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  Dumfries Railway Station has been shortlisted for a national accolade for the quality of its gardens. It’s the only Scottish finalist in the UK’s Best Station Garden. The colourful flower beds and hanging baskets are the work of railway gardener Louis Wall and his team of volunteers. Fingers crossed! Well done Dumfries!

  The final phase of a £6m programme to upgrade the A75 Dumfries bypass will begin on Friday. The road will be closed from the A76 Glasgow Road roundabout to the A701 Edinburgh Road roundabout from 7pm on Friday until 6am on Monday. Diversions will be place, taking motorists through Dumfries.

MSP Joan McAlpine has joined volunteers in Dumfries who have been collecting donations to send to people caught up in the refugee crisis. The SNP politician said the efforts of organiser Moxie DePaulitte and her team were “fantastic”. She added: “This goes to show that local action really can make a big difference to an […]

  Building Craftsmen Dumfries-sponsored Solway Sharks opened their home campaign on Saturday against Billingham Stars, but fell to a 5-3 defeat. Players and supporters from both teams paid tribute before the game to Sharks fan and volunteer Andy Smith who died last week – a great show of the hockey family remembering one of its […]

  An MSP has called for an urgent meeting to consider how the safety of the Stapleton Cross junction can be improved after community councillors appealed for her help. South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has asked the Network Strategy Manager at the Council to arrange for officials to visit the junction, after a site […]

  DUMFRIES and Galloway LEADER have successfully secured a further £5.595M of funding for investment into community projects across the region. Working in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, the Dumfries and Galloway LEADER team have produced a new Local Development Strategy which will guide the implementation of the new programme and allocation of these funds. Following […]

  MyFresh is considering the closure of its plant at Empire Way, Gretna. MyFresh is considering the closure of its plant at Empire Way, Gretna. The company which has two other plants in England, has entered into a 30-day employee consultation period to consider the factory’s future. The Gretna plant processes most of the potatoes, […]

  FROM exporting to marketing, social media to networking, this year’s Dumfries & Galloway Business Week is jam packed with events organised by Dumfries & Galloway Council, Business Gateway, and partners. Running from Monday 5 to Saturday 10 October 2015, Business Week comprises around 20 fully funded events that focus on topics relevant to the local business community. […]

  WILL plans to tackle parking on pavements make a difference to you? The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee want to hear from people across Scotland as it begins its examination of the Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to make it illegal to park on footways (pavements) and […]

PLANS for the controversial £15 million Whitesands Project will come under scrutiny on Tuesday. Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Economy, Environment and Infrastructure Committee will debate the issue which has brought protests from thousands of people in a petition organised by the ‘Save our Sands and River Views’ group. Councillors will study moves to reduce the height of […]