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As part of Book Week Scotland 2015, the national celebration of reading taking place between 23 –29 November, Scottish Book Trust will gift three free picture books to every Primary 1 child in Scotland. The books, all by Scottish authors or illustrators, will be gifted in the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag and comprise the Bookbug shortlist […]

    The A75  will be facing closure for resurfacing work  and diversions will be in place  at  ‘The Glen’ to both east and west bound traffic this weekend from Friday night at 7pm right through until Monday morning at 6am . £200k of resurfacing work will be carried out on a section of the […]

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The Leader of the Labour controlled Dumfries and Galloway Council, has warned that the Council could be hit by a “double cuts whammy” when the Scottish Government sets its budget in December. Speaking at a meeting of the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee the Councillor Ronnie Nicholson told that despite the council already having set in […]

ST Joseph’s College pupil Jonathan Mortlock has been presented withy a top award at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Scotland’s leading science bodies joined together to honour the next generation of talented scientists at a ceremony at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. The Education Secretary Angela Constance presented the awards on behalf of the Royal Society […]

    DUMFRIES and Galloway is full of creative and talented people but not all of them know who to turn to for help and advice to make the most of their potential. Come and find out what’s going on in Annandale and Eskdale and meet artists and organisations organising programmes of theatre, cinema and […]

    Following a meeting of appropriate community partners, a Dumfries and Galloway Refugee Project Team is being established. This will involve a broad range of organisations and agencies, all of which have a contribution to make to the resettlement of refugee families. Council Leader Ronnie Nicholson said, “We want Dumfries and Galloway to play […]

Local MSP Joan McAlpine has applauded efforts to refurbish the oldest working theatre in Scotland, praising volunteers’ “passionate dedication to promoting live theatre in Dumfries”. The Theatre Royal, which was built in 1792, has reopened to audiences this month following extensive renovation works. Speaking from a tour of the venue, Ms McAlpine commented: “Since first […]

    Police officers in Moffat are investigating what appears to be a sneak-in theft at a house in Grange Road in Moffat at around 1615 hours on Saturday 14 November 2015. Around this time it appears that whilst the occupiers were in the house, someone has entered without being seen and stolen cash and […]