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    SNP MP Richard Arkless has met with representatives from Police Scotland, Stena Line, Dumfries & Galloway Council, the SSPCA, Trading Standards as well as local campaigners and councillors to discuss the issue of puppy farming.   The issue of puppy farms has been highlighted by the recent BBC documentary – ‘The Dog Factory’. […]

  The Year of Food and Drink will be celebrated at this weekend’s Galloway Country Fair at Drumlanrig Castle. Around 50 producers will be represented, ranging from wines and beers to meat, fish and cheese. In total around 200 exhibitors will attend the two-day fair, which also features field sports, dog events and children’s activities.

It’s a busy weekend of festival action for the region. Lockerbie becomes Rockerbie – with guest acts like Rats from a Sinking Ship and Beltur joining locals including The Stefan and Barstow Bats. The family event at Lockerbie Ice Rink kicks off at mid-day on Saturday. Meanwhile, Stranraer’s RNLI Parkfest begins tonight with a “young […]

  POLICE are hunting a rusting gang who have stolen more than 250 ewes and lambs worth over £20,000 Police Scotland said today that the ewes and lambs with a total value of over £20,000 have been stolen from fields on farmlands at Parks Farm, Beattock, near Moffat. The theft of the 250 plus ewes […]

Tonight will see the first of three weekend closures on the Dumfries Bypass for resurfacing work between the A76 roundabout and the A701 roundabout. The closures will take place between 1900 hours on the Friday night, continuously through until 0600 hours on the Monday, and traffic during this period will be re-routed through the town. […]

  Council Leader, Ronnie Nicholson, is encouraging members of the public to take part in the review of Police call handling across Scotland. The review is being conducted by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS). The review will provide an independent assessment of how the recently established Police Scotland’s contact and control centres […]

  THROUGHOUT the summer over 450 visitors have taken part in the Dumfries Museum free family workshops on Tuesday mornings. The 2015 summer activity programme was called “The Apprentice”. Inspired by the museum’s new exhibitions called “Dumfries Silver” and “Town and Trade.” Junior visitors were invited to learn about life in 18th century Dumfries and […]

LOCAL Langholm Academy staff member Miss M Maclean-Eltham has co- developed a new and exciting EBook service through the Academy Library Service which will run from September 1. This free service was developed for the local community, so that individuals can have use of the EBooks on offer through the newly formed Langholm Academy  EBook […]

NFU Scotland has welcomed a county-wide ban for the use of helium balloons and sky lantern releases at public events by Angus Council. It is understood that four councils have the ban in place in Scotland, and the Union is calling on more councils to follow suit. The impact of Chinese lanterns, in particular, can […]

    DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has led the way in switching to LED street lighting. A recent  report by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has highlighted that local authorities across the country could save up to 70% on lighting bills by switching to LED street lighting. This region was the first in Scotland to embrace […]