From noon to 5pm, the Dumfriesshire town's shops will be open ... elves and Rudolph to the Upper Annandale Parish Church in time to see Santa abseil into town down its steeple at 1.35pm ...

A number of local charities were presented with cheques from the 26th Light up a Life event by Janet Henderson at St Michael’s and South Church recently. Sadly Tom Henderson, who was convener of ...