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South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has welcomed the announcement of funding to sponsor a Police Scotland National Rural Crime Co-ordinator post dedicated to tackling rural and agricultural crime in areas like Dumfries and Galloway. The £75,000 funding provided by NFU Mutual will also fund the provision of specialist training to increase […]
Congratulations to Moffat on being awarded Dark Sky status, making it the first town in Europe to achieve the status of ‘Dark Sky Town’. It has taken three years to achieve, with Dumfries & Galloway Council working with Moffat community council and a Dark Sky specialist. In 2013, £240,000 of funding was received from the […]
Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray has criticised the UK Treasury for their lack of urgency in addressing concerns from a Dumfries based factory over unfair import duties. Interfloor in Dumfries has been manufacturing “Gripperrods” carpet gripper since the 1980’s, and is the only manufacturer of this type of product in Europe. The […]
Police are investigating a number of thefts at the Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Dumfries and Galloway. They took place at the south of Scotland monastery some time overnight between Sunday and Monday. A canteen was broken into and a small amount of cash and confectionery taken, and an attempt was made to enter sheds. […]
You won’t hear the usual voices on the radio this morning as we have had a power fault at our transmitter overnight. The Technical team are working hard to resolve it and hope to be back with you soon.
An arrest has been made following an alleged “disturbance” in Dumfries town centre in which a number of people were injured. It comes after an incident at the Midsteeple in the town’s High Street shortly after midnight on Friday. Police said three people were injured with one taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. A […]
Queen of the South beat St Mirren to move into the Scottish Championship play-off places. Buddies goalkeeper Jamie Langfield saved from Derek Lyle and Ryan Conroy, with the latter and Kyle Hutton narrowly off target with other efforts. St Mirren’s Sean Kelly and Stephen Mallan tested James Atkinson, who also saved Calum Gallagher’s header. Alex […]
Galloway & West Dumfries MSP Alex Fergusson has questioned the Cabinet Secretary for Health Shona Robison MSP, on what action her Government is taking to avert a looming crisis over GP coverage in Dumfries & Galloway. Following Question Time in Parliament on Thursday Mr Fergusson said: “There are currently 14 GP vacancies […]
WIGTOWN Festival Company is looking to appoint a writer in residence at Spring Fling Open Studios in May. Wigtown Festival Company (the organisation which delivers Wigtown Book Festival) and Upland Arts Development CIC (the new organisation which delivers Spring Fling Open Studios as its flagship event) are seeking to appoint a writer-in-residence at Spring Fling […]
ROAD users are set to benefit from £150K of upgrading works on the A75 at Mossyard, which is located 6km west of Gatehouse of Fleet The work on this section of the busy A75 Gretna – Stranraer Euro-route will see the construction of a right turn lane. The works by Scotland TranServ, operating on […]
