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Over 20 pupils from Nithsdale Secondary Schools gave up 4 days of their summer holidays to take part in the 1st Leadership Academy at the David Keswick Athletics Centre. The programme, organised by the Council’s Leisure and Sport Active Schools and Community Sport Team, received £2,500 funding from The Holywood Trust which has seen S4/S5 […]

  To Celebrate Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes being the Charity of the year for Britain has Spirit for Scotland and the Borders, we are holding an Afternoon Party at Dock Park in Dumfries on Sunday 21st August 2016. The event is running between 2pm and 7pm with food and drinks supported by the Riverside […]

GALLOWAY and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson says he hopes the forthcoming transport summit is not just a ‘talking shop.’ Mr Carson, has welcomed the announcement that a transport summit will be in held on Monday August 22 to discuss key concerns about transport and infrastructure in Dumfries and Galloway. Speaking ahead of the meeting, […]

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its new strategy for regulation. It is aimed at enabling the agency to tackle the 21st Century challenges facing Scotland’s environment. The strategy, entitled “One Planet Prosperity – Our Regulatory Strategy”, outlines SEPA’s approach to delivering environmental protection and improvement in ways which will also create health benefits […]

  MSP Oliver Mundell says that potential backtracking from the SNP over their controversial Named Persons scheme shows the policy should be scrapped altogether. Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said he might remove 16-18 year olds from the scope of those who would be required to have a so-called Named Person, with Mr Mundell […]

Emergency services were call out to a fire early this morning in derelict premises at Sanquhar. Police in Sanquhar are investigating the fire which they say is suspicious and which was discovered burning in the early hours. Firefighters were called to the derelict premises of The Old Castlemains Buildings, Old Mains, Sanquhar. The Scottish Fire and […]

SOUTH of Scotland MSP Emma Harper has urged people across Dumfries & Galloway to take the opportunity to help shape Scotland’s first ever social security system. The Scottish Government has launched a 13-week consultation looking for views on the benefits being devolved to Scotland, as well as how they are delivered. The process of transferring […]