PUPILS at Annan Academy are taking part in groundbreaking research into why the honey bee population is in decline.

They are collecting bees from hives at different locations and stages in their lifespan for testing to see if they have any diseases.

BORDER BREAKFAST . . . Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell was guest speaker at an early morning gathering of business people at Smiths Hotel, Gretna Green on Friday.

Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell has expressed delight at the rejection of plans for sand and gravel extraction at Overburns, near Biggar.

Modern Studies students at Annan Academy were given a first hand account of the twists and turns of political life at Westminster on Friday.

A MULTI-MILLION pound investment package is helping the Barony campus, near Parkgate, Dumfries expand further as a rural centre of educational excellence.

LOCAL MP David Mundell has called for clarity on the future of Kello Hospital in Biggar and Lady Home Hospital in Douglas. 

SUBSTANTIAL support, which should boost farming in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, has been warmly welcomed by local MP David Mundell.

THERE was a good send off for Dumfriesshire's constituency MP and MSP when they began their legendary summer surgery tour on Thursday.

A FORMER leading London councillor, who has worked quietly behind the political scenes since retiring to Clydesdale, has received a special visit from Scottish Secretary David Mundell.

A NEW passenger air service linking the Borderlands with UK and international destinations was given a firm thumbs up on Monday by Scottish Secretary David Mundell.