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Ailsa Morton from Wallace Hall Academy gained first place in the South West Scotland final of this year’s Rotary Young Chef Competition held recently at Kirkcudbright Academy. The runner-up was Emma Hay from Kirkcudbright Academy. The competition was very keen between the six finalists from schools across the region with Lockerbie Academy, Dalbeattie High School, […]
A major ice hockey event the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Under-20 world championships was hosted at the Ice Bowl in Dumfries ended this weekend and has been hailed as a massive success for the town . The competition concluded on Sunday with Italy taking top spot.Dumfries and Galloway Council events champion Colin Smyth said the Ice […]
Well known Thornhill musician and composer Robert Maitland has found Christmas success from an unusual quarter and has seen one of his compositions finds way straight into the Dutch singles chart at No13 this week Hoo Hoo Christmas as the tune is now called was picked up by BYentl a female Dutch soul/r&b singer with […]
An independent authority responsible for collecting devolved taxes in Scotland will be established as part of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill, published today. The Bill provides a legal framework for the collection of taxes devolved under the Scotland Act 2012, and gives this responsibility to a new tax authority, Revenue Scotland. Revenue Scotland […]
Generous levels of funding for Dumfries and Galloway arts will continue despite a change in management, reassures the head of the Scottish Government arts agency Creative Scotland. Artists from Dumfries and Galloway wrote a public letter to the press last December pointing out that Creative Scotland had shifted its focus from the central belt to […]
First Place: Clara Stevenson with “Swallow My Pride” Second Place: Alyth Ross with “Nowhere to Turn” Third place: Ellie Chilton & Linda-Louise Greenhill with “You’re Worth So Much More” Each of them got a cash prize: £200, £100, and £50 respectively. In addition, the first place winner will be invited to play her song to […]
The line up for the THORNHILL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014- 2nd to 4th May 2014 has just been announced . There are some great acts taking part lots of new faces and some returning from last year , including Ruff Cut, Hound Dog Fraser and Rock Hunter , Kate Bradley Blues , The Paddy McGuire Band […]
Police Scotland has donated £200 to the Ecclefechan Day Centre for their support during the investigation surrounding the recent murder of a local man in the village. The centre opened their doors to police officers allowing them to use it as a rest centre during the days following the incident. Sergeant John Adams who co-ordinated […]
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweedale MP David Mundell has welcomed the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the government will legislate to introduce a cap on the cost of pay day loans. The cap will be formally established through amendments to the Banking Reform Bill which is currently going through Parliament. The local MP […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Empty Homes Officer Fiona Todd picked up an award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference on Tuesday 26th November. Fiona was named ‘outstanding individual’ because of her commitment to sharing best practice as well as her ability to establish relationships with property owners and other stakeholders. Fiona’s approach has meant two properties in Dumfries that […]
