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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:48
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Communities Committeewill meet on Thursday this week and will be asked to agree on the allocation of more than £600k of funding that will help put food on the table for residents across the region.
The report...
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:46
Community Asset Transfers (CATs) are about helping communities achieve their great ideas. This could mean an old school which a local group want to turn into a community hub, or Council land that could be used as a potential site for the building of...
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:37
Members of Dumfries and GallowayCouncil’s Communities Committee will be asked to agree to nearly £100k investment to develop the Housing First Pilot.
Housing First focuses on priority support for a person who is experiencing homelessness,...
Thursday, 24 September 2020 13:56
A free mobile App, offering vital safeguarding information, training and resources for schools and families, is launching today (Thursday 24 September) in Dumfries and Galloway. Dumfries and Galloway is the first region in Scotland to launch The Safer...
Thursday, 24 September 2020 11:20
We’re gearing up for Challenge Poverty Week.
Challenge Poverty Week is a national campaign led by the Poverty Alliance aimed at raising awareness of poverty in our daily lives. This year, the week runs from Monday,5 October to Sunday, 11 October...
Thursday, 24 September 2020 11:03
The way that we collect your household waste in Wigtownshire is changing come November time. Earlier this week, we issued leaflets to every household in Wigtownshire to explain when the changes would come into effect, why we are making the changes and...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 09:28
The Electoral Registration Officer is required by law to carry out a household canvass each year to find out who is eligible to vote at every address in Dumfries and Galloway. This year the canvass starts w/c 21st September.
When households receive...
Monday, 21 September 2020 17:31
A midterm review of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Plan will see the addition of Climate Change as the fifth council priority.
Dumfries and Galloway Council is meeting on 24 September where they will consider a report which contains the recommendation...
Monday, 21 September 2020 17:09
£16.355 million generated for local economy
Every £1 spent by the council generates £30 for the local economy
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Events Champion, Councillor Adam Wilson has praised the resilience of local...
Monday, 21 September 2020 16:55
New multi-million-pound investment to deliver virtual technology in Dumfries and Galloway schools.
Dumfries and Galloway Council is meeting on Thursday (24 September) where councillors will be asked to agree the investment to deliver virtual technology...
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