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A budget consultation mandate for 2025/26 and future years was agreed by elected members at a meeting of Full Council yesterday (Thursday 3 October).

The highly anticipated screening of 'Through Young Eyes', a powerful and thought-provoking short film made by local young people launched last week.

Last updated: Monday 12 August 2024

A masterplan for the future of Chapelcross has been unveiled today, showcasing the vision to develop the site into a Green Energy Hub.

The Integration Scheme for Dumfries and Galloway has been approved.

The Community Safety Team of Dumfries & Galloway Council will be out and about all over the region in the summer months, to engage with all members of the public.

The Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Councillor Gail Macgregor, has written to The Rt Hon Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and The Rt Hon Ian Murray, Secretary of State for Scotland, to express the interest of Dumfries and Galloway Council in hosting the new headquarters of the prospective GB Energy company at Chapelcross, the site of the former nuclear power station near Annan.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is taking measures to ensure a small number of postal voters in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and Dumfries and Galloway constituencies who won't be at home next week can cast their vote in next Thursday's UK Parliamentary general election.

We have been made aware of an error in the address of a candidate on postal ballot papers issued to voters in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Constituency.

The Community Safety Team of Dumfries & Galloway Council will be out and about all over the region in the summer months, to engage with all members of the public.

This is Julia Clark Kennedy. Julia is a social work assistant in our Sensory Support Team.

This is Lori Downing. Lori is a social worker in the Social Work Resettlement Support Team. Lori's role is to help New Scots and people displaced from their home countries due to war or persecution to build meaningful lives here in Dumfries and Galloway.

Dumfries and Galloway Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council Pension Fund, Dumfries and Galloway Integration Joint Board and South West of Scotland Transport Partnership for the year 31 March 2024.

This is Angela Brown. Angela is an educational visitor covering the areas around Newton Stewart and Stranraer.

Lizz is a learning assistant at Kirkpatrick Fleming Primary school.

Dumfries and Galloway councillors agreed today (Thursday 28 March) to establish two new net zero targets - one for the council and one for the Dumfries and Galloway region.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Lockerbie on Monday 25 March to mark the 35thAnniversary of the Lockerbie Air Disaster and to visit the recently refurbished Dryfesdale Lodge Visitor Centre.

Dumfries and Galloway Council met as a Full Council today (Tuesday 27 February) to agree its budget and set the council tax level for financial year 2024/25.

This is Jean Nelson. Jean is a Lifelong Learning Assistant. Jean's role is to support adult learners to upgrade their basic adult literacy and numeracy, enabling them to progress to further and higher learning and enhance their employability prospects.

This is Andrew Nicholson. Andrew is our archaeologist. In Andrew's own words: "archaeology is much more than digging up the ground to find old artefacts." And he isn't exaggerating.

Following a comprehensive recruitment process, Dumfries and Galloway Council has appointed Stephen Morgan as its new Service Director Social Work Services (Chief Social Work Officer).

This is Andrea Haggarty. Andrea is a casual coach for the Active Communities team.

The Council will host a community conversation on Thursday 15 February 2024 to give information about the establishment of a Dumfries Town Board and to seek community nominations for the Council to consider in its appointment of a chairperson.