5 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway farmers and police join forces to raise awareness of livestock worrying

Officers have been speaking to farmers about the problem and providing signs to be displayed in a bid to highlight the impact uncontrolled dogs can have.

Events

10 h. ago Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up | Owen Jones

No crime in history has been so well documented by its victims. And yet inaction and censorship reignIsrael’s genocide was only on pause: for Palestinians woken on Monday night by a vicious wave of airstrikes, the resumption was no less shocking. More than 400 people – many of them children – were slaughtered in a matter of hours, in an assault that reportedly received the “green light” from Donald Trump. This mayhem was swiftly followed by evacuation orders – that is, forced displacement – raising the possibility of renewed ground operations. Israel’s excuse? A confected claim that Hamas hasn’t observed the terms of January’s so-called ceasefire agreement – the terms of which Israel itself has broken over and over again.In the wake of the attacks, CNN reported that Israel’s onslaught threw “doubt on the fragile ceasefire”. Orwellian doesn’t even begin to describe such framing. As it is, there was no “ceasefire”: not if your definition is firing ceasing. A single Israeli has been re...

Events

20 h. ago ‘Forever a hero to our city’: Eddie Howe to be awarded freedom of Newcastle

Manager joins Shearer, Robson and Milburn with awardHowe could enjoy livestock grazing rights on Town MoorEddie Howe is set to be awarded the freedom of Newcastle after becoming the first manager of the city’s football team to win a major domestic honour for 70 years.Howe’s nomination is expected to be rubber-stamped at the next full meeting of the city council after he led Newcastle United to their Carabao Cup triumph against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday. Continue reading...

Events

23 h. ago Bomb disposal experts called to Scotland's highest village after World War Two explosive discovered

A member of the public found the mortar in the river in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway.

Events

27 h. ago Dramatic moment fire rips through £500k Annan playpark as charity 'extremely disappointed'

A tunnel at Weyroc Park was torched and destroyed during the arson attack at the community-run playpark in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.

Events

48 h. ago Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary visits Dumfries and Galloway

Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop visited Dumfries and Galloway to discuss community transport.

Politics

50 h. ago New figures reveal more than 160 registered sex offenders in Dumfries and Galloway

Police Scotland has released data showing the number of registered sex offenders in each of the region’s postcode areas.

Politics

53 h. ago Galloway and West Dumfries MSP calls for boost to training opportunities for historic skills

Heritage Environment Scotland has joined forces with the Institute of Conservation to develop a risk register to highlight the skills most at risk of disappearing.

Events

53 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway motorbike run aims to raise money for Blood Cancer UK

Carly Smith and her dad Steven also hope the June event will give the region's biking community a chance to socialise.

Events

2 d. ago Teenage bricklayer paving way for women in Scottish construction

Kylie Watson, 18, started out on a construction course at Dumfries and Galloway College and is now a bricklaying apprentice.

Politics

5 d. ago More than 40 Dumfries and Galloway community projects to share £440k windfall

Food schemes, community transport and support for older folk were among the schemes to benefit.

Economics

5 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway outpatient appointment waiting lists hit record high

As many as 15 people in the region could have been waiting for more than two years to be seen.

Events

5 d. ago Scaffolding set to remain on Dumfries and Galloway landmark nearly six years after being put up

MacLellan’s Castle in Kirkcudbright is one of a number of HES sites across Dumfries and Galloway where public access is either restricted or banned.

Politics

5 d. ago German student teacher undertaking first placement at Dumfries and Galloway school

Selma Holdack is on placement at Kirkgunzeon Primary, having previously volunteered with Loch Arthur’s Camphill community at Beeswing.

Society

5 d. ago First Minister urged to meet campaigners fighting to reopen Dumfries and Galloway maternity unit

Finlay Carson MSP has called on John Swinney and Health Secretary Neil Gray to meet Galloway Community Hospital Action Group.

Politics

5 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water workers to strike amid pay row

Staff in GMB Scotland are set to down tools on March 28 due to a dispute over pay.

Economics

5 d. ago Special Dumfries and Galloway event to look at spread of bluetongue virus across Europe

Galloway Vets in Kirkcudbright are organising the event, which will also look at the threat the virus poses to Dumfries and Galloway’s farmers.

Politics

6 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway town's resilience put to the test with mock emergency car crash

The scenario took place on Throughgate on Dalry, with a driver, passenger and pedestrian being 'injured'.

Events

7 d. ago Plans revealed for green hydrogen project near former Scots nuclear power plant

Green Cat Hydrogen claims its proposal at Chapelcross in Dumfries and Galloway will provide a massive jobs boost.

Events

7 d. ago Economic confidence among Dumfries and Galloway businesses at lowest level for more than two years

Nearly all of the companies and organisations who responded to the South of Scotland Business Panel Survey said they had a significant financial concern.

Economics