificial pitch at Galabank http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18143420#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18143420 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:39:43 GMT Albion Rovers avoid dropping into the Third Division with a penalty shoot-out win over Stranraer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18138125 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18138125 Sun, 20 May 2012 17:37:04 GMT Stranraer take control of the Second Division play-off final thanks to Michael Moore's late goal against Albion Rovers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18099047 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18099047 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:43:45 GMT Motherwell winger Steven Lawless joins St Mirren midfielder Hugh Murray and defender Aaron Muirhead in joining Partick Thistle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18094201 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18094201 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:52 GMT Sean Winter scores twice as Stranraer gain the upper hand over Queen's Park in the first-leg of their play-off semi-final. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18014415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18014415 Wed, 09 May 2012 21:02:24 GMT Stranraer complete a 5-1 aggregate victory against Queen's Park in the Second Division play-off semi-final. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18030131 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18030131 Sat, 12 May 2012 16:37:47 GMT Annan Athletic chairman Henry McLelland tells BBC Scotland's Colin Colthart about the community and club impact of pitch redevelopment plans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18143660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18143660 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:37:16 GMT Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's death "closes a chapter" for relatives of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18140034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18140034 Sun, 20 May 2012 18:17:43 GMT Former racing driver John Cleland is offering to pay for young motorists in the Borders to pass their advanced driving test. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18058131#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18058131 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:51:32 GMT A new scoring system invented in Scotland and tested in Dumfries could mean ice skating becomes a Paralympic sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18036979#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18036979 Fri, 11 May 2012 13:50:16 GMT