A RETIRED soldier has received a distinguished award in recognition of his outstanding service to the army cadet force in the ...

ASSURANCES have been given that the Scottish Government has no plans to reduce livestock numbers.Agriculture Secretary Jim Fairlie made the pledge in a response to Galloway and West Dumfries MSP ...

A SOMBRE mood fell over Annan High Street on Wednesday morning as people gathered to bid a final farewell to a popular councillor.The Union Jack and Saltire flags on the town hall were at half mast to ...

PARENTS fighting against proposals to close a small Dumfries nursery are continuing to gain momentum with over 1000 names on their petition.St Teresas Nursery in Lochside is one of five nurseries mark ...

THOUSANDS of objections against the Chapelcross data centre proposal have already flooded Dumfries and Galloway Councils planning department.The local authority has been inundated with a significant v ...

LARGE child poverty gaps exist between areas across Dumfries and Galloway, a new report has revealed.More than one in four ...

SEVERE pressures continue to affect health and social care services across Dumfries and Galloway, it was confirmed this ...

THERE were 581 licensed premises selling alcohol across Dumfries and Galloway last year, according to a new report.But this marks a decrease on the number of venues selling booze to the public in this ...

OVER 70,000 has been raised as part of a campaign to secure Parton Kirk and plan its future as a science and community centre.There was an extraordinary response from supporters locally, and across ...

JANUARY 19 was this week given as the new date for the start of the US trial of an alleged Lockerbie bombmaker.Judge Dabney Friedrich confirmed the court proceedings against Libyan Agila Masud Kheir A ...

A BID to halt flood defence works on a historic bridge in Dumfries town centre failed last week.Buccleuch Street Bridge was last week at the centre of a planning row as part of the wider Whitesands ...

A 1.5 million funding investment from the Scottish Government will help more people across the South of Scotland turn business ideas into action.It has been given to the South of Scotland Enterprise ...