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

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,...
Monday, 01 July 2013 09:48
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 Scotlandand others, will be held on 3 August in the Big Top...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013 13:50
Organisers of the free Youth Beatz event have announced that FINDING ALBERT will perform alongside headliner Professor Green and Amelia Lily at The David Keswick Centre, Dumfries on Saturday 10 August. Now regarded as one of the most talked about...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013 09:40
The public’s views on Dumfries and Galloway roads and transport services will soon be compared with others across Scotland and England, thanks to the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey. The questionnaire will be sent to...
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