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Dumfries and Galloway Council officially recognised the achievements of Newington Primary School for winning the Scottish Sports Awards School of the Year during a special assembly last week at the Annan school. Chair of Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee, Councillor Ronnie Ogilvie was joined by other council officials to make the presentation in which all […]

    An MSP has branded Dumfries and Galloway Labour council an incompetent disgrace for wrongly claiming it had no money to help flood victims – while sitting on a pot of cash from the Scottish Government it has failed to spend. The Scottish government allocated £700,000 to Dumfries and Galloway to deal with flooding […]

  Riverside Day Centre in Newton Stewart is to benefit from a £5,000 donation from Celtic Football Club to help with essential repairs after extensive flooding left the centre unusable. The centre is a community hub in Newton Stewart and provides hot food and company for the elderly and also a space for a cancer […]

Three boys from Dumfries and Galloway schools have been selected by the Scottish Schools’ Football Association to represent Scotland at under 18 level Adam Kirkwood (Stranraer Academy), Callum Laing (St Joseph’s College) and Fraser Morton (Wallace Hall Academy) were spotted following a rigorous selection process involving inter-district, regional and national trials. A travel grant from […]

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Queens have completed the signing of midfielder Andy Murdoch on loan from Rangers until the end of the season. The play-maker signed on at Murray Park in 2007 as part of the under-14s set-up and has progressed through the youth ranks in the past few seasons. His performances for Everton boys club in Paisley saw […]

      A PLAN to boost Upper Nithsdale’s business and jobs sectors is set to get a cash boost of £750,000 for the first phase of aregeneration scheme At the meeting of the Economy, Environment and Infrastructure Committee (EEI) on Tuesday, members of Dumfries and Galloway Council will be asked to agree to allocate […]

POLICE are investigating the throwing of smoke bombs before the during the Stranraer – Celtic match at Stair Park on Sunday afternoon. Celtic manager Ronny Deila joined police and officials from both clubs to condemn the actions. The Celtic boss warned his fans that they were threatening to ruin and endanger safety and the club’s […]

  SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Aileen McLeod  welcomed the announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of a further £1 million to support businesses, individuals and community groups affected by flooding. Dumfries & Galloway Council has already been allocated £700,000 and the new announcement takes the total available to people affected in the […]

  Tinsel the Big Burns Supper trainee fairy has revealed some of the spectacular costumes that have been created for January’s Burns street carnival in Dumfries. Hundreds of costumed performers, plus floats, bands and thousands of lantern-bearers will be taking part in the event on the eve of the Bard’s birthday on Sunday, 24 January. […]