8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (438+ words) PLANS to create a holiday park with 137 lodges on the banks of the River Esk near Canonbie will be considered by councillors next week. The ambitious proposal, brought forward by Buccleuch Estates, would transform a 17. 7-hectare site around the historic…...

15+ hour, 28+ min ago  (327+ words) FIRES across Dumfries and Galloway resulted in just four hospitalisations last year " despite a rise in the total number of incidents. Of those four admissions to hospital, none were life-threatening, according to fire service area commander Derek Heaton. Commander Heaton…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (291+ words) THE Crichton Royal Institution (CRI) Archive has been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in recognition of its international significance. It is classed as a record of pioneering mental health care, creativity and patient voice in 19th century…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (68+ words) Dn G24 CROWDS flocked to the High Street last night for this year's Guid Nychuburris installation ceremony. Family, friends and supporters watched Cornet Euan Douglas and Lass Abigail Thomson were officially inducted in an outdoor ceremony at the Midsteeple presided over…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (515+ words) KOLBIE Kerr loves Spiderman, his bike and playing outside. And he's not about to let a diagnosis of leukaemia stop any of that. The three-year-old from Annan was diagnosed on February 6 and is currently undergoing a tough course of treatment....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (257+ words) A NEW coordinated approach to tackling litter, fly-tipping and dog fouling across Dumfries and Galloway is set to move forward. The council is developing a Litter Prevention Strategy and Draft Litter Reduction Action Plan for the region. And they say…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (331+ words) DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has been forced to raid its reserves to plug a "9. 5 million financial black hole left by the region's struggling health and social care partnership. The Integration Joint Board (IJB), which oversees health and social care services…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (144+ words) Dn G24 Rural maternity services in focus at Holyrood DEMANDS for "real progress" on returning maternity services to Wigtownshire have been heard at Holyrood. New health secretary Angela Constance has been urged to make advancements in reforming maternity services at Galloway…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (310+ words) THIS year's Gretna Gala will be the last, much to the dismay of the community. The outgoing gala committee made the shock announcement last Friday via social media, stating: "After a lot of thought this past year between the three…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (287+ words) COUNCIL employees who are also foster carers are set to benefit from paid leave and flexible working rights. The local authority is preparing to introduce changes to help tackle a significant shortage of foster carers across the region. It is…...