A teenager is lucky to be alive after she was trapped underwater for five terrifying minutes. Lina Dear, of Torthorwald, was taking part in a flyboard demo at the All Wales Boat Show when her jetpack ropes got tangled in a buoy, dragging her under.
The council has made an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to temporarily close the A709 public road at Torthorwald. Temporary traffic signals will be in use between the western 30mph limit and the C15n junction. The council said the work ...
Seven cars were written off and six damaged after a tractor and trailer ploughed into a garage forecourt. The incident happened in the village of Torthorwald near Dumfries on Saturday. The tractor and trailer mounted the pavement, demolished a brick ...