Tuesday, 21 May 2013 03:53 PM
Langholm is preparing to celebrate Neil Armstrong’s life through a series of special events in early June.
Langholm, an Armstrong stronghold, claimed astronaut Neil Armstrong as one of its own and made him a Freeman in 1972 following
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:37 PM
River Nith Harbour Authority: volunteers wanted
The River Nith Harbour Authority is seeking volunteer members.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:15 AM
Dumfries and Galloway Council is delighted to announce that Dumfries Ice Bowl has been selected to stage the prestigious International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championships in Men un
Monday, 20 May 2013 11:29 AM
West Fest: Kinetic Landscapes
Celebrating the best of local artists, Westfest and Stranraer Museum again o
Thursday, 16 May 2013 04:53 PM
A newly released independent report on the GoSmart Dumfries project concludes that the initiative has exceeded its targets. There has been a 7.4 % reduction in car d
Thursday, 16 May 2013 02:02 PM
Gracefield Art Centre’s summer exhibition is by the renowned artist Joan Eardley RSA and her friend and photographer Audrey Walker. The artworks and photographs have been selected from our own permanent collection with additional loans from The Nati
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 04:38 PM
Next week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week - 20 to 24 May. The week that showcases employer’s commitment to young people as well as the emerging talent that young people bring. As such, this is the perfect time for
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:25 AM
The Annandale and Eskdale Annual Sports Awards Ceremony was held at the Corner House Hotel, Annan on Friday 10 May. The event was organised by Dumfries and Galloway Council's Leisure and Sport Team. Eight awards were presented to local sports people who h
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:40 PM
Suzanne Wishart was the lucky winner of the £100 cash draw which closed the DAVAWP 2012-13 Community Survey at the end of March. The draw was done using a random number selector.
The consultation gathered the views of nearly 400 peop
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 03:49 PM
Council's Armed Forces Champion welcomes Devil's Porridge grant
The Ministry of Defence’s Armed Forces Community Covenant has awarded £53,000 to The Devil’s Porridge Mu
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 10:46 AM
Two staff from Dumfries and Galloway Council’s DGFirst have reached the finals of the APSE* Rising Star Awards.
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 04:17 PM
Independent retailers in Lockerbie town centre are being encouraged to enrol in the “Let’s Talk Shop” programme, a free course of specialised Shop Doctor support.
Bill Smith, the Shop Doctor, will be delivering his inform
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 03:12 PM
Four members of staff from Dumfries and Galloway Council's Social Work Services and a staff member from Stewartry Care recently studied on the National Dementia Champions course. The graduation ceremony was held on 2nd May at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburg
Friday, 03 May 2013 03:09 PM
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY COUNCILLORS ELECTED
AS RESULT OF POLL
HELD ON 2 MAY 2013
THE ROYAL BURGH OF WHITHORN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Electorate: 812
Total Ba
Thursday, 02 May 2013 04:07 PM
Parents or pupils who receive Child Tax Credit (CTC) and have an annual income under £15,910 are eligible for free school meals. This is a rise from the previous threshold of £15,860, meaning that more pupils in
Thursday, 02 May 2013 04:00 PM
A surprise visitor dropped in to see the babies and toddlers at libraries across Dumfries and Galloway. Bookbug flew in all the way from Edinburgh to join in Bookbug sessions at Stranraer, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Gretna and the Ewar
Thursday, 02 May 2013 11:58 AM
The organising committee for the 2014 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships is hosting a volunteer open day at Dumfries Ice Bowl on the Saturday 11 May 2013, at 11am
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 12:16 PM
The Annan Broadband Project is taking its next steps in a time-limited trial funded mainly by Scottish Government. The trial is using the emerging technology of White Space radio.
White space radio is in its i
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 11:28 AM
Following on from the success of the Active Schools Nithsdale Primary Schools Rugby Festival, 12 girls from Cargenbridge Primary will be heading to Scotstoun, Glasgow to play for the Dumfries and Galloway U12 girls team. The organisers are Dumfr
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:13 AM
Local councillors got a taste for the activities experienced by young people at Lockerbie Youth Centre this week.
The Centre members can study for the Duke of Edinburgh's awards, take part in a variety of workshops
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 04:58 PM
The next Annandale North Elected Member Ward Forum will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 14 May 2013 at Lochmaben Community Centre.
The purpose of a Ward Forum is to enable all residents or representatives of community groups to exchange vi
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 04:53 PM
The next Annandale East and Eskdale Elected Member Ward Forum will take place at 7pm on Thursday 23 May 2013 at Eaglesfield Village Hall.
The purpose of a Ward Forum is to enable all residents or representatives of community groups to exch
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 04:46 PM
The next Annandale South Elected Member Ward Forum will take place at 7pm on Wednesday 8 May 2013 at Carrutherstown Village Hall.
The purpose of a Ward Forum is to enable all residents or representatives of community groups to exchang
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:23 AM
Following on from his fantastic workshops at Annan Museum last year, Master Potter GrahamTaylor will be at Dumfries Museum on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 May offering children and adults the opportunity to make pots from the past.
He will be de
Monday, 29 April 2013 12:44 PM
Sent on behalf of CX Project
With help from the CX Project, the young and ambitious team at James Ewart Racing Ltd are determined to bring more top racing results back to Annandale & Eskdale. Based near Langholm and run
Monday, 29 April 2013 10:36 AM
At the recent Inspiring Entrepreneurs event at DG One in Dumfries, up and coming entrepreneur Mandy Kelly beat the competition to win an iPad.
Mandy and friend Joshua Johnson set up fashion design business ‘Insanity Is My Vanity’ in 20
Thursday, 25 April 2013 04:03 PM
Following major scour damage from the adjacent watercourse, the A708 Moffat to Selkirk Road will open today at 4pm.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 02:17 PM
Greystone Rovers Youth Football Club is celebrating after the new 3G pitch at Marchmount in Dumfries was officially opened on Saturday 13 April.
The facility, which is also suitable for rugby and will be used by Dumfries Saints for training and
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 11:37 AM
A new exhibition opens this week at Café Hubbub at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries. Jenny Finch, who has long been established in Dumfries and Galloway with her ceramic work at Dalton Pottery, has now been painting again and present
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 05:24 PM
This is a courtesy e-mail to make you aware that Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture & External Affairs will be undertaking engagements within your constituency area.
The Cabinet Secretary’s programme of events is:
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 05:24 PM
This is a courtesy email to inform you that Angela Constance MSP, Minister for Youth Employment, will be undertaking a Ministerial engagement in your constituency area on Friday 19 April 2013.
Ms Constance will be visiting the Dumfries and G
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 05:23 PM
You are invited to send a photographer and reporter to Council Headquarters in Dumfries at 13:30 on Friday 26 April to welcome visitors from Hungary as part of ‘100% RES (Renewable Energy Source) Communities’ project. Please note the delegates are travel
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 05:23 PM
Sent on behalf of Summerhill Community Centre
An amazing work of art is being developed for Summerhill, in Dumfries. The land art project will form a unique shape big enough that people can even see it by satellite. There will be elements
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 03:40 PM
SOUTH WEST OF SCOTLAND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP
Meeting of Friday 15 March 2013
in the Town Hall, Water Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4JX
HIGHLIGHT NOTE
Seventeen items of business were considered, including:
Item 3: DRA
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 03:34 PM
A Veterans’ Roadshow was held in Dumfries today, organised by Veterans Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway Council, with support from DG First Contact.
The aim of the Roadshow was to strengthen and integrate support networks for former member
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:50 AM
The Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) endorses the national stalking 2013 awareness campaign “Know the Law, Use the Law”.
The DAVAWP is responsible for the development of a local strategy to tackle domestic abuse
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:49 AM
A Veterans’ Roadshow was held in Dumfries today, organised by Veterans Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway Council, with support from DG First Contact.
The aim of the Roadshow was to strengthen and integrate support networks for former member
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:47 AM
You are invited to send a photographer to the Annandale and Eskdale Sports Awards on Friday 10 May at the Corner House Hotel, Annan.
Photographs will be at approximately 8.45pm – 9.00pm.
The press release will follow after the
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:33 PM
Last Friday Eaglesfield Primary School received a visit from Sports Development Officer for Dumfries & Galloway Council and chosen BT Storyteller for the London 2012 Olympics.
Calum was invited by Ms Williamson, head teacher, to talk to the c
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:28 PM
The greatest show on earth deserves the greatest storytellers and Dumfries & Galloway Council is searching for the best Olympic Storytellers in the region.
The competition has been launched in Annandale & Eskdale and schools have been asked
Thursday, 21 February 2013 01:41 PM
On 14th February 2012, the Sheriff at Stranraer sentenced a man to 6 months imprisonment following a joint investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Department of Work and Pensions.
Brian Allan, aged 50, of Antrim Avenue, Str
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 07:19 PM
The item on the front page of the Dumfries and Galloway Standard regarding supposed job losses is incorrect. Corrections for Planning and Environment Services:
This iwill be a total of £3000
Planning and Environment S
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:42 PM
Come along to the Station Hotel at 7.30pm on Friday 2nd March to hear Margaret Bennett exploring Scottish folklore, culture and tradition through a delightful blend of Gaelic, Scots, stories and songs.
"There can be few scholars on either si
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:41 PM
A new Gracefield Arts Centre Café Gallery exhibition opened on 14 February. The exhibition features brightly coloured photographs of exotic sea creatures by local photographer Jim McMichael.
Jim lives in Auldgirth in Dumfries and Galloway. An
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:41 PM
On Tuesday 14 February 2012, at approximately 1700 hours, Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a horse trapped under a fallen tree at a farm in Sanquhar.
One fire appliance from Sanquhar, the Major Rescue Ve
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:40 PM
89 children from Dumfries and Galloway boarded buses and headed to Murray Park, training ground of Rangers Football Club as part of our Council's Sports Academy for Annandale and Eskdale.
This exclusive fully supervised trip offered a fantast
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:40 PM
The Tolbooth Art Centre in Kirkcudbright continues its 2012 exhibition programme with an exhibition in the main gallery of photographs by Robert Dabner, from Stranraer. Since 2005 he has been able to turn a photographic hobby into a profession, as he reco
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:39 PM
A Citizenship Ceremony will take place in Municipal Chambers, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries at 11.00am on Tuesday 28 February 2012.
The ceremony will be conducted by Isabel Davidson, Area Registrar.
HM Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Dumfries
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 01:25 PM
Two weeks of high quality sporting opportunities have been organised as part of Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Annandale & Eskdale Sports Academy during the two week school Easter holiday period. Supported by main sponsors, Energy Solutions, the programme
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 01:18 PM
Businesses across the Stewartry are invited to attend a number of Road shows being held across the region this month. The events will provide information on funding and advice to support businesses that are starting up or are looking to grow.
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