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Last Updated: 20/01/2025 15:39:13
Monday, 22 July 2013 13:56
For the past two years, Wigtownshire’s community councils and community groups have been very interested in the concept of community resilience. Steven Wylie, Community Resilience Adviser based within the Safety and Resilience Team, has carried...
Monday, 22 July 2013 09:50
Organisers of the 2013 D&G Youth Fest are excited to announce that the Youth Summit is fast approaching. The Summit, which is supported by agencies including Skills Development Scotland, NHS Scotland and others, will be held on 3 August in the Big...
Friday, 19 July 2013 14:27
Local groups gathered at the Mill on the Fleet in Gatehouse recently to celebrate a project where they visited and then wrote aboutthe fantastic views from the National Scenic Areas. Members of the Dumfries and Stewartry branches of The University of the...
Friday, 19 July 2013 14:15
The Arrol-Johnston factory on the Edinburgh Road in Heathhall is 100 years old this month. At 1.00pm on Sunday July 28th proud owners of cars made in the factory will be celebrating the centenary when several vehicles return for a photo shoot.
The...
Friday, 19 July 2013 13:18
At today’s meeting of the full Council, Chief Executive Gavin Stevenson presented a report on the progress in meeting our Council’s priorities in the year since they were agreed.
The priorities are:
Priority 1 We will provide a good start...
Friday, 19 July 2013 11:31
Dumfries and Galloway Council has made a successful application to the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Regional Development fund (ERDF) to deliver a Business support project with a total project value of £489,708.
The project will be...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013 12:33
From 27 July The Stewartry Museum is running an exhibition celebrating sporting achievements in our area called 'Sporting Prowess in the Stewartry'.
We are keen for the local community to be part of the exhibition by displaying some of their own...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 13:02
The contact room at Social Work Services’ offices at Irish Street Dumfries has been given a makeover thank to those carrying out Unpaid Work.
The female art group from the Community Payback Unit at King Street worked on the murals two days a...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 12:36
The Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre will be opening its doors to a summer film club for 10 – 18 year olds next week.
During the one-week video production course students will learn the whole process of video production from the initial idea...
Monday, 15 July 2013 12:27
New waste and recycling collections to be phased in from 2014.
A new waste and recycling collection service for householders will be coming to Dumfries and Galloway during 2014 and 2015. The new Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 require the Council to...
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