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Sanquhar Post Office, Dumfries-shire, currently holds the world record for the oldest working post office – celebrating its 300th birthday just last year. However, that post is under threat after the Royal Mail requested to remove its delivery work. In the case of Sanquhar Post Office closing, a post office in Stockholm, Sweden would assume […]
Scottish Water is launching its next stage of a significant water investment program in the Gretna area. The £131,000 upgrade to the water supply will further enhance water pressure and enable development in the area by increasing the size of a critical section of pipe which flows from the service reservoir serving the historic town. […]
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) welcomed the news made on the 12th February that the Highland Council North Planning Committee decided to reject two industrial-scale onshore wind farm planning proposals. The MCofS is made of 11,400 members; representing hill walkers, climbers and mountaineers. The Glemorie Wind Farm (north of Dingwall) and Dalnessie Wind Farm […]
Wickerman, one of Scotland’s best-loved independent music festivals, has today proposed a novel new initiative to help smitten music fans pop the question…festival style. On the 14th February, Wickerman will play cupid by launching a nationwide competition offering twelve music-loving romantics the opportunity to propose to their partner in a new Wicker Love Lounge – […]
The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced a grant of £50,000 to be given to The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) to assist farmers and farm workers who have suffered hardship as a result of terrible weather that affected crops last year. The grant was announced whilst speaking at a National Farmers Union Scotland […]
Key stakeholders of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Scottish Government met on the 11th of February to discuss the ongoing horse meat incident. This comes after horse DNA in beef products on sale in Britain and Ireland was found, causing certain companies to withdraw its stock. Representatives from the Food Standards Agency in Scotland, […]
On Tuesday 6 February, Crew Manager William Grieve from Castle Douglas Fire Station was presented with the Queen’s Fire Brigades 20 year long service and good conduct medal in recognition of his service to Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue and his local community of Castle Douglas. Grieve joined the Fire Service in August 1992 […]
The major contenders to be Pope Benedict’s successor include Cardinal Angelo Scola, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Cardinal Marc Ouellet and Cardinal Francis Arinze. The prominence among the candidates of Cardinal Arinze, of Nigeria, and Cardinal Turkson, of Ghana, has raised hopes that the Catholic Church may appoint its first black Pope. Catholic worshippers and clergy in […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council had a meeting on 7 February 2013 to determine the Council’s budget and council tax level for the upcoming financial year for 2013/14. At the meeting, Council Leader, Ivor Hyslop said “In the next financial year our Council must make savings of £7.2 million, having already made reductions of £29.3 […]
Administrators for collapsed entertainment retailer HMV are to close 66 stores including the store located in the Loreburn Centre, resulting in 930 job losses. In a statement, the joint administrators said: “No fixed date is set for the closure of these stores which will continue to trade in the meantime. However, it is expected […]
