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  A MAN who sent his former partner Facebook and text messages has been issued with a non harassment order. The  24-year-old man has been made the subject of a non harassment order by the Sheriff at Dumfries after sending his ex-partner numerous Facebook and text messages. Paul Burgess, of Queen Street, Dumfries, admitted engaging […]

    SCOTTISH Labour’s Justice team says faith in the Police Scotland single force has gone down in Dumfries and Galloway That’s the message from Scottish Labour Justice spokesperson, Graeme Pearson MSP, and Dumfriesshire MSP and Shadow Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, Elaine Murray, following a public meeting in Dumfries on Thursday 17th September […]

  SNP MSP Aileen McLeod is backing the Scottish Government’s calls for retailers to support local farmers during difficult economic times by sourcing Scottish products. The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment Richard Lochhead has already written to major high street coffee retailers urging them to commit to using Scottish […]

  A NEAR £1 million Heritage Lottery Grant has given the Kirkcudbright Art Gallery project a major boost. Worke is scheduled to start next year on the project which will see Dumfries and Galloway Council’s plans to deliver the Kirkcudbright Art Gallery project. They announced that a grant of £931,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund […]

  A HELICOPTER and Mountain Rescue teams have been brought in to search for a missing 69-year-old Stewartry man. David Porter, 69, from High Barcaple Farm at Ringford, has been missing for more than 36 hours now. Conditions have been cold and wet and Police Scotland said they were concerned for Mr Porter’s safety. The search […]

  Get a preview of this year’s Autumnwatch by joining the Dumfries and Galloway Wild Autumn Festival The events programme for this year’s Wild Autumn Festival has just been released. There are walks, talks and activities looking at the wildlife and countryside of Dumfries and Galloway running from Friday 9 to Monday 26 October. Fantastic […]

  An MSP has called on the energy regulator Ofgem to look at ways of funding the under grounding of any electricity transmission line through Dumfries and Galloway. Joan McAlpine MSP has written to the regulator, which answers to ministers at Westminster, asking them to make money available for under grounding – as has already […]

  THE construction of the new build Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is delivering high quality apprenticeships for local young people, new figures have revealed The project team behind the hospital gave details of the new starts in response to a query from Joan McAlpine MSP, the SNP member for the South of Scotland. It […]

    Responding to the refugee crisis in Europe, at today’s meeting of the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee, Council Leader Ronnie Nicholson made the following statement: Members of this Council will be aware of the refugee crisis across Europe, the impact this is having on people and communities and, of course, the important local […]

  THOUSANDS of pounds worth of jewellery has been taken in a what police describe as ‘despicable’ theft at Lockerbie. The raid on the house took place sometime between 8.30am on Friday and 7.30pm on Saturday at the house in Ardwil Gardens in Lockerbie. The house was broken into and a large quantity of jewellery stolen. Police […]