Galloway

Para-cycling star Fin Graham finished with a stunning total of two gold and four silver medals from his memorable outing at the UCI Cycling World Championships, latterly held on courses in Dumfries and Galloway, culminating in the men’s C3 rider winning Saturday’s 62.4km road race in 1hr 32.59mins (a full two minutes ahead of second-placed French rider Thomas Peyroton Dartet) having finished runner-up in the 17km individual time trial two days earlier.

Gala Fairydean Rovers face another Dumfries and Galloway team in the first round proper of the Scottish Cup this Saturday, December 26, after knocking Wigtown and Bladnoch out of the competition’s second preliminary round the weekend before last.

He might have walked more than 200 miles to make sure his home-town of Galashiels is able to light the way to Christmas in style, but fundraiser Bill Jeffrey is going to miss out on the big switch-on he’s helping pick up the bill for.