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Over 1,000 young people from all over the region took part in the 2014 Active Games at Dumfries High School on Friday 12 September. The Active Schools and Community Sport Team from Dumfries and Galloway Council organised the event which involved over 80 schools from across Dumfries and Galloway taking part. In a change from […]
Detectives in Annan are continuing enquiries following a report of a sexual assault in the Standalane area on Saturday 6 September 2014. Around 2340 hours, a 17 year old woman was making her way home in the Standalane area, near to the Fire Station, when a man approached her from behind, pushed her to the […]
D & G Youthbank assessors recently attended the Moffat Ultimate Frisbee Event on 13 August to hand over a cheque for £300, which helped purchase the frisbees for each young person who participated in the event. The event was supported by Moffat Community Group and Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Moffat Community Learning and Development Team. […]
On the 9 September, Councillors will be asked to agree proposals which would ensure a proactive approach by our Council in dealing with derelict buildings across the region. If agreed, our Council will proactively target buildings and / or sites which are either in serious state of disrepair, derelict or causing serious blight with a […]
As part of the process of integrating Libraries, Registration and Customer Service Centres, Dumfries and Galloway Council are asking for your views on the opening hours for our new DG Customer Service facilities in each area right across the region. Now is the time to have your say! iI you want to ensure that you […]
You can save lives if you can read between the lines. That’s the message from Choose Life in national Suicide Prevention Week (8 to 12 September 2014). Despite a 19% reduction in the suicide rate since the 2000/2002 period, around 2 lives a day are lost in Scotland due to suicide. The impact of […]
Following an outbreak of Salmonella in England, caterers in Scotland are being asked to review their egg suppliers and to ensure they are handling eggs safely when preparing foods. Over 240 cases of Salmonella enteritidis PT14b have been recorded with strong circumstantial evidence that eggs, used in catering establishments, which have been supplied by Bayern […]
Police are seeking information in the following cases Break-in – Dumfries Over £100 in cash was stolen in a break-in to Marchbanks Bakers in Lincluden Road in Dumfries sometime between 1530 hours on Tuesday 2 and 0630 hours on Wednesday 3 September 2014. Vandalism – Brydekirk A grey coloured Peugeot 407 car had […]
Education Scotland’s inspection of Port William Primary School found that children achieve well across the school and are happy and well motivated by their learning experiences. Inspectors noted that children were able to use information and communications technology confidently to help them in their learning and were able to talk about their learning in writing. […]
Ice Hockey UK’s Learn to Play (LTP) program is already being hailed as a great success following a session at Dumfries Ice Rink. The initiative, which was unveiled in Dumfries at the Under-18 World Championship in March, stems from a development plan between IHUK and the sport’s governing body, the IIHF. Clubs had to apply […]
