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Dumfries and Galloway Council is committed to providing the best quality services and facilities for communities and individuals across our region.  Councillors received an update on DG One on 19 February.  They were informed that there is yet further evidence that Kier Construction Ltd, when building DG One, did not meet the obligations they undertook […]

The Social Work Services Committee (24 February 2015) will hear that the Council’s Fostering and Adoption services both scored ‘very good’ in every quality category on which they were assessed: care and support, staffing, and management and leadership. Both the Fostering and Adoption services have consistently achieved ‘very good’ grades since 2012. These most recent […]

Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray and Dumfries & Galloway MP Russell Brown have accused the Scottish and UK Government of failing the region’s young people after the latest jobs figures revealed that unemployment, in particular amongst young people, has increased in the region.   The figures from the Office of National Statistics show the Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimant count […]

Inspectors see improved teaching and learning  at Hecklegirth Primary School Recently, Education Scotland’s inspectors paid a return visit to Hecklegirth Primary School. During the visit, the inspectors considered the areas that had been identified in the original inspection and the school’s work since then. They found that significant progress had been made. The school received […]

An essential maintenance scheme on the A751 south of Inch Parks Farm will begin on Monday 9 March, lasting for approximately three weeks.   Scotland TranServ, on behalf of Transport Scotland will carry out the million pound project which will see a significant improvement to the road surface and drainage systems on the A751 which […]

Joan McAlpine MSP says she is deeply disappointed for the communities of Sanquhar Kirkconnel and Kelloholm after the Scottish Government refused permission for a wind farm which would have earned them £450,000 a year.   Ms McAlpine said:   “I am bitterly disappointed for the communities of Upper Nithsdale who need the money that Sandy […]

The Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council Ronnie Nicholson is urging all groups on the council to “step up to the mark” and take part in discussions to finalise the Council’s budget ahead of budget setting day on 5 February.   This week will see the completion of the public consultation over the draft budget proposals. […]

The Whitesands Project has two main aims, regeneration and flood protection. These aims were established in 2011 when Councillors agreed that the Whitesands project should not be seen in isolation but as “balancing flood risk reduction with the aspirations of improvements in the public realm.” In the development of this project, public consultation and engagement has been […]

Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray and Dumfries & Galloway MP Russell Brown have called for further action to youth unemployment in the region after new figures revealed that the number of young people claiming Jobseekers Allowance in Dumfries and Galloway remains above both the Scottish and British average according to the latest figures published today (Wednesday […]

The countdown is on for school pupils in Dumfries and Galloway to get their entries in for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Schools Poster Competition.   Budding artists have until March 6th to submit their designs and be in with a chance of having their artwork featured as the official poster of the 2015 Fringe. […]