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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Friday, 27 January 2023 16:49
Tuesday 31 January 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the loss of the MV Princess Victoria, the worst peacetime maritime disaster to occur in British coastal waters.
The Royal Antediluvian Order of the Buffaloes have arranged a Memorial Service which...
Friday, 27 January 2023 15:12
Thanks to £1700 of generous donations from the Burns Howff Club and £100 from Masonic Lodge Dumfries Kilwinning No 53, every Ukrainian Guest staying in our 6 Welcome Hub Accommodations in Dumfries and Galloway over Christmas received a...
Wednesday, 25 January 2023 09:58
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Property/Buildings (Other) Asset Class Programme is currently forecast to spend £4.100 Million of the revised allocation of £4.536 Million. Projects are reported to the Council’s Economy and...
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 10:19
As Burns Night approaches, the team at Dumfries Museum have taken the opportunity to create a new display of Burnsiana. This means objects inspired by Robert Burns or featuring his image.
Chair of Dumfries and Galloway Council's Communities Committee,...
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 09:25
The Council secured UK Government funding to provide additional work placements for people aged 16-24 on Universal Credit who were at risk of long-term unemployment. In addition, the Scottish Local Government Living Wage funded paid work placement...
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 09:12
In its Strategic Housing Investment Plan, the Council is committed to rehabilitating brownfield sites, regenerating empty buildings, and improving the sustainability of town centres.
The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) sets out the Council's...
Monday, 23 January 2023 10:09
Members of the Council’s Economy and Resources Committee (24 Jan) will be asked to approve a draft Wigtown Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Supplementary Guidance (CACAMP), which will be published ahead of a 6 week...
Monday, 23 January 2023 10:07
The Natural Capital theme, as identified in the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, underpins the development of the rural economy, and supports clean growth. The UK and Scottish Governments will jointly fund up to £5 million in Scotland, to develop...
Monday, 23 January 2023 10:03
Dumfries and Galloway Council agreed in June 2021 that five places across our region should be included in the Borderlands Place Programme. Those communities would be supported to progress Place Plans as a first step towards preparing Borderlands Town...
Friday, 20 January 2023 14:57
On the evening of 18 of November 2022, MOOL – Massive Outpouring of Love, Dumfries and Galloway Refugee Action hosted An Evening for Hosts at the Usual Place, Dumfries supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Aiming to be an evening of...
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