RSS Press releases
We publish all of our recent press releases online so you can keep up to date.
You can use special RSS software (or newer web browsers) to subscribe to an RSS feed of our recent press releases . Email pressenquiry@dumgal.gov.uk if you'd like further details on any of our press releases.
If you want to speak to a communications officer, you can find their working-hours telephone numbers and what areas of the council they cover at www.dumgal.gov.uk/pressenquiry.
Read our press releases as HTML >>
Recent releases
Dumfries and Galloway Council Leader Elaine Murray has hailed the “phenomenal” Olympic success of the Team GB curling teams at the weekend.
Speaking at a meeting of Full Council today (Tuesday 22 February), she praised the men’s and women’s teams for their “dedication to excellence” and for “putting Dumfries and Galloway on the world curling map”.
Three of the silver medal-winning male team come from Dumfries and Galloway while one of the ladies’ team (Vicky Wright, from Stranraer) hails from the region.
The news comes as Dumfries Ice Bowl plays host to the country’s curling elite this week as the Scottish Curling Championships are held in Dumfries for the first time.
Council Leader Elaine Murray commented:
“I would just like to congratulate both teams on their historic achievements. The hard work and dedication to excellence that goes into achieving such success is an inspiration not only to everyone living in Dumfries and Galloway but also across Scotland and the UK.
“We are blessed in Dumfries and Galloway with having excellent curling facilities in Lockerbie, Stranraer and Dumfries Ice Bowl, where I am told the ice is fantastic this week.
“Such facilities, an active schools programme in Curling’s Cool and the close partnership working between Dumfries Curling, Scottish Curling, the many clubs throughout the region and the Council give us every chance of building on this success in the decades to come.
“And maybe, in twenty years’ time, there’ll be a new generation of athletes with Olympic dreams, inspired by the exploits of Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie and Vicky Wright.”
Depute Council Leader Rob Davidson said:
“It really is superb to see people many of us know competing on the world stage and bringing gold and silver Olympic medals back home from Beijing to Scotland.
“And I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome all the other elite athletes competing in the Scottish Curling Championships at Dumfries Ice Bowl this week.”
The week-long Scottish Curling Championships are taking place until Sunday 27 February.
To find out about more information about curling at Dumfries Ice Bowl try Dumfries Curling or email info@dumfriescurling.co.uk
For tickets to the Scottish Curling Championships in Dumfries this week click https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dumfries-ice-bowl
To find out more about trying curling across Dumfries and Galloway, visit https://www.trycurling.com/
