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Dumfries and Galloway Council agrees to increase cash for Kinship Carers

A LONG-AWAITED benefits boost has been secured for kinship carers.Read

Hospice to be helped by wedding fair

BRIDES-to-be are being urged to gallop to Carlisle racecourse on Sunday to help the hospice which cares for terminally-ill people from Dumfries and Galloway.Read

Dumfries Pair Run World’s Second Most Dangerous Race

A DOCTOR and firefighter from Dumfries are in Chile to take part in one of the world’s most dangerous races.Read

£2.5 million upgrade of Dumfries Ice Bowl approved

A MAJOR £2.5 million transformation of Dumfries’ Ice Bowl has been approved.Read

Fiona holds charity night to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis

FIONA MCKENZIE has faced death more times than she cares to remember.Read

Dead Outside on DVD release

THE young production company of a gritty horror movie is enjoying unrivalled success on the back of its first feature film.Read

Police numbers down

POLICE numbers in Dumfries and Galloway are falling despite a national rise.Read

Show Me, Show Me review

Show Me, Show Me – DG OneRead

Shop closure fear in Dumfries

DUMFRIES Town Centre could soon see another dozen shops close, it was claimed yesterday.Read

Alcohol prevention group calls for people to think before they drink

DRINKING problems in the region have reached “epic proportions”, according to a leading alcohol support team.Read

Services not sacrificed to save NHS cash

HEALTH bosses have insisted that nearly £5 million they saved last year did not hit patient services.Read

Anti-racism campaign set to begin

AN ANTI-RACISM summit has been set up to combat an extremist party’s planned protest in Lockerbie.Read

Ban on Seagull Feeding Scrapped

ENFORCING a ban on feeding seagulls in Dumfries would be too costly, according to the council.Read

Mundell challenges NHS on cost of public consultation

DUMFRIESSHIRE MP David Mundell is challenging the NHS on the cost of their public consultation exercise on community hospitals.Read

Homeless man’s vet bill paid by people of Dumfries

A HOMELESS man has said thank you to the people of Dumfries – after they paid £375 for medical treatment for his dog.Read

Facebook campaign calls for improvements to Dumfries town centre

A FACEBOOK campaign calling for improvements to Dumfries town centre has attracted more than 1,200 followers.Read

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Council faces legal threat over disabled ‘discrimination’

COUNCIL bosses could face legal action over allegations of discrimination against disabled people.Read

Rotarians spread the word on Polio eradication

ROTARY clubs across the region have been encouraging schoolchildren and shoppers to donate £1 to help eradicate polio.Read

Gardener challenged art raiders

A GARDENER at a Drumlanrig Castle yesterday told how he faced up to armed raiders making off with a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.Read

Charity urges people to take part in running challenge

DUMFRIES and Galloway residents are being urged to put their hearts behind our heroes.Read

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