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Archive: 2008 Articles

June 2008

Business Group Back Casino Bid (19/06/08)
A CASINO would be an essential part of a Boutique Hotel and Leisure Complex in Stranraer ...

YMCA to Close After Funds Run Out (19/06/08)
THE YMCA in Stranraer will close this weekend with funding for wages due to run out ...

Stena Takes Steps Towards New Port (12/06/08)
STENA Line has taken the first steps towards building a new port at Old House Point near Cairnryan ...

Churches Join Against Casino (12/06/08)
WIGTOWNSHIRE churches have joined the fight against a casino proposed for Stranraer waterfront ...

Regeneration Centrepiece goes on the Market (06/06/08)
A MILLIONAIRE property developer who bought a former derelict hotel building for just £2200 has put the building ... on the market for £120,000 ...

Police back Funding Request for Wardens (06/06/08)
POLICE officers have joined a Stranraer councillor in his support of community wardens ...

May 2008

First Milk to close Castle Kennedy base (30/05/08)
FIRST Milk is planning to close its warehouse operations in Castle Kennedy with the loss of four jobs ...

BT look to cut off more phone boxes (30/05/08)
COMMUNITY Councils are questioning the removal of four telephone boxes in Wigtownshire ...

Pressure Back on for More Regeneration Cash (22/05/08)
PRESSURE for the proposed Stranraer Waterfront regeneration to be made a national priority is mounting ...

Councillor Quits Posts over Drink Drive Shame (22/05/08)
STRANRAER councillor Robert Higgins has quit from two top posts after admitting his remorse over being given a triple driving ban ...

Developer Shows Interest in Waterfront (14/05/08)
A WORLD-renowned developer has lodged an interest in the future of Stranraer waterfront ...

Portpatrick Chef Scottish Chef of the Year (14/05/08)
A PORTPATRICK chef has beaten off all comers to be crowned Scottish Chef of the Year ...

Stranraer FC Ex-Chairman Told he Deserved Jail (09/05/08)
FORMER Stranraer Football Club chairman Jim Bark has been told his attempts to defraud the club he was involved with for 40 years deserved a prison sentence ...

Stepdad Duped into Paying £5k (09/05/08)
A STRANRAER man set up an elaborate scheme to defraud £5000 from his stepdad by lying that his ex-partner had died and his daughter now needed 24-hour care ...

New Housing Plans to be Unveiled (01/05/08)
PLANS for new housing in Dick's Hill in Stranraer will be unveiled on Saturday ...

Stranraer Waterfront Battle of Words Continues (01/05/08)
THE BITTER battle of words over the Stranraer Waterfront funding fall-out continued this week ...

April 2008

Enterprise Minister to Discuss Stranraer Waterfront (24/04/08) ENTERPRISE Minister Jim Mather has accepted an invitation ... to come to Stranraer to discuss the town's waterfront regeneration

A77 One of Top Five Deadly Roads (24/04/08)
THE A77 is one of the top five most deadly roads in the country, according to new Scottish Government figures

Waterfront Project at Crisis Point (17/04/08)
STRANRAER Waterfront project reached a new crisis point this week with Dumfries and Galloway Council accusing the Government of "downgrading" its funding package

Row over Tourism Map Omission (17/04/08)
AN UNHOLY row has broken out after the country's tourism agency, VisitScotland, left the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland off the Dumfries and Galloway map on their brand new website

Community Council Support for Homebase (02/04/08)
THE ONLY community council in Stranraer has given its support to the proposed Homebase

Casino Consultation Begins (02/04/08)
THE FIRST step in consultation for a Stranraer casino was expected to be taken this week

March 2008

Crisis Talks for Waterfront Project (31/03/08)
CRISIS talks have been held over the future of Stranraer's waterfront project ...

Former Stranraer FC Chairman Admits Fraud (25/03/08)
STRANRAER FC'S former chairman Jim Bark has admitted trying to defraud the club of £1000 ...

Homebase Launch New Store Appeal (25/03/08)
HOMEBASE have launched an appeal in the hope of bringing a new store to Stranraer ...

January 2008

West Freugh's Future Fears (31/01/08)
WEST FREUGH'S future is again in doubt with the Ministry of Defence beginning a review that includes an option to close ...

Doubts Over Stranraer Waterfront Project (31/01/08)
DOUBTS have been raised over the scale of the Stranraer Waterfront Project amid fears it will be downgraded to a local project ...

Flying Doctors Row (25/01/08)
STRANRAER'S Galloway Community Hospital has become embroiled in a row over the use of doctors flown in from abroad ...

Stena Appeal to First Minister (25/01/08)
STENA Line has taken its case for a new port in Lochryan to Scotland's First Minister ...

Waterfront Project Attracts Firm Interest (17/01/08)
THE WATERFRONT project in Stranraer has attracted interest from more than 40 leisure companies ...

Call to Clean Up Stranraer Streets (17/01/08)
THE STATE of Stranraer's streets and car parks are threatening the town's trade and appeal to tourists ...

People Smuggling Crackdown at Lochryan (08/01/08)
SEX trafficking victims, including one girl aged just 15, were among a soaring number of illegal immigrants stopped at Lochryan's ferry ports.

Fatal House Fire in Stranraer (08/01/08)
A BRAVE neighbour tried in vain to save a 58-year-old man during a house fire in Stranraer on New Year's Day.