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Recent releases

Last Updated: 11/02/2025 14:14:59

Friday, 24 January 2025 15:23
Councillors will be asked to consider a report and agree the Local Place Plans (LPPs) for Port William and Moffat at a meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee on 4 February. The opportunity to create LPPs was introduced under the Planning...
Friday, 24 January 2025 15:21
At its meeting on 4 February, members of the council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee will consider a report on a recent audit of the council’s capacity to deliver its statutory food law duties and the proactive measures that have been...
Friday, 24 January 2025 15:19
Members of the council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee will be provided with an update on the ongoing efforts to address challenges at the former Interfloor Factory site in Heathhall, Dumfries. Members are set to consider new actions,...
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 10:17
Upland – a bold champion of the arts in Dumfries Galloway – has launched a special exhibition in collaboration with Kirkcudbright Galleries for the start of its 10th birthday celebrations. Despite tough times for the creative sector, it has...
Monday, 20 January 2025 15:39
A Cultural Partnership is being established for Dumfries and Galloway, as recommended in our region’s Cultural Strategy, to support a sector-led vision for culture across our communities. The establishment builds on work undertaken by Culture Radar...
Friday, 17 January 2025 10:30
Dumfries and Galloway Council is preparing a new Local Housing Strategy that will set out how the council and its partners will deliver housing and housing services over the next five years. To build the new strategy, Dumfries and Galloway Council must...
Monday, 06 January 2025 12:57
The Scottish Furniture Makers Association, in partnership with Scottish Forestry and the Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers present Ash Rise, an exhibition of new work from 20 of Scotland’s leading and emerging makers using wood from...
Thursday, 19 December 2024 12:28
SWestrans is delighted to announce that £420,000 has been secured from Transport Scotland to complete a further phase of a popular path linking the two Nithsdale villages of Penpont and Thornhill. Construction of the path has been a multi-stage...
Friday, 06 December 2024 14:13
Our council is pleased to announce that our festive opening hours are now live on our website. This page provides information on council services throughout the holiday period that includes: bin-collection arrangements, homelessness and housing options,...
Thursday, 05 December 2024 13:18
This week marks a major step forward for the Dalbeattie Rocks and Wheels project with the start of construction works on the former Primary School site. Investment of £7.8 million over the next year will transform the site into a new centre for...
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