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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Monday, 27 February 2023 16:51
Jason Wilsher-Mills is a disabled artist based in the East Midlands. His exciting, colourful exhibition is currently on show at Gracefield gallery 1 and visitor feedback has been brilliant:
“As someone who has been disabled since I was young...
Friday, 17 February 2023 15:44
Dumfries and Galloway Council has become the first whole Council in Scotland to be awarded the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) Charter Mark of Excellence by Volunteer Scotland. The external accreditation was officially presented to Dawn Roberts, Chief...
Thursday, 16 February 2023 09:17
Dumfries and Galloway Council has recently commissioned Savills Architects and Building Surveyors to undertake a Traditional Building Skills Audit and is inviting interested contractors to get in touch. The aim is to gain understanding of the traditional...
Friday, 10 February 2023 13:25
At itsCommunities Committee meeting on Friday 10 February,Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed its biggest ever programme of festivals and events grants.
An incredible forty three projects are being supported by the Local Authority, who together will...
Monday, 06 February 2023 14:11
Community Planning Partners want to understand the views of individuals, families, communities and businesses affected by the flooding event on 30 December 2022.
A series of Community Conversations are set to take place across the region in response to...
Friday, 03 February 2023 16:04
At a special meeting of Full Council today (Friday 3 February), a motion was agreed by elected members to change the leadership arrangements of our Administration.
The changes in the agreed motion take place with immediate effect.
In summary:
Cllr...
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 15:48
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Communities Committee will meet on Thursday 2 February and receive a Welfare, Revenues and Benefits update report that highlights the impacts of the financial situation.
The report shows the significant volume of...
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 15:41
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Communities Committee will receive a report detailing how the Coastal Benefit Fund has been used for 2021/22, and to agree the arrangements for the next round of funding.
In April 2021, Communities Committee agreed...
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:58
Dumfries and Galloway’s Community Planning Partnership Board held the third annual joint meeting with Dumfries and Galloway’s Youth Council on Friday 20 January at The Bridge in Dumfries.
The meeting brought together senior officers and...
Monday, 30 January 2023 14:28
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Building Cleaning team from across the region have scooped a top award at a national awards ceremony. The APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2023 celebrate...
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