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A great prize from your local community radio station, Alive 107.3!! Ever wondered what goes on during a show at Alive? Well is you have wonder no more, you could win the chance to shadow Kath Lord-Green on her Friday Magazine Show. To enter the competition, answer the following question by 1pm on Monday the […]
Education Ministers will join with school pupils in Scotland, the rest of the UK, and the USA on Friday March 8 to mark the first ever international school meals day and pay credit to those working in our schools to provide healthy and nutritious meals. The event has been organised to raise awareness of good […]
4 759 hours of unpaid work were completed in January and February 2013 as part of Community Payback in Dumfries and Galloway. Included in the projects, are Litter picks in Dumfries Town Centre, beginning work to grow vegetables and fruit for distribution through local charities, and garden maintenance for Newton Stewart Community Hospital. Even using […]
Speaking during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday 5th March, South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine praised the Annandale Transport Initiative – a community transport project based in Lockerbie – as a “fantastic example of an organisation” benefiting pensioners in the area. Speaking during the debate she said, “In an area where scheduled bus services are […]
Every year the Princes Trust Students at Dumfries & Galloway College have to organise a Team Challenge. This year the Team have chosen to raise awareness and funds for two charities; The Parksafe Campaign and Robin House Hospice. The Parksafe is a Campaign to raise awareness in schools about the dangers in car parks. The […]
Taking some (slight!) inspiration from the Discovery Channel, Alive 107.3 are excited to bring you Shark Week! From the 4th – 9th of March, the station will be providing you with loads of interesting information about our local ice hockey team, the Solway Sharks. During Shark Week, we’ll have players and various Solway Sharks representatives […]
This year’s exhibition programme at the Tolbooth Art Centre, Kirkcudbright, starts on 6 March with the opening of an exhibition of paintings on a water and coastal themes by Kate Kerr. Kate was born and brought up in Dumfries and Galloway and has lived all her life in the region. She is constantly inspired by […]
With Spring on the way, Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Community Safety Officer, Mike Aldersey, gives this timely warning to land users who may be considering controlled burning (Muirburning). It is recognised that the periodic controlled burning of rough grazing and moorland has significant beneficial effects on the management of the land. However, […]
A consultation on the roles, responsibilities and functions of Scotland’s new food safety body was announced on February 28. Following the UK Government’s decision to reduce the scope of the UK-wide Food Standards Agency, an independent review panel was convened in Scotland which recommends that a new body for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food […]
The average household water charge in Scotland is now £54 p.a. less than the average in England and Wales. This change from an average of £52 less last year, is backed by one of the best value water packages in Great Britain. With an average household charge of £334 in Scotland, compared to £388 pounds […]
