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Last Updated: 20/01/2025 15:39:13
Thursday, 22 August 2024 15:25
Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on proposals to change the structure of the school week, so that there are four slightly longer days and one day per week that finishes at lunchtime.
This model exists in other parts of Scotland and has the...
Thursday, 22 August 2024 14:39
Like several local authorities, the SQA exam results in Dumfries and Galloway show some variability.
This year, full course assessments were reintroduced for National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher courses.Entries at all levels have increased since...
Friday, 16 August 2024 15:24
A team from the council’s Thriving Communities service presented our region’s work on Community Asset Transfers to a panel of national experts on Wednesday 14 August in Edinburgh.
Selected as one of just three finalists in the COSLA Local...
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 14:47
Following on from earlier letters to the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, Councillor Gail Macgregor, has now written to...
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 13:08
Community Council Elections for the return of all Community Councils across Dumfries and Galloway will take place on Thursday, 3 October 2024. There are 106 Community Council areas with the maximum membership of...
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...
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