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Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray is encouraging local people to get involved in a consultation on the future of organisation donation in Scotland. Elaine’s colleague in the Scottish Parliament, Anne McTaggart MSP, has recently published a consultation paper on her proposed Organ and Tissue Donation (Scotland) Bill, which would see a change from an opt-in system […]
At an award ceremony in Brussels on 25th June 2014 the Region of Dumfries and Galloway was recognised as a leader in sustainable energy. Community Energy Scotland’s Simon McKinney said ‘Dumfries and Galloway Council and Highland Council are winners in this year’s Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Champions’ League not just for the impressive installed capacity […]
Dumfries residents will have the chance to quiz Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, about the Government’s plans for independence, when she visits the area next week. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has given a commitment that over the next four months people across Scotland will be able to put their questions directly to him and […]
A film from David Slater, of Guid Nychburris day Dumfries 2014.Thanks goes to all the people who took part in the parade and the organisers and especialy to the many people who turned out to watch and support this annual event. The weather this year was glorious!
That over 8,000 dogs could be saved if dog owners ‘Chip it, Check it’ has been highlighted by the Kennel Club and Elaine Murray MSP. The organisation, the UK’s largest dedicated to dog welfare, has said that by microchipping dogs and keeping personal details up to date, thousands of otherwise doomed dogs could be identified […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has welcomed a £753,000 funding boost for the Coalfields Regeneration trust (CRT) to support its work with former coalfields communities across Scotland including Ayrshire and Upper Nithsdale. The CRT has used Scottish Government funding of £17 million to support more than 900 projects since 2002. The new funding will […]
Mark Smith and Andrea Thompson followed the Commonwealth Queens Baton as it passed through Dumfries. Here’s their live account as they met local folk, school children etc. along the route: Queens Baton Relay
The Wickerman Festival has today announced that it will be expanding its sizzling on-site offering this year thanks to new festival funding. To support a schedule of exciting new programming, the much-loved music event has received £17,000 from Dumfries and Galloway Council, the funding forms part of the Council’s new strategy to grow iconic festivals […]
The Scottish Government has announced its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which will reduce the amount of money paid to farmers in direct farm payments. The new system which will be introduced from 2015 to 2019 has been driven by the EU and means that only genuinely active farmers are entitled to direct payments although there […]
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown is to present a petition to Royal Bank of Scotland Executives on behalf of the people of Dalbeattie this Friday (20 June 2014) in protest at the decision of the bank to close their Dalbeattie branch. The petition was organised by Dalbeattie-based Undertaker Gordon Lockhart after RBS announced that […]
