Doran, 31, faces two charges after a trip for her former fiancé and around 30 of his friends and family members turned out to be fake. 

Woman in court after stag-do scam costs her fiancé and his friends over £10,000

Councillors voted in agreement with the fare rise after being told that refusing to do so could result in government intervention. 

Taxi fares set to increase in the Scottish Borders

A report into planned transport projects shows that spending per person in the North West is almost half of that spent on those in London.

Train operator Northern is funding a marketing campaign urging people to visit Cumbria after a string of rail delays and cancellations.

The Banking Protocol was introduced in Cumbria last summer.

Calvin Harris is officially one of the highest earning celebrities in the world.



The Lake District has its own money. 

A new regional currency has gone into circulation to help boost the local economy. 

NHS D&G Royal Infirmary needs more than £17 million to balance its finances.

The announcement comes after a board meeting on 9 April. 

Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders are two of only four health boards across Scotland meeting cancer targets.

Mobile banking vans will be cut from eight communities in the Scottish Borders.

Four companies in the Border region have been accused by the government of paying staff less than the minimum wage.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that they are to close ten more branches.

Residents in South West Scotland could be paying up to three times more for essential shopping depending on where they live.

Should Universal Credit be put on pause? Paul Brand and guests discuss the benefit reform that's under fire from Labour.  

Firefighters were due to strike in July, but more time was given to management to put in place a resolution by the end of September. 