101-year-old braves zip wire challenge for the NHS

A great-grandmother from Dumfries and Galloway has been inspired by Colonel Tom Moore to become a fundraising centenarian.

101-year-old Margaret McConchie is set to hurtle down the Laggan zip wire, the longest in Scotland, to raise money for NHS charities.

She wanted to raise £1919, a nod to the year she was born, but so far she's already collected £9,000.

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