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Historic organ in need of repairs

An organ donor campaign with a difference could be on the cards in Kirkcudbright.Read

Head teacher compromise rejected

A compromise on schools sharing head teachers has been rejected.Read

First responder group goes live

Gatehouse’s first responders group will be officially launched this evening.Read

Brave Lewis' adopted family were told he would never be one-year-old after child abuse

Brave Lewis Drennan suffered catastrophic brain injuries when he was physically abused as a new-born baby.Read

South of Scotland MSP Dr Aileen McLeod

Victory for uranium campaigners

Campaigners are claiming “a major victory” in their bid to stop depleted uranium shells being blasted into the Solway Firth.Read

Council calculates the cost of welfare reforms

Council staff are counting the cost of welfare reforms brought in by the Westminster government.Read

Castle Douglas pressure on Scottish Water fence to pay off

Scottish Water has agreed to upgrade the fence around Castle Douglas sewage works.Read

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£180million plans for windfarms

A “relentless obsession with industrialising rural Dumfries and Galloway” could see a £180 million project bring 77 more turbines to the Stewartry.Read

Scooter Tent line-up unveiled for Wickerman

Stiff Little Fingers and The Rezillos will headline the Scooter Tent at this year’s Wickerman Festival.Read

Bomb discovered at Dalbeattie sewage works

A World War Two bomb was found at a sewage plant in Dalbeattie.Read

Inquiry into court closures

Plans to close the Stewartry’s only sheriff court are to come under scrutiny.Read

Dalbeattie's Walker nearly beats Van Barneveld at Armageddon

Jim Walker came within a whisker of a famous victory over five-time darts world champion Raymond Van Barneveld at the weekend.Read

SNP want changes to pensioners winter fuel payments

Pensioners in the Stewartry could soon be warming to the idea of early winter fuel payments to help with “horrendous” oil prices.Read

Open verdict returned on death of Dalbeattie fisherman

A coroner has returned an open verdict on the death of Dalbeattie fisherman Steven Robertson.Read

600 strong Dalbeattie abattoir petition rejected by council

A 600-signature petition against a proposed Dalbeattie abattoir has been booted out by planners.Read

Kirkcudbright Charter needs £3million

More than £3 million needs to be found to help turn a masterplan for Kirkcudbright into reality.Read

Loch Ken crayfish war slugs on

Euro cash could see Loch Ken’s crayfish menace crushed ... into slug pellets.Read

Five jobs lost as shoe shop shuts

A Castle Douglas shoe shop is to close for good.Read

Machinery stolen from farm

A piece of farm machinery worth £8,000 has been stolen from a farm near Castle Douglas.Read

Kerry strives to London finish despite pain

A Gatehouse woman ran through “terrible pain” to raise vital funds for charity.Read

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