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Last Updated: 14/11/2024 11:14:37
Wednesday, 10 July 2013 08:49
The good news about Superfast Broadband keeps on coming. Hundreds more households and businesses across
Dumfries and Galloway are set to benefit from the roll out of Broadband
technology in our region.
The Broadband project took a major step...
Tuesday, 09 July 2013 10:41
At around 0100 today, the Council’s Safety and Resilience team was notified of an incident at the leisure complex at Southerness.
The Council’s emergency centre was activated and a small team was assembled to support the emergency...
Thursday, 04 July 2013 15:36
The Community Health and Social Care Partnership Board (CHSCPB) considered the latest legislation on public bodies working together at its meeting today.
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Bill published on 28 May 2013 will affect how...
Thursday, 04 July 2013 08:29
An Engineering Recruitment Fair held at theCairndale Hotel Dumfries toward the end of June has been hailed as a success. The event was tointroduce young people to careers in engineering and attractedover 140attendees.
The fair was a joint venture by...
Wednesday, 03 July 2013 14:34
Fans of hit TV show TOWIE are in for a treat as Youth Beatz announces a daytime appearance by FRANKIE ESSEX. Frankie, who plays the sister of Joey Essex in the ITV2 show which regularly attracts over 2 million viewers, will appear on stage mid afternoon...
Wednesday, 03 July 2013 14:04
John Paul Jones, known in the USA as ‘the father of the American Navy’ and in Britain as a notorious pirate, was born on 6th July 1747 and on 6th July 1953 a commemorative plaque was placed on the cottage at Arbigland, Kirkbean where he was...
Tuesday, 02 July 2013 14:55
The Scottish Government has announced additionalfunding forour Council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP). The announcement means that £9.7million will be spent between 2015-2018on building new affordable homesin the region.
Our Council...
Tuesday, 02 July 2013 14:53
Around2,000 people responded to a recent Registered Social Landlord (RSL)Survey. The postal survey undertaken in May 2013 is toassist theset up ofaCommon Housing Register (CHR)
Thepurpose of theregister is to allow a single point of access for housing...
Tuesday, 02 July 2013 14:48
At today's housing sub committee, councillors were given an update on the Dumfries Housing Regeneration Area (HRA)pilot project.
Theproject not only encourages the repair of individual properties butlooks toimprovethe wider environment, develop...
Monday, 01 July 2013 10:09
Community Safety Officers were out in strength in the Stewartry last week, giving out free dog waste bags and advice to try and prevent dog fouling, which blights streets, pavements, and open spaces.
The 3-day campaign in Castle Douglas,...
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