Tonnes of Himalayan Balsam and rhododendrons have been removed but several more month's work is needed to eradicate all of it. Sanquhar resident Brian McDonald has also applied to Paths For All for funding to upgrade the footpaths around the area.
But councillors put it to a vote with Kelloholm and Kirkconnel, and Sanquhar community councils throwing their weight behind the bid. One hundred-and-eighteen local residents had supported the plans with just one objecting. The community will now take ...
COPS are hunting three cowardly thugs who targeted an elderly couple in their own home in Sanquhar in the early hours. Police are now appealing for witnesses after the couple were attacked and robbed in their home in Mennock, near Sanquhar, in the ...
The 68-year-old woman and 74-year-old man were asleep in their house in Mennock, near Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, at around 2am on Tuesday when three men broke in and held them against their will. The attackers stole jewellery and phones ...
An elderly couple have been attacked and robbed in their own home in a small village in Dumfries and Galloway. The incident happened in Mennock, near Sanquhar, in the early hours of the morning. Three men broke into the house at about 02:00 while the ...
An elderly couple was attacked and robbed in their home in Mennock, near Sanquhar, in the early hours of Tuesday 22 March 2016. Around 2.00am, a 74-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were asleep in their home when three men broke into the ...