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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 09:48
During 2019, a yearlong Research Project to investigate the impacts of Community Based Youth Work in Dumfries and Galloway was carried out in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Youth Work Service, YouthLink Scotland, Northern Star and...
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 11:46
On 30 January, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Youth Work Team welcomed 230 young people and guests to the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries to celebrate the achievements of young people through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (the DofE). One...
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 09:46
Dumfries and Galloway Council has appointed Dr Gillian Brydson as director of skills, education and learning.
Councillor Jeff Leaver, chair of the Education and Learning committee, said: “Providing the best start in life for all our children and...
Monday, 03 February 2020 14:40
Children from primary schools across the Stewartry travelled to Dalbeattie Learning Campus to take part in the annual Day of Dance event, showcasing all the Scottish Country Dance routines they learned over the previous term.
Teams from Dalbeattie,...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:02
The new exhibition at Dumfries Museum travels back in time to look at the five major occasions when large numbers of the earth’s species become extinct during the last 444 million years. The most famous of these is the death of the dinosaurs,...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020 10:41
The reshaping of Stranraer and the West programme will be the subject of a report to Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Economy and Resources Committee on 30 January. The programme includes Stranraer Waterfront, the town centre and the George Hotel.
A...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020 10:39
Members of Economy and Resources (E&R) Committee (30 Jan) will be asked to agree draft responses to the Consultation on the replacement of European Structural Funds (ESF) in Scotland, post EU-Exit and to ensure that stakeholders provide their input,...
Monday, 27 January 2020 09:40
Members of the Council’s Economy and Resources (E&R) Committee (30 Jan) will be presented with an update on the transformation of the Chaplecross site. The report includes information on the timeline of planned activities and milestones as an...
Friday, 24 January 2020 11:29
Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Economy and Resources Committee (30 Jan) will hear a report on the progress of the Stranraer Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS).
This is part of a national programme to conserve Scotland’s...
Friday, 24 January 2020 11:27
Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Economy and Resources Committee will meet on 30th January and asked to agree to pilot a Simplified Planning Zone at Hardthorn Road, Dumfries.
The trial scheme will remove the requirement for Planning...
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