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Last Updated: 06/11/2024 10:26:55

Wednesday, 14 August 2024 10:45
The Scottish Government's Short Term Let Licensing Scheme came into force on 1 October 2022, meaning all hosts (existing and new) need to apply for, and obtain, a licence before they accept bookings and welcome guests. This was to ensure a mandatory set...
Thursday, 08 August 2024 15:41
This summer at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, we’re celebrating the lives and work of Elizabeth Blackadder and John Houston with works on loan from the Royal Scottish Academy and drawn from our own permanent art collection. A Journey...
Tuesday, 06 August 2024 13:02
A masterplan for the future of Chapelcross has been unveiled today, showcasing the vision to develop the site into a Green Energy Hub. The development of the hub will transform the local economy, creating the conditions for growth and actively...
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 15:58
The Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Councillor Gail Macgregor, has written to The Rt Hon Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and The Rt Hon Ian Muray, Secretary of State for Scotland, to express the interest of...
Friday, 26 July 2024 11:55
Dumfries and Galloway Council is thrilled to announce the successful grant funding of a £2,331,405 capital grant from the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland. This substantial funding will...
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 16:26
People in Stranraer, Wigtown, Annan and their surrounding areas along the Solway coast are being invited to envision the future of their coastal and marine environment. SCAMP seeks to explore community-driven initiatives to enhance biodiversity both...
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 14:25
Lockerbie is the next town in Dumfries and Galloway to receive a temporary 20mph speed limit – starting on 26 July, ahead of the schools returning in August. Following the decision at Communities Committee in December 2021, a target in the National...
Monday, 15 July 2024 14:11
The anniversary of the death of Robert Burns will be marked at Burns House in Dumfries with a celebration of his life and works on Sunday 21st July between 2pm and 5pm. The poet lived the last three years of his life in the home and it was there that he...
Friday, 05 July 2024 10:39
The results of the UK Parliamentary Election to elect a Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway County Constituency and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale County Constituency are as follows: Dumfries and Galloway County Constituency: ...
Wednesday, 03 July 2024 16:42
The Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society Annual Exhibition starts on 6 July at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. Originally set up in 1922, Dumfries and Galloway’s largest practising art group presents a fascinating selection of over 160...
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