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27 May 2012 Last updated at 13:35 ET

Biking festival gets into gearTweedLove bike festival

A 10-day biking festival reckoned to be worth more than £500,000 to the local economy gets under way in the Scottish Borders.

Rally carRally racer 'living the dream'

Dumfries driver Andy Scott is "living the dream" this weekend as he races in front of an expected crowd of 200,000 in the US.

River Nith at NunholmTeen rescued cooling off in river

People trying to cool off in the hot weather are being warned about the dangers after a teenager is rescued from the River Nith in Dumfries.

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