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A new online service that will help people link up with health and wellbeing services in their local area was unveiled on Thursday. The £10 million digital health, care and wellbeing project Living it Up (LiU) technology matches an individual’s needs and interests with professional information, local services, and beneficial activities and events in their […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine today welcomed the news that the Home Office has dropped its threat to deport the head teacher of a local primary school as a “victory for common sense”. Ms McAlpine has campaigned tirelessly to ensure the Home Office drops its case against David MacIssac, who has been in […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine today welcomed figures showing a drop of over a quarter in the number of 16-19 year olds claiming Job Seekers Allowance between last year and this year in Scotland. The picture from the figures (comparing between September 2012 and September 2013) is reflected nationwide with not one rise […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has joined calls for Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael to stand up to DEFRA after it was announced that it will not pass on hundreds of millions of pounds in EU agriculture payments to Scotland which only accrue to the UK because of Scotland’s unique agriculture. The shock decision […]
COMPETITION!! Win a pair of tickets to The Springsteen Sessions at The Venue, Dumfries on Saturday 23rd November! Just answer this question: What did Bruce get for his birthday in 1968? (clue: answer taken from Bruce Springsteen’s song, The River) As far as tributes to The Boss go, there’s none finer. From the moment […]
It’s going to be a big season for Dumfries Ice Bowl in 2013.2014 Ice Hockey – they’re hosting not one, but two World Championship tournaments over the year. It’s a bit of a coup for British Ice Hockey and follows on from the very successful Women’s Under-18 World Championship Division 1 qualification tournament in […]
It’s time to nominate your local heroes – the inspiring, invaluable folks who play such an important part in our community and help make the region the place it is – as we launch our Dumfries & Galloway Life People of the Year Awards for 2013. The awards are being held in association with Easterbrook […]
It will travel across the globe through the 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth carrying a special message from Her Majesty the Queen, but the final lap of the Queen’s Baton Relay will be its last 40 days travelling the length and breadth of Scotland. Commonwealth Games Scotland and Glasgow 2014 need up […]
The man in charge of planning at Dumfries and Galloway council has asked his staff to compile a comprehensive report on how decisions were reached to allow drilling for coalbed methane in the village of Canonbie. Planning director Alistair Speedie took the action in response to a complaint from Joan McAlpine MSP. […]
Scotland’s nationally acclaimed contemporary visual art and craft event Spring Fling joins forces with street art collective Recoat to produce Spring Fling | Rural Mural. Spring Fling | Rural Mural (SF|RM) will combine excellence of art production with cross discipline working between urban street artists and rural studio based visual artists, creating […]
