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Ding ding! Round One! Radio Nowhere this week will feature something a bit different – Rory will be taking on regular listener Michael McCulloch in a Rock Battle! Both Rory and Michael will be bringing five tracks of their own choosing to the show. There will be five “rounds” with each person playing one […]
The Scottish Government is continuing to co-ordinate efforts in response to the impact of the severe weather across Scotland. Transport Minister Keith Brown has chaired an additional Scottish Government Resilience (SGoR) meeting this evening and has received updates on infrastructure, transport and local responses. With heavy snow having caused disruption across the UK, energy companies […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council social workers celebrated outstanding success at the Scottish Association of Social Workers Awards in Edinburgh on Tuesday 19 March 2013. The awards were presented by Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell MSP. Three out of 18 finalists at the event were social workers from Dumfries and Galloway. Two of […]
Scotland’s referendum will be held on 18 September next year, First Minister Alex Salmond announced in the Scottish Parliament today. The date is contained in the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, introduced to the Parliament and published today, which also confirms that voters will be asked the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” The legislation […]
It will soon be Easter, but it’s still full-on winter in Scotland’s mountains. That’s the message behind a joint statement from the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) and the British Mountaineering Council (BMC). The MCofS and BMC advise that climbers and hill walkers need to be realistic about the seriousness of the Scottish mountains at this popular […]
Friday 8 March 2013 marked the 20th Anniversary of the official opening of Georgetown Library. To mark the occasion library staff organised an all-day tea-party to which local schools and members of the community were invited. Young piper, Euan Davies piped in local Councillors Jack Groom and Alastair Witts to start off the celebrations, and […]
Rory welcomed Pete Jupp, drummer with AOR rockers FM onto the show to talk about the band’s new album, and what’s happening in the FM camp at the moment. The band, who will be playing Glasgow King Tut’s on Sunday 17th March, released Rockville this week, and we played album tracks “Crosstown Train” and “Only […]
The NOWBHM !!! Yes – that was a blast from the past – a trip back in time to the era of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal drom the early 80’s. Great to hear the likes of Fist, Angel Witch, Motorhead, Maiden, Tygers of Pang Tang, Magnum etc. Hoping you all enjoyed the […]
Education Ministers will join with school pupils in Scotland, the rest of the UK, and the USA on Friday March 8 to mark the first ever international school meals day and pay credit to those working in our schools to provide healthy and nutritious meals. The event has been organised to raise awareness of good […]
4 759 hours of unpaid work were completed in January and February 2013 as part of Community Payback in Dumfries and Galloway. Included in the projects, are Litter picks in Dumfries Town Centre, beginning work to grow vegetables and fruit for distribution through local charities, and garden maintenance for Newton Stewart Community Hospital. Even using […]
