The local authority is planning to install sensors at the entrances of public toilets to count the number of people using ...

Tributes have been paid to a former leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council (DGC) who has died at the age of 77. John Dowson was a councillor in the region for more than a decade in the late 1980s and ...

Councillors have agreed to oppose a wind farm in the Galloway Hills - triggering a public inquiry into the plans. Opponents ...

The council is set to “explore” the possibility of a tourist tax for Dumfries and Galloway. Members have agreed to hold a consultation on a possible visitor levy, where people coming to the region pay ...

The other businesses to sign the letter are Gretna Green Ltd, Laggan Life, The Swan at Kingholm Quay and Steamboat Carsethorn ...

Willie Scobie has spent about half of his life representing the west of Dumfries and Galloway. Health chiefs in Dumfries and Galloway say they face a "fundamental test" of how care is delivered. A £37 ...

The provision of an instrumental music service is under potential threat in Scotland as a local authority looks to make ...

A new cardiac response team has been set up for a remote part of Galloway. The 10-strong group will cover the Glenkens area ...

Work on a giant sculpture near the border between Scotland and England is scheduled to start in March next year. Standing 33m ...

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Reducing bin collections, closing schools and ending funding for the Youth Beatz festival are other options in a budget ...

Cllr Dorward told fellow Councillors: “I sit on the ADP board (Alcohol and Drug Partnership), and we know that children as ...