Stranraer

British

/ strænˈrɑː /

noun

a market town in SW Scotland, in W Dumfries and Galloway: fishing port with a ferry service to Northern Ireland. Pop: 10 851 (2001)

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Staff at the Belmont Care Centre in Stranraer put a post on social media about former farmer Jackie Brown's dream in the hope of being able to see it realised.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Hammy McMillan Jr and his cousin Grant Hardie will join fellow Stranraer local Bobby Lammie as part of Team GB, led by skip Bruce Mouat.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

This would cover several rural lines including the West Highlands, Stranraer, Dumfries and the Borders.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

Unite said the 4% pay offer to its 500 members - operating out of depots in Ayr, Arran, Ardrossan, Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Stranraer - was "unacceptable".

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

From Belfast Borrow took another trip into Scotland, crossing over to Stranraer.

From The Life of George Borrow by Herbert George Jenkins

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