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Dumfries and Galloway Council met as a Full Council today (Tuesday 28 February) to agree its budget and set the council tax level for financial year 2023/24.

Dumfries and Galloway Council today (Tuesday 28 February) agreed a five-year plan that sets out the vision and strategic outcomes the Council wants to achieve for the region.

Following a recent procurement exercise, our Council is changing banking providers. This means that all Council bank accounts will transfer from Bank of Scotland to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

A series of Community Conversations are set to take place across the region in response to the recent severe flooding that has affected householders and businesses.

At a special meeting of Full Council today (Friday 3 February), a motion was agreed by elected members to change the leadership arrangements of our Administration.

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Property/Buildings (Other) Asset Class Programme is currently forecast to spend £4.100 Million of the revised allocation of £4.536 Million. Projects are reported to the Council's Economy and Resources Committee (E&R) on an individual basis and by geographical location.

Our Council is delighted with the announcement that we have successfully bid to round two of the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund (LUF). We have received notification that Dumfries and Galloway Council has been awarded £17,698,660 for our Dumfries and Galloway Constituency bid for 'Reactivating Galloway'.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has set up a dedicated one-stop-shop webpage for householders and businesses affected by the severe flooding that took place across Dumfries and Galloway in late December 2022.

Our Council Plan sets out the vision and approach we take to ensure our services and activities deliver our ambitions from 2023 to 2028.

Well-known caterer and community stalwart, Sally Hair, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Wigtownshire.

On Thursday 28November, hundreds of young people, invited guests and organisations from across the region gathered in Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries to take part in the annual DG Youth Awards, which aims to celebrate the achievements and talents of young people from across Dumfries and Galloway.

We deliver local services to around 148,000 people living in the rural and urban areas of the region and our Council Plan sets out the vision and approach we're taking to ensure our services and activities deliver our ambitions over the next few years.

Dumfries and Galloway Social Worker Suzy Rook is the social worker of the year! Suzy was awarded the accolade last night at an awards ceremony in Glasgow.

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee met today (Tuesday 8 November) and agreed an £800,000 allocation for key projects and programmes in the Council's Roads and Infrastructure Service.

A new website has been launched today (Tuesday November 22) to help Dumfries and Galloway residents with cost-of-living increases.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are disappointed to have received news that Alpha Solway is consolidating its operations in Scotland and continuing with the formal consultation period on redundancies.

Dumfries and Galloway Council - in conjunction with the region-wide Dumfries & Galloway Poverty and Inequalities Partnership - is once again supporting Challenge Poverty Week 2022, the annual Scotland-wide awareness-raising week led by Poverty Alliance Scotland.

A report on the development of Dumfries and Galloway Council's Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget process was discussed by Councillors at a meeting of Full Council today (Thursday 29 September).

In an open letter to people living and working in Dumfries and Galloway, Council Convener Cllr Stephen Thompson and Deputy Convener Cllr Linda Dorward today paid tribute to the "warmth and kindness" the region's residents have shown in marking the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

A special meeting of Full Council took place today (Tuesday 13 September) at Council HQ in Dumfries.

A special meeting of Full Council has been called for Tuesday 13 September, at 10.30am, as Elected Members come together to reflect on the life and arrangements on the recent death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of His Majesty King Charles III.