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  Dumfries Saints have their first home game of the season tomorrow when they welcome Haddington to Park Farm. Both sides opened their National League Division three campaign with victories last weekend. While in the regional leagues, Langholm start their season away to Penicuik in East division two. There’s also cup action this weekend. In […]

    Police are appealing to people to remain vigilant for bogus callers who may visit isolated properties or vulnerable people to hard-sell goods or services. We are receiving an increasing number of calls about this type of activity in the local area. Bogus callers are likely to call without appointment. They may be smartly […]

  JUSTICE Secretary Michael Matheson today announced a wide-ranging package of measures to strengthen policing in Scotland. Mr Matheson acknowledged that there have been challenges in recent months, but said concerns have been listened to – and are being acted on. He said the significant and wide-ranging set of actions being announced today by the […]

  NFU Scotland has organised a number of events to take place this weekend to promote Scotch Lamb PGI to members of the public. The events, running in conjunction with Quality Meat Scotland’s Love Scotch Lamb promotional weekend, over 5 and 6 September, are taking place across the country with further activity planned in the […]

  Resurfacing work will see the closure of the A75 Dumfries bypass from the A76 Glasgow Road roundabout to the A701 Edinburgh Road tonight from 7pm until 6am on Monday. The road section will also close from 7pm on 18 September to 6am on 21 September. During this time traffic will be diverted through Dumfries […]

THE row over cash delays for the school projects at Dumfries and Dalbeattie is set to go to the Scottish Parliament. Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray is set to challenge Scottish Finance Minister John Swinney in Parliament on September 9 following continued concerns of a delay in funding for Dumfries & Galloway Council’s ‘Schools for the Future’ […]

  SNP Council Group Leader Andy Ferguson yesterday called on members of D&G Council’s Economy, Environment & Infrastructure Committee (EEI) to seek a compromise solution for the Whitesands flood defences scheme. Cllr. Ferguson successfully proposed at today’s meeting of the Council’s Nithsdale Area Committee that the EEI Committee should be urged to heed public concerns […]

    SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Aileen McLeod has welcomed the First Minister’s Programme for Government as a ‘bold, ambitious and progressive’ vision for a stronger Scotland. The programme set out by Nicola Sturgeon today puts education at the heart of the Scottish Government’s efforts to make Scotland a fairer country with […]

    The review of police call handling by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) must give equal consideration to rural areas such as Dumfries & Galloway. That’s the message from Dumfriesshire MSP and Shadow Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, Elaine Murray, and Chair of Dumfries & Galloway Council Police, Fire […]

At a special meeting of the Council’s Education Committee on 31 August, Councillors agreed unanimously to proceed to Financial Close on the Dalbeattie Learning Campus. This will mean all conditions will have been satisfied on all project-related transactions, development of technical design, market testing, financial modelling and cost predictions.  This agreement means that the commencement […]