6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (421+ words) THE shortlist has been unveiled for this year’s Wigtown Poetry Prizes. The 21st annual prizes mark the centenary of poet and writer Alastair Reid, who is honoured with a pamphlet prize for collections of 8-14 poems. With 625 entries (totalling over 1600 poems), the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (388+ words) DUMFRIES and Galloway Council is to write to the Scottish Government demanding urgent action on the rising cost of residential care placements for children. This comes after councillors warned the current system is becoming unsustainable. This year’s budget stands at…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) FUNDING worth £60,000 has been awarded to the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust to design a storytelling experience. The award from Museums Galleries Scotland will allow the Trust to turn years of research into a plan for how the site will be…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) RECLAIM the Night marches are to be held in Dumfries and Stranraer for the second year running as campaigners take a stand on violence against women. This comes after police recently revealed that 1869 domestic abuse incidents were logged from April…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) Nithraid 2026 has been described as a ‘spectacular’ success. And the organisers have thanked and praised everyone who got involved on, in and around the river last Saturday. They said: “What an incredible Nithraid we had! From Glencaple all the way…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (422+ words) A Dumfries builder diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer has inspired a massive community movement, raising an estimated £20,000 during the first of three major summer fundraising events. And the next fundraiser is this Sunday where a football match will be…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) PHYSICAL, mental and emotional wellbeing will be the focus of a new festival in the region this autumn. The Vivacity Wellness event is described as Dumfries and Galloway’s first large scale wellbeing festival and over 500 people are expected to attend....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (114+ words) DnG24 Johnston Nursery scoops Children’s Experience Champion Award Johnston Nursery at Kirkcudbright scooped a Children’s Experience Champion Award at the inaugural Early Years Scotland Awards 2026. The team said the victory ‘is a remarkable achievement’ for the nursery families and staff. “We…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) A NEW affordable housing development providing 74 sustainable and high-quality homes in Eastriggs was officially opened this week. Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville cut the ribbon at the Stansfield Farm site on Wednesday. The homes there will be for social rent and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (275+ words) THE team at Specsavers Dumfries Audiology, based in the Loreburne Shopping Centre, have raised £212 for charity Hearing Dogs through a series of in-store competitions. Customers were invited to take part for a small donation, with a range of prizes donated…...