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 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:32 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 gamekeeper from southern Scotland is fined more than £4,000 for poisoning a buzzard and possessing illegal pesticides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22952107#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22952107 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:56:17 GMT An appeal is lodged over the decision to reject a wind farm in the Borders amid fears it would interfere with RAF radar systems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22950145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22950145 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:02 GMT Planning officers advise approval for plans to build a new abattoir on the outskirts of a south of Scotland town. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22952106#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22952106 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:05 GMT A last homecoming parade is held in Dumfries to mark the return of 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland from Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904070 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:14:38 GMT There is a further fall in the number of crimes recorded in Scotland, according to the latest figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22934941#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22934941 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:58:12 GMT Spartans and Selkirk are among the 12 teams participating in the newly formed Scottish Lowland Football League. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22945742 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22945742 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:58:57 GMT A woman remains seriously ill in hospital after being thrown from her horse during the Guid Nychburris celebrations in Dumfries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22939208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22939208 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:53:46 GMT Two senior Libyan officials are acquitted of "squandering public funds" by agreeing to pay $2.7bn (£1.7bn) in compensation to victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22936678#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22936678 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:08:55 GMT Internet and phone voting should be introduced to boost election turnout, according to a Holyrood committee. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22925973#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22925973 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:15:05 GMT Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng wins the Walter Scott Prize for historical Fiction http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904073#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904073 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:08:43 GMT 10 things about Scotland's horse country and its ancient traditions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22871776#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22871776 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:09:22 GMT A selection of your photographs sent in from around Scotland this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22887966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22887966 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:18:00 GMT Henning Berg and Allan Johnston are in line for the manager's job at Kilmarnock, but others will be interviewed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22918590 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22918590 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:26:47 GMT Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson names an inexperienced team for Saturday's opening tour match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22766372 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22766372 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:34:16 GMT Rangers agree a three-year deal with striker Nicky Clark, who scored 40 goals for Queen of the South in 2012-13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22690052 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22690052 Tue, 28 May 2013 10:43:46 GMT Golf commentator Peter Alliss tells BBC Scotland's Richard Gordon how he has become a fan of book festivals like the one in the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904064#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22904064 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:12 GMT People who have hip or knee replacements at Borders General Hospital can now expect to be up and walking on the same day as their operation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22840650#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22840650 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:34:14 GMT A new senior citizen anti-crime initiative using USB memory sticks and the expertise of local children is launched in Dumfries and Galloway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22846391#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22846391 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:13:28 GMT A two-minute round-up of the news which has been happening around Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16824389#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16824389 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:45:39 GMT