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Last Updated: 22/11/2024 10:34:41
Wednesday, 31 August 2022 12:00
A new programme of youth work activities has been released for Stewartry area, focussing on groups based in Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie and Kirkcudbright.
Featuring a wide range of targeted and universal provision, the groups aim to improve confidence...
Thursday, 25 August 2022 16:29
Members sitting on the Council’s Communities Committee today (25 August) received and agreed a report that provided an update on the impact of the current financial situation.
The report detailed that over five thousand benefit administration...
Tuesday, 23 August 2022 15:18
A new exhibition at Gracefield Gallery 1 brings botanical beauty to the gallery – Kirsty Lorenz is a Fife-based artist who have shown her widely and had successful shows of her work at leading galleries including the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh....
Tuesday, 23 August 2022 09:34
Eat SW Scotland are delighted to launch a new programme for start-up food and drink businesses, in collaboration with Dumfries and Galloway Council. Thanks to a successful application to the Regional Food Fund, the programme will be run as a pilot to...
Tuesday, 23 August 2022 09:25
The Council appreciates that the current biodiversity crisis is interlinked with the global Climate crisis. There has also been a general rise in appreciation across our Council and communities of the importance of the region’s Natural Capital and...
Monday, 22 August 2022 16:20
Wednesday 24 August marks Ukrainian Independence Day, normally celebrated with national food, costume and dancing.
It will however very different this year, and so local partners in the Dumfries and Galloway Community Planning Partnership are showing...
Monday, 22 August 2022 14:37
Members of Economy and Resources Committee (E&R) (1 Sept) will receive an update on the Economic / Cluster Zone for the SouthWest Euro Gateway.
The ports of Cairnryan are of significant strategic importance to both Scotland and Great Britain as the...
Monday, 22 August 2022 14:31
Our Council previously identified the condition of the former George Hotel was as a priority project within our reshaping Stranraer and the West programme, as it was considered two be a major local landmark which was at severe risk of further...
Monday, 22 August 2022 10:45
Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Communities Committee will meet on Thursday 25 August and receive a report on the investment being made across the Council in relation to transport assets.
Councillors will be asked to agree the budget...
Monday, 22 August 2022 10:40
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Communities Committee will meet on Thursday 25 August, where Members will receive a report on the progress of inclusive play areas across the region. Over recent months, there has been excellent progress made on the...
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