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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Friday, 21 June 2024 15:39
We have been made aware of an error in the address of a candidate on postal ballot papers issued to voters in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Constituency.
This error has occurred due to an administrative oversight on our part. We have...
Friday, 21 June 2024 11:47
Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Community Learning and Development (CLD) Partnership recently received high praise from Education Scotland following a CLD Progress Visit conducted earlier this year as part of a national inspection...
Thursday, 20 June 2024 14:16
Dumfries and Galloway Council is celebrating Armed Forces Day week with events taking place from Monday 24 June. Events are being held as part of the annual national campaign to provide everyone the opportunity to show their support for the people of the...
Wednesday, 19 June 2024 10:05
Youth Development Worker Laura Kiltie, based in our Council’s Youth Work team, was crowned Youth Worker of the Year at the prestigious Youth Link Scotland Awards last week.
Laura, deeply woven into the community fabric of Dumfries and Galloway,...
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 16:54
Elected members gave four community asset transfers (CATs) and the lease of land at Agnew Park, Stranraer, the go-ahead at today’s (Tuesday 18 June) meeting of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Finance, Procurement and Transformation...
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 15:50
Project SEARCH proudly celebrated the graduation of its latest group of talented interns on 14 June at Dumfries and Galloway College’s Dumfries Campus Digital Hub. The event marked the successful completion of the year-long vocational programme...
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 12:30
Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Finance, Procurement and Transformation (FPT) Committee today (Tuesday 18 June) agreed to fund the refurbishment of Dumfries Academy, and the move of Loreburn Primary School to the Minerva building within...
Monday, 17 June 2024 13:56
Youth Beatz 2024 will once again continue with the expansion of our Donation Project. Festival Attendees are invited to donate foodstuffs, toiletries, school uniform or pet care or pet food items (if they are in a position to do so). In 2023, over 1,000...
Applications to Open for Regional Cultural Fund to Boost Culture, Heritage and Tourism in the Region
Thursday, 13 June 2024 12:14
Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced a new funding programme for the cultural and heritage sectors of the region.
The Regional Cultural Fund has been introduced to make grants of up to £5000 available to enhance, improve and promote...
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 15:09
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Lifelong Learning Service has recently supported two successful nominees to win awards at the annual national Adult Learners’ Week Awards Ceremony 2024, organised through Scotland’s Learning...
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