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Scotland's 'best chippies' crowned at 2025 Scottish Fish and Chip Awards - see the winners
Takeaways up and down the country took home top prizes.
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Cardiology system ‘overwhelmed’ by demand leaves Scots ‘dying’ on waiting list
Woman who suffered heart attack while on waiting list told STV News people are 'dying needlessly'.
Start of Good Food plan for region
WORK is set to begin on a regional Good Food Nation Plan. It will be published locally by the council in partnership with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and will reflect the outcomes set out in the Scottish Government’s draft National Good Food Nation Plan. It will reflect the region’s strong connect...
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Help name a gritter
GET your think caps on and come up with a catchy name for one of the region’s gritters. Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, has launched its much-loved annual gritter naming appeal, inviting the public to submit creative names for the winter fleet in southwest Scotland. Submissions can be made,...
Two charged after drugs discovery in Dumfries
A MAN and a woman have been arrested and charged following the recovery of drugs worth approximately £13,000 in Dumfries. It came after police searched a property in the Criffel Drive area last Friday night at about 10.45 pm. And they found cocaine, with an estimated street value of around £12,500...
Future of Dalry Secondary in doubt
THE future of Dalry Secondary is in doubt after education chiefs moved towards the first step in a school closure process. Dumfries and Galloway Council’s education department is now asking councillors to approve the preliminary stages of a statutory consultation on the closure of the high school....
Gibson named League Two Manager of the Month for October
ANNAN Athletic manager, Wullie Gibson, has been awarded the Scottish League Two Glen’s Manager of the Month after securing his side their first unbeaten set of results this season. The Galabank team picked up four points in October with a 1-0 away victory against Stranraer and a 1-1 draw with Stir...
Heathhall residents invited to help define next decade
A ‘BOLD and inclusive’ vision for Heathhall has been unveiled. The initial draft of the local Place Plan for the area is ready to view with residents urged to find out more. The plan sets out the aspirations, priorities and proposals for Heathhall, ensuring the community’s needs and ambitions ...
Holly’s mum backs Christmas appeal for caring charity
A BEREAVED Dumfries mum is backing the Children’s Hospice’s Across Scotland (CHAS)’s Christmas 2025 appeal in memory of her beloved daughter Holly. Stevi Robertson knows personally how valuable CHAS’s support can be as the charity cared for her daughter during the last year of her life. Now ...
Region profited from youth fest
THE under threat Youth Beatz festival generated more than £1 million for the local economy this year. Breaking the million mark was a record figure for the music fest, and every pound invested in the event by Dumfries and Galloway Council generated £6.09 for the region. The huge economic boost at ...
Have you seen scarce species in this area?
WORK is getting underway to find a nationally scarce tree in Dumfries and Galloway, with a focus on our coastal woodland sites. The search for Rock Whitebeam is being led by Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands, with the support of Catkin Ecology and forms part of the development work of the Solway Coast...
High School will open in May
THE keys to the new-build Dumfries High School will finally be handed over next May – a month later than expected. The £53.2m project is 75 per cent completed, according to Dumfries and Galloway Council officers, and earlier this year the construction work was reportedly six weeks ahead of schedu...
Man and woman arrested after £13,000 drug recovery in Dumfries
Police Scotland officers executed a search warrant at a property in the Criffel Drive area of Dumfries.
Work on Star of Caledonia to get underway in March
WORK on a groundbreaking sculpture on the Scotland-England border will begin in a matter of months, it has been confirmed. Construction of the Star of Caledonia near Gretna Green is due to commence in March, with around half of the cost of the project being covered by a local energy company. CWP Ene...
Lifetime achievement award for breeder Jim
NOTED Dumfriesshire breeder James Goldie was the 2025 recipient of the David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented at Borderway Agri Expo last Friday to mark his outstanding contribution to the British livestock industry for more than six decades. Jim, who farms at South Bowerhouse...
Step closer to bin collection changes
THREE-weekly collections of bins containing non-recyclable waste is a step closer in Dumfries and Galloway. Councillors this week agreed to receive a detailed report with options for reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and increasing recycling in the region. With 13 other Scottish council...
Changes in Council Tax mooted
RESIDENTS in the area are being made aware of potential changes to Council Tax bands. The Scottish Government has drawn up different options for changing council tax bands. Their proposals would mean revaluations for properties and potential changes to annual bills. And all the suggestions include i...
Driver who died after crash involving car and lorry in Dumfries and Galloway named
Sam Cropper, the driver of the Toyota, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fire risk discovered at Ice Bowl
SERIOUS fire safety issues were discovered at Dumfries Ice Bowl during the course of its multi-million pound upgrade, it has been revealed. An “absence of fire protections” were found by chance within the 33-year-old building while £2.5 million energy efficiency works were being carried out. A ...
19th century hall brought back to life
A HISTORIC community building in the heart of Whithorn is set to reopen later this year following a major renovation. The work on Whithorn Old Town Hall was made possible thanks to £80,000 of funding from SP Energy Networks’ Transmission Net Zero Fund. The hall – which is owned and operated by ...