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Local Gardener in Top 10

GREEN-FINGERED student Stuart Campbell just missed out on the honours at a top gardening contest in Glasgow at the weekend.

Stuart (16) reached the semi-final of the Young Horticulturalist of the Year Competition at the Winter Gardens and People’s Palace in Glasgow.

Over 250 people entered and Stuart’s placing means he finished in the top ten.

But what made his achievement all the more notable was that the upper age limit for the competition is 30. Stuart, therefore, was one of the youngest entrants, with most of the others being in their twenties.

Stranraer lad Stuart is currently a student at the Barony College in Dumfries although mum and dad Barbara and David still stay in Stranraer at Liddesdale House.