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A CONFERENCE to improve the scrutiny of local policing and ensure communities and councils have a greater say in their local policing priorities will take place in Edinburgh this week. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson announced the summit as part of a series of measures to improve accountability and scrutiny in policing across Scotland. Around […]
Queens entertain Greenock Morton at Palmerston today at 3pm , Morton sit in 5th place one place above Queens by the virtue of goal difference . So in what will no doubt be a hard fought game James Fowler’s men need to arrest there recent poor run of form .
South Scotland MSP Claudia Beamish has launched a survey on the NHS for constituents. With increased focus locally on access to routine appointments in GP practices as well as ongoing concerns about access to A + E services in Scotland, Claudia Beamish is writing out to constituents asking them to get involved and raise any […]
Scotland’s fight against waste crime has a new tool with the launch of a new document to help public bodies, and other businesses, prevent criminals gaining waste contracts. ‘Guidance on procuring waste services for public bodies and their contractors: Good practice guidance to prevent crime’ has been published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) […]
Operation Safety 2015 team eagerly awaits the arrival on Monday and over the next 3 weeks 1100 Dumfries and Galloway primary 7 school children. Operation Safety is a multi agency event involving Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service and Scottish Power working in partnership to make communities safer through the […]
DUMFRIES is preparing for major traffic jams as the final phase of a £6m programme to upgrade the A75 Dumfries Bypass begins tonight Friday September 18. Scotland TranServ, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake the works under a total weekend closure of the A75 from the A76 Glasgow Road roundabout to the A701 […]
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council will receive £208,080 to help young people prepare for the world of work. The total funding of £5.8 million announced earlier this week forms part of action to reduce youth unemployment in Scotland by 40 per cent by 2021, as outlined in Developing the Young Workforce – Scotland’s Youth Employment […]
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council’s education system has come in for praise from Scotland’s top education experts. The Council’s Education Committee will consider a report next week that includes examples of good practice and high performance. The Director’s end of year assessment of business plan performance for Education Services shows that: • Standardised assessment results for […]
Have you had enough of the usual types of advertising? Why not advertise with Alive … we can help you get YOUR message to your customers in our region. Due to a recent change in legislation, your charitable community radio station here in Dumfries, Alive 107.3fm, is now providing ‘on air’ advertising. We offer Show […]
DUMFRIESSHIRE MSP Elaine Murray has welcomed a historic moment for the Deaf and Deafblind community in Dumfries & Galloway and across Scotland. The celebrations came after the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill today (Thursday). The Bill, sponsored by Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin, places an obligation on central and local […]
