A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are aware of a possible sighting of a lynx in woodland near Newton Stewart around 12pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. “The sighting was reported to police on Friday, February 28, and officers are working with partners to establish the full circumstances.

Transport Scotland’s project team and their technical advisers are heading to the region to discuss the possibility of rerouting the A75 around Crocketford and Springholm.

COPS are probing reports of a potential lynx sighting in a Scots woodland – 207 miles from the scene of the last illegal dumping of the wildcats. The big cat was spotted prowling woods near Newton

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The possible sighting comes after four lynx were illegally released near the Dell of Killiehuntly in the Highlands in January before being humanely captured. One later died, with the remaining three later said to be “doing well” by experts at Edinburgh Zoo where they were quarantined.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway issued the warning after an increase in overdoses in the region in which the patient “suddenly collapses”. Health experts fear in such cases, heroin may have been contaminated with other harmful substances.

Travel disruption is being felt across Dumfries and Galloway. Ferry services have been cancelled after Met Office yellow weather warnings for wind and rain. In a statement the Met Office said: "Southerly winds will increase on Friday morning, with gusts of 50-60 mph likely for exposed coasts and hills of western Britain.

The chairman of Dumfries Town Board wants answers over the future of a £20million funding pot. The town was one of 10 across Scotland allocated cash through the Tory UK Government’s Long-Term Plan for Towns (LTPT) scheme in 2023.