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Overseas tourism visits to Scotland increased in the last year which led to an increase in overseas tourism expenditure, according to figures released by Office for National Statistics. Overseas tourists increased by 10% in the full year 2013 and spent £1.68 billion, 20% more than in 2012. The majority of overseas visitors come from Europe […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has welcomed figures from Scotland’s chief Statistician published today (Wednesday) showing youth Unemployment has fallen by almost 1 per cent in the region. The statistics on Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland were from the Annual Population Survey (APS) for January to December 2013. The publication presents annual estimates […]
Music fans from all across the UK descended on the ducal village over the holiday weekend to enjoy the second annual Thornhill Music Festival. The festival kicked off with The John Beattie Band fronted by former Scotland and British Lions No8, and now respected BBC Scotland broadcaster, John Beattie. To say they rocked the Buccleuch […]
The Council’s Community Safety Team was out in force last week in Kirkcudbright, broadcasting the message about complaints of environmental issues that have been received in the town. As part of its duties, the team deals with dog fouling and littering, issues that blight all communities in the area. Dog fouling is by far the […]
A Monday night drop in Youth Group, supported by the Council’s Annan Community Learning & Development team, has recently been funded by D & G Youthbank to the sum of £720.00 to help with purchasing equipment to help them run their Nerf Project during their summer activity programme. Group member, Steven Ballantyne, said, “It’s great we’ve […]
The Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) has launched its 4th song writing competition for young people. The aim of the song writing competition is to raise awareness of domestic abuse and other forms of gender based violence, which affect mainly women and children. They not only have devastating consequences for the abused people but […]
The Domestic Abuse song writing competition for young people has been boosted by a donation from the former Dumfries Baw-bee Folk ‘n’ Blues Club. The former Baw-bee Folk ‘n’ Blues Club (BbFBC) has donated its closing balance of funds, amounting to £360.63, to support the Dumfries and Galloway Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) Young […]
One of Scotland’s leading writers will speak at a Dumfries community centre this week as part of a series of meetings for voters undecided about the independence referendum. Alan Bissett, author of Boy Racers, Death of a Ladies Man and the Moira Monologues will be at Locharbriggs Community Centre on Friday 9th May at 7pm […]
To illustrate their commitment to creating employment opportunities for young people, Council Leader Ronnie Nicholson said of the scheme; “Building the local economy is a top priority for our Council. That’s why committed to creating and providing young people with employment opportunities. The Graduate Placement scheme delivers this commitment. The scheme provides the chance for graduates to gain […]
Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murrayhas pledged to help ensure that all people living with MS in Scotland have better access to treatments, regardless of where they live. This comes as the MS Society revealed that people with MS often face significant barriers in accessing licensed treatments, the information to decide what is right for them […]
