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A new scheme to improve communication between less able bus passengers and drivers will be launched in Dumfries and Galloway from 19th January. The Thistle Card will enable card holders to quickly and easily advise bus drivers of any difficulties they may have. Thistle Card packs include a Thistle Card and a sheet of stickers, […]
Music Plus is currently launching across Scotland and, in particular, across Dumfries and Galloway throughout the month of January. This is an extremely exciting project that we are very lucky to have in our region. Young people aged 14 – 19 will be offered the opportunity to take part in a range of music activities; […]
A ‘drop-in’ event is being held to enable people living in and around Moniaive to find out more about a new initiative designed to support community life and strengthen the economy in Glencairn. Plans for the Moniaive Festival Village project are at a very early stage, and organisers want to find out now what local […]
Landowner Ninian Stewart has been sentenced after pleading guilty to being vicariously liable for Peter Finley Bells’ crime of poisoning and killing of a wild bird. Ninian Robert Hathorn Johnston Stewart was convicted at Stranraer Sheriff Court on 23 December 2014 and fined a total of £675 today for four offences under Section 15A(1) and […]
Thirty-five year old Ian Thomson of Dumfries is facing 13 years in jail following his conviction and sentencing for a catalogue of domestic abuse offences against several partners. The conviction and sentencing follows a lengthy investigation by Police Scotland’s Domestic Abuse Taskforce, which began in June 2013. The investigation was assisted by eight […]
Parents and carers concerned about keeping their children safe online will be able to take part in new hands-on training sessions. The pilot, created in a partnership between anti-bullying service respectme and the Scottish Government, will guide even the most technophobic users through the most popular social media sites and how to make sure their […]
Consultation on draft budgets submitted by the Council’s political groups has started. Proposals are on the Council’s website www.dumgal.gov.uk/budget and there is a survey that the public is invited to complete online or by visiting a Council library or customer service centre. Groups on the Council had until the meeting of full Council (18 December 2014) […]
Police Scotland are now able to name the woman killed in the two vehicle road crash on the A76 road this morning as 24 year old Zoe Clark from Carronbridge, Thornhill. She was the driver of a Vauxhall Corsa car which was in collision with a Scottish Ambulance Service ambulance at around 0840 hours today, […]
With one month to go until the day all Primary 1-3 pupils will become entitled to a free school meal, the Scottish Government has welcomed progress being made across Scotland in preparation. The measure, which comes into effect on January 5, 2015, is expected to benefit around 135,000 pupils across Scotland and will save families […]
Scotland is leading the way across the UK, bringing in a new lower drink drive limit to save lives on our roads. On the day the reduced limit comes into effect drivers are being urged to plan their journey ahead or to take the safest approach – don’t drink and drive. On November 18 the […]
