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Vaccination against rotavirus will be offered to all babies in Scotland born on or after May 1 this year. Rotavirus causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting in babies and young children, and can lead to dehydration that requires hospital treatment. The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine follows a recommendation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and […]
South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine last week used Parliamentary Questions to ask the Scottish Government what support they could provide for the community in Langholm. The question came on the back of the announcement that Langholm’s last tweed firm had gone into administration, with the loss of 35 jobs. Answering on behalf of the […]
Full infection control measures at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary continue to be implemented by NHS Dumfries and Galloway, with regard to the Norovirus or ‘vomiting bug’. A total of 32 patients and 10 members of staff have reported symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, clinically consistent with Norovirus infection. Ward 9 remains closed to new […]
The Rotary clubs of Dumfries and Dumfries Devorgilla would like to extend a warm invitation to all young people aged between 18 and 30 to become a part of the new Dumfries Rotaract Club, With the same goals of Rotary, Rotaract is for young people between 18 and 30, and aims to demonstrate Rotary in Action. The themes are community, fundraising, international and personal development but all at the same time as having fun! Their first informal meeting will be this Sunday (21st April) beginning at 7PM at the Globe Inn.
The Big Burns Supper present: We Can Be Heroes The amazing participation event involving over 700 people. The show originally scheduled for the January event is taking place this Friday at DG One. You can witness it all thanks to “Alive TV”, we will be broadcasting the whole event on our website aliveradio.net, as well […]
An outside gym facility has been created by Summerhill Community Centre volunteers in partnership with Council’s Criminal Justice Social Work Community Payback Unpaid Work Team. The gym was opened by Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Kenny MacAskill, on Saturday 13 April. The main purpose of the Centre is to enable real community inclusion and participation in […]
Overhead Lines Technician Training Course officially launches at Dumfries and Galloway College on Friday 19th April. The course – the first of its kind in Scotland – has been developed to meet the anticipated demand for local technicians as a result of the upcoming £2.6 billion upgrade of the National Grid. The upgrade is being […]
Illegal harvesting of cockles along the shores of the Solway has caused Marine Scotland Officers and Police Scotland Officers have been stepping up patrols and sharing information. Patrols are targeting areas of the Solway where intelligence from the public and historic information suggests poaching may take place. “The Solway has been a rich source of […]
Over 60 visitors of all ages took part in the Yuri’s Night events hosted by Dumfries Astronomy Society (DAS) at Dumfries Museum on Saturday 13 April. Although the weather was too cloudy for stargazing, there were plenty of interactive activities for families including building and launching fizz rockets, making a planetary glider and an “Ask […]
Officers from the Mounted Branch of Police Scotland will visit Dumfries to carry out high visibility policing patrols across the town on Tuesday 16 April 2013. Six horses and officers will patrol across Dumfries, Heathhall and Locharbriggs providing high visibility support to local officers. This will be the first visit to ‘V’ Division, Dumfries and […]
