People appreciated the hard work of engineers but were unhappy with Scottish Power Energy Networks' communication.

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Stafford McDowall has been named in Gregor Townsend's 15 for Saturday's game with Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

Hundreds of properties in southern Scotland are still without power five days after Storm Eowyn battered the region. SP Energy Networks has confirmed that 303 properties in Dumfries and Galloway are without electricity and a handful in the Scottish Borders.

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Cample Line, Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, Upland CIC, The Stove Network and Wigtown Festival Company will receive the funding over the next three years.

Branches in Annan, Moffat, Thornhill and Sanquhar will close over the next 14 months, with the closures of Newton Stewart and Langholm branches previously announced.

New photographs of a forest near Scotland's border with England show the scale of destruction caused by Storm Éowyn last week. The aerial view shows a large number of trees in Newcastleton Forest that were flattened by the high winds.

SCOTS are bracing for snow and ice as the country is slapped with a fresh weather warning. The latest yellow alert comes days after Storm Eowyn, with hundreds of people left without power for a

A historic fair in the south of Scotland has been put at the top of a "red list" of endangered events due to fears it will be moved from its traditional location by a flood prevention project. Dumfries hosts two fairs - in March and September each year - in the Whitesands area and has done so for centuries.

Wind speeds topped 100mph as buildings were damaged, trees felled, roads closed, drivers injured and schools and supermarkets closed.

The Met Office issued a red weather warning for Friday as very strong winds are expected to disrupt the country.