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IT’S the game the Annan fans have been waiting to see on their home ground – Queen of the South and Annan Athletic in competitive action at Galabank. The two sides will battle it out at Galabank tomorrow afternoon in the Scottish League Cup. It’s the first competitive match between the two sides at Galabank […]

  Dumfries and Galloway Council Customer Services Advisor Nikki Steel has become the 1000th local government worker to gain their Customer Service Professional (CSP) certificate. Nikki has worked for the Council since 2007, based in Newton Stewart and Wigtown libraries, and has successfully completed the Award level qualification. The Customer Service Professional (CSP) suite of […]

    A 46-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 on various occasions. A Jury has been told that he also took an indecent photo of her. William Dempster has been remanded in custody by the Sheriff at Dumfries. Dempster, of High Street, Dalbeattie, was found guilty of […]

    Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a bearded dragon was found on a quiet country road in Dumfries and Galloway. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted when a woman walking her dog came across the creature at Gatelawbridge near Thornhill on 22 July. The bearded dragon is now in the care of […]

    The Knowe B&B in Carsphairn is celebrating having recently been awarded as a GOLD four star B&B by VisitScotland. The gold award recognises serviced accommodation businesses which consistently achieve the highest levels of excellence within their VisitScotland star grading. Businesses achieving the award will excel in the areas of customer care and hospitality […]

  GRANTS up to £25,000 can be obtained from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority through the CX Project scheme. The Authority has recognised the success and positive impact which the CX Project Grant has made to those businesses that have accessed funding to date. T aking on board the suggestions made by local businesses, some improvements […]

    The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has begun its public consultation on proposed electoral wards for each council area as part of the Fifth Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland has begun its public consultation on proposed electoral wards for each council area as part of the […]

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has recognised the success and positive impact which the CX Project Grant has made to those businesses that have accessed funding to date. Taking on board the suggestions made by local businesses, some improvements have been made to offer greater flexibility and provide more opportunities for businesses with the potential to […]

MSP Elaine Murray is to meet the man who will carry out the inquiry into the Police Scotland call handling system. Dr Murray, Shadow Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs will meet with Derek Penman  who will carry out the inquiry by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) into Police Scotland call handling. Dr Murray, who […]

  An Australian businessman has bought Wigtown’s famous Bladnoch Distillery in near Wigtown in Galloway Now the famous Lowland malt is likely to produced at the distillery which dates back almost 200 years. `The distillery went into liquidation more than a year ago but now it is set to reopen and start distilling after six years […]