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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Monday, 28 October 2024 13:36
The highly anticipated screening of ‘Through Young Eyes’, a powerful and thought-provoking short film made by local young people launched last week.
The film explores the perceptions and lived experiences of child poverty, through the eyes...
Monday, 21 October 2024 13:00
Dumfries and Galloway is set to shine as Scotland’s leading rural events destination for many years to come.
The council has strengthened the region’s ability to attract tens of thousands more events visitors to the region by...
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 11:21
Our council is delighted to announce the dates for the annual youth conference, ‘Roots 24’, that is set to take place on Saturday 30 November at Castle Douglas High School.
This will offer young leaders, volunteers and activists a day full of...
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 11:13
Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced that two funding programmes for festivals and events in the region are to open for applications.
The Major Events Fund 25/26 and the Regional Events Growth Fund 25/26 will support the sustainable development of...
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 09:31
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s museums have lots of free family fun happening this half term break. These run from 11am to 3pm on Tuesday's at Annan Museum and Thursday's at Dumfries Museum.
There’s no need to book, visitors can just drop...
Tuesday, 08 October 2024 12:05
Dumfries Museum is inviting visitors to discover the amazing astronomical history of the building and find out how to get the most out of star gazing at home. On the evening of Saturday 12October and repeated on Saturday 19October, there will be the...
Friday, 04 October 2024 16:40
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 consultation – where Dumfries and Galloway Council will ask people to fill in an online survey...
Wednesday, 02 October 2024 12:05
On Saturday 16 November, a regional Youth Work conference will bring together Youth Work practitioners from across Dumfries and Galloway. Working at the Coalface will take place at North West Community Campus, Dumfries from 10am to 5pm. The programme...
Wednesday, 02 October 2024 10:39
It is not only athletes in Paris winning Gold lately, two of our very own primary schools have been working incredibly hard to achieve the Sport Scotland School Sport Gold Award.
Both Lochrutton Primary and Shawhead Primary, who are partnership schools,...
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 14:53
Residents of Dumfries and Galloway can now apply for their new Garden Waste Collection Service permit.
The permit, priced at £40 per bin, provides access to regular garden waste collections from March to November 2025. This makes it easy to manage...
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