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South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has appealed for a “white knight” to save the world’s oldest Post Office.   Sanquhar Post Office – the oldest continually operating post office in the world – has been put up for sale by Post Office Ltd.   If it cannot be saved the “oldest post office” title […]

Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison this week paid a visit to Dumfries and Galloway.   The Minister was welcomed to the region on Monday by South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine who accompanied Ms Robison to see the work of Johnstonebridge Community Development Trust near Lockerbie.   Ms McAlpine has been championing […]

Scotland is on track for significant public transport timetable improvements which will bring benefits to passengers and visitors alike. An improved ScotRail timetable launching in May will see more services delivering real benefits in advance of the Commonwealth Games and other Homecoming 2014 events. Highlights of the new timetable include – double the current number […]

This past Monday, March 31st represented a significant milestone for the £17.1 million A75 Dunragit Bypass when the new bypass opens to road users. The early switching of traffic will allow road users to use the new 5.3 km Dunragit bypass. This will remove strategic traffic from Dunragit village and help them to avoid the […]

South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine today welcomed news that several projects in Dumfries and Galloway are to benefit from the latest round of funding allocations from the Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund. Further funding of £2.4 million will benefit 45 more projects across Scotland in the third round of funding from this national Legacy […]

Local Yes Scotland supporters from the Yes Dumfries group are hosting an Undecided Voter Event at Georgetown Community Centre on Friday 4th April at 7pm.   With recent polls showing increasing support for the Yes campaign and a narrowing of the gap between Yes and No, more and more people want to find out what […]

Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has called for the Scottish Government to listen to local community council concerns over wind farms in the region.   This comes after 50 community councils from across Dumfries and Galloway wrote to the First Minister demanding a moratorium on any further planning consent to wind farms. The community […]

    Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray has slammed the Scottish Government for their refusal to take responsibility over the closures of the Police and Fire control rooms in Dumfries.   Dr Murray, Shadow Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, said:   “This debate demonstrated that the Scottish Government refuses to take any form of […]

Minister for the Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison MSP will next week pay a visit to Johnstonebridge Community Development Trust near Lockerbie.       Ms Robison accepted an invitation to visit the trust in the village of Johnstonebridge, who are in the process of putting together their own community sports hub; creating a […]