Local News

PLANS ANNOUNCED by the Labour government in this weeks’ Budget to cap Agricultural Property Relief risk the break-up of family farms here in Dumfriesshire...

FUEL DUTY must remain frozen at the Autumn budget, to help keep costs down for local families and businesses. That’s the view of local Member of Parliament...

THERE were smiles all round at the home of rural football club Symington Tinto this week. Special training sessions, matches, a buffet reception and ribbon...

ONE OF the most iconic images of Dumfries and Galloway is catching the eye of parliamentarians and visitors at the heart of Westminster. Two Belted Galloway...

ALL EYES were on the world’s oldest Post Office this week when a ribbon-cutting was staged to formally welcome new proprietors to the Upper Nithsdale attraction...

Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell has welcomed the conditional decision by Crown Estate Scotland to repair and reopen the closed Gallaberry Bridge, near Lockerbie...

A STALWART of a forces’ charity in the Scottish Borders was amongst guests at a special reception at 10 Downing Street last week. After a rewarding RAF career...

LOCAL constituency MP and MSP David and Oliver Mundell have warmly welcomed news the future of Sanquhar Post Office has been secured. They have received...

AN AGENCY providing valuable guidance to families and individuals facing cost-of-living challenges is urgently seeking more volunteers. Demand for independent...