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Thursday, 26 September 2013 14:19
Four young people are hoping votes will be coming their way in the forthcoming Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) local by-election. The candidates are David Blain, 17 from Stranraer, David White, 16 from Shawhead, Rhiannon Gerrard, 14 from Dalbeattie and...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013 14:53
A sports and physical activity partnership is being formed to look at the opportunities to develop the facilities at Blairmount Park.
The steering group of Blairmount Park Community Sport Hub currently consists of representatives from the Galloway...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013 14:23
The SAS Regimental Association has loaned a rare copy of the SAS War Diary 1941 – 1945 to Dumfries Museum.
With disbandment looming, producing a record of SAS wartime activities began in the last days of World War Two. A project known by few...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013 10:59
Council Tax Review gets underway
Residents across Dumfries and Galloway are being asked to make sure they are getting the discount they are entitled to as part of a Council Tax review.
Households with only one person over the age of 18 are eligible...
Friday, 20 September 2013 11:15
RBC Film Theatre Screening of ‘The Moo Man’
• The RBC Film Theatre is screening ‘The Moo Man’, a sweet and quirky film about a passionate farmer and his cow Ida, on Wednesday 25th September 2013 at 7.30pm plus a...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013 14:52
Dumfries and Galloway last week welcomed a delegation from the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) to the Active Games, the region’s major sporting event for young children.
They were invited as part of the Support a 2nd Team...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:38
The International ice hockey world will descend on Dumfries in December 2013to celebrate the centenary of ice hockey in Great Britain.
Ice Hockey UK, the national governing body for ice hockey in Great Britain, has reached its 100th anniversary and,...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013 12:27
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This weeksees the start of a new electricbus service linking the ferry ports at Cairnryan, to the railway station in Stranraer. This is the first fully electric bus to be used for a local bus service in Scotland.
The...
Monday, 16 September 2013 16:11
The Dumfries and Galloway Shop Front Improvement Initiative is targeted at independent retail properties in small town centres and district centres across our region.
The initiative encourages applications from owners and tenants of retail...
Thursday, 12 September 2013 11:53
Chair of the Community Health and Social Care Partnership Board, Councillor Andy Ferguson, said, “There are currently 72 Putting You First projects underway, ranging from very small trials, to larger changes. This is an impressive range of work....
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