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Last Updated: 25/11/2024 14:08:18
Monday, 25 November 2024 14:08
Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Cllr Gail Macgregor has welcomed a letter from Simon Lightfoot MP, Minister for Local Transport, which confirms that the UK Government will be moving forward with the requested feasibility work on improvements to...
Friday, 22 November 2024 10:34
The Galloway Action Team (GAT) has just been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
GAT is one of only 281 local charities, social...
Thursday, 14 November 2024 11:14
Dumfries and Galloway’s DFN Project SEARCH East site was celebrated at the DFN Project SEARCH Annual Awards Gala last week in Leicester for achieving an impressive 77% positive employment outcome rate for the 2022/2023 academic year – the...
Friday, 08 November 2024 15:20
Dumfries and Galloway Council is inviting the public and interested stakeholders to participate in a consultation on the Draft Wind Energy Landscape Sensitivity Study Supplementary Guidance. This document is proposed as an update to the council’s...
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:26
Throughout November Dumfries and Galloway Council will run events across the region inviting families and individuals to come along and help themselves to free warm winter clothes.
There will be a huge range of available clothes in various sizes for both...
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 09:43
A Christmas exhibition featuring artworks created by the printmakers’ members and workshop participants in the Gracefield print workshop has opened. The exhibition providesa special focus on screen-printing – the latest techniques to be added...
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 09:28
Dumfries and Galloway Council is proud to announce the exceptional finalists for this year’s Dumfries and Galloway Youth Awards, a prestigious event that celebrates the achievements and inspiring contribution of young people across our...
Monday, 04 November 2024 14:36
Residents and business owners in Dumfries are now invited to have their say on new ideas designed to not only make streets in the town centre safer and easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle, but also to improve access for deliveries.
Dumfries and...
Friday, 01 November 2024 15:59
Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday are opportunities for us all to remember the service and sacrifice of all those who have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
Every year, The Royal British Legion Scotland (Legion Scotland) asks us to...
Thursday, 31 October 2024 12:41
Dumfries and Galloway Council has today (Thursday 31 October) launched its Budget Consultation 2025/26.
The consultation begins today and runs for more than five weeks until midday Friday 6 December.
Central to the budget consultation survey are 48...
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