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Life savers get funding

Lifeboat volunteers have won a grant of more than two hundred thousand pounds to buy a new boat and build a new lifeboat shed. The group at Port William in Dumfries and Galloway is receiving the money from the European Fisheries Fund.

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Port William Inshore Rescue receives grant

Port William Inshore Rescue Service has received a grant for upgrades Credit: ITV News

More than £240,000 has been granted to Port William Inshore Rescue Service to upgrade its facilities.

The money will help buy a fully equipped rigid inflatable rescue boat Credit: ITV News

The money, from the Dumfries and Galloway European Fisheries fund, will go towards buying a fully equipped rigid inflatable rescue boat and building a new lifeboat shed, which will comply with the Maritime Coatguard Agency's regulations.

The award came from the Dumfries and Galloway Euro-pean Fisheries Fund Credit: ITV News

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