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    “This Christmas, Keep Safe” With Christmas little more than five weeks away, Police Scotland is asking people around the country to take steps to keep themselves safe throughout the festive period, and also to make sure criminals aren’t having a Merry Christmas at their expense. The force launched its annual Festive Safety Campaign […]

  We have another great competition for our listeners Complete Stone Roses have kindly gave use two V.I.P guest passes for there up and coming gig at venue on the 4 th of Dec with warm up act Barstow Bats. To enter tell us the correct answer from this question ” What recently reformed band […]

Women were in the spotlight as more than 200 business leaders gathered in Holyrood for this year’s Business in the Parliament Conference. SNP member Joan McAlpine took Jacquie Brown, founder of BreakFree Coaching and Jacquie’s Beauty in Dumfries, as her special guest. Ms McAlpine, who sits on the economy committee, chaired a workshop on women’s […]

A NEW female record price for a Galloway was set when Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held the dispersal of the Penninghame herd of Galloway cattle on Saturday. Along with Messrs AK McConchie & Co’s Galloways from Mains of Penninghame, Newton Stewart the commercial herd of Salers cross sucklers also came under the hammer with […]

    COUNCILLORS will hear next week of plans establish a new fund of £500k to support the additional costs of barrier-free/ lifetime homes. Details will be given at the meeting of Dumfries and Galloway Council Housing Sub Committee (19th November), Members will hear an update report on the 2016/17 – 2020/21 Strategic Housing Investment Plan […]

    ALEX FERGUSON says the Scottish Government’s farm support payment plan as a ‘panic measure.’ The Scottish Conservative Rural Affairs spokesman has criticised the Scottish Rural Affairs Minister’s announcement that some farmers will receive 70% of their farm support payment in December as a panic measure, designed to stave off the increasing criticism of […]

Young, energetic and exceptionally talented, The Ragazze Quartet comes to Dumfries and Galloway this week for a series of unforgettable concerts that will charm, fascinate and delight. Brought to the region by Absolute Classics, see them at 7.30pm at Langholm’s Buccleuch Centre on Thursday; the CatStrand, New Galloway, on Friday; the Cally Palace, Gatehouse of […]

Festival’s 2015 Volunteer Co-Ordinator Heads to Downing Street People across Dumfries and Galloway are being offered the chance to play a key role in one of the region’s biggest and brightest annual events. Big Burns Supper and the Burns street carnival provide great opportunities for volunteers – these can include being part of the team […]

  Councillor Colin Smyth, chairman of the Council’s Economic, Environment and Infrastructure Committee, formally launched Project Search at DG First, Garroch Loaning, Dumfries. Originally conceived at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the United States of America in 1996 to provide valuable training, education and experience to young people with additional support needs, Project Search has grown […]

Thornhill author Sara Bain and Dumfries ghosthunter Kathleen Cronie have teamed up to present a spooktacular ghost talk in Kirkcudbright Library for Book Week Scotland. Sara’s second novel, The Ghost Tree, was launched last month. It is a contemporary paranormal thriller set in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbright, Castle Douglas and Dumfries. The story is based on the […]