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Last Updated: 11/02/2025 14:14:59
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 13:40
Calling all clubs, organisations and individuals with an interest in sport in the Stewartry…
Dumfries and Galloway Council, in partnership with Stewartry Sports Council,is hosting a Stewartry Sport Engagement Event on Monday 27th May from...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 13:37
The Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) has launched a new leaflet that focuses on Emotional Abuse.
The new leaflet was developed by the Domestic Abuse Team after receiving feedback from a group of Domestic Abuse survivors...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:59
£5000 of funding from the Scottish Government’s Taking Science Fund has been awarded to Langholm to celebrate astronaut Neil Armstrong’s life through a series of space and astronomy focussed events for young people and adults....
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:44
At Policy and Resources committee this morning (21 May 2013) Councillors committed to a £12.6M investment to take forwardsuperfast Broadband for households and businesses across the region.
The government funded national programme hopes to...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:53
Langholm is preparing to celebrate Neil Armstrong’s life through a series of special events in early June.
Langholm, an Armstrong stronghold, claimed astronaut Neil Armstrong as one of its own and made him a Freeman in 1972 following his moon...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:36
River Nith Harbour Authority: volunteers wanted
The River Nith Harbour Authority is seeking volunteer members.
The new harbour authority will be responsible for laying moorings, navigation markers, controlling vessels on the river and estuary, and...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:14
Dumfries and Galloway Council is delighted to announce that Dumfries Ice Bowl has been selected to stage the prestigious International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championships in Men under 20, and Men’s under 18 events for the...
Monday, 20 May 2013 10:28
West Fest: Kinetic Landscapes
Celebrating the best of local artists, Westfest and Stranraer Museum again offers a new take on the world around us. Kinetic landscapes was the title offered as inspiration to a selection of local artists, who have...
Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:52
A newly released independent report on the GoSmart Dumfries project concludes that the initiative has exceeded its targets. There has been a 7.4 % reduction in car driver trips and a similar increase in levels of walking. The Objective of GoSmart...
Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:02
Gracefield Art Centre’s summer exhibition is by the renowned artist Joan Eardley RSA and her friend and photographer Audrey Walker. The artworks and photographs have been selected from our own permanent collection with additional loans from The...
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