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Dumfries and Galloway council tax set to rise by three per cent

The Labour/SNP administration is proposing the increase to help bridge a funding gap of more than £5 million

Daily Record

Mary Armstrong takes a trip down memory lane in the latest edition of Galloway People

Mary, who lives at Clachan of Penningham, has been fighting to protect a traditional way of life in Galloway's Hills for many years

Daily Record

Dramatic footage captures moment tree goes up in flames after collapsing on overhead line on Scots railway

The massive tree collided with 25,000V overhead power lines before bursting into flames at Beattock, Dumfries and Galloway earlier today.

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Dumfries and Galloway curlers going for gold at Beijing Winter Olympics after semi-final win over USA

Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie and alternatie Ross Whyte, along with skip Bruce Mouat, will face Sweden in Saturday's final

Daily Record

Better spring ahead following dramatic drop in Covid hospitalisations in Dumfries and Galloway

The virus patient numbers were up to seven times higher this time last year

Daily Record

Sharp rise in healthcare-acquired infections in Dumfries and Galloway

The huge pressure NHS workers have been under during the pandemic has been blamed

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Dumfries and Galloway residents face council tax increase to help plug £5 million budget shortfall

Cuts to services are also likely after officers admitted "very difficult decisions" will have to be made when the budget is being set

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Dad 'had hour to live' when he was finally found after being engulfed by mudslide

Matt Halliday has called the Coastguard "his heroes" after they found him suffering from hypothermia after being caught in a mudslide during a walk to clear his head in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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Scots dad 'had hour to live' after being engulfed by mudslide as he made chilling 999 call

Matt Halliday's morning stroll along The Corsewall Loop in Dumfriesand Galloway turned deadly after the weather worsened and the tide came in.

Daily Record

Half term holiday ideas and why you should head to the south of Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders are filled with fun activities and family days out

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Galloway People featuring Jim Figgis on becoming a preacher at home and abroad

Jim from Rhonehouse said watching Songs of Praise gave him back his faith.

Daily Record

Galloway charity worker returns home next week after her humanitarian mission in Africa

Wonder woman Ann Todd is currently working with local people eking out a living around a dump site in a neighbourhood of Nakuru.

Daily Record

Pope Francis appoints Lanarkshire clergyman as new Archbishop of Glasgow

The 68-year-old is a former pupil of St Patrick's in Craigneuk and Cathedral Primary in Motherwell.

Daily Record

Crisis grants demand shows true picture of poverty in Dumfries and Galloway

More than 5,000 applications for a crisis grant were received by the council in the first nine months of this financial year.

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Motorhome boom could lead to £££ for small businesses and land owners in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway Council is offering grants for the creation of motorhome parking spots to tap into growing market

Daily Record

Bishop Nolan leaves Galloway for a higher calling

Bishop Nolan has been named as the new Archbishop of Glasgow, succeeding Archbishop Philip Tartaglia who died last year.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway Greens clean bus shelters to highlight Haud the Bus campaign

Activists are calling for better public transport links in Dumfries and Galloway

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All Dumfries and Galloway schools to finally have fast internet connections

Lengthy delays to broadband upgrades at a number of schools are set to be resolved

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Dumfries and Galloway social work staff praised for response during the "hardest year ever"

Despite extreme restrictions, some social workers continued face-to-face contact with vulnerable people at the start of the pandemic

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway councillors criticise Scottish Government over budget settlement

North West Dumfries Councillor Ronnie Nicholson described it as “one of the worst settlements in a long, long time”

Daily Record

Dates announced for 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Dumfries and Galloway

The region will host the para-cycling road events between August 3 and 13, 2023

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Glasgow has new Archbishop as William Nolan appointed by Pope Francis

Bishop Nolan, the current Bishop of Galloway, will be installed as successor of St Mungo in St Andrew’s Cathedral on February 26. He says from now on he 'belongs to Glasgow'.

Daily Record

Hundreds of Dumfries and Galloway households to be plunged into fuel poverty after Ofgem announces annual bills will soar by nearly £700

The whopping rise "make life considerably harder for thousands of older people", with some facing a choice between "heating and eating"

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway councillor calls for progress on controversial headstone safety project

Councillor Andy Ferguson is keen for the project to resume despite calls for work to be halted for investigations into poor practice

Daily Record

A look back at how the Dumfries and Galloway Standard covered the death of King George VI - 70 years on

The Standard reported that he had been in “the best of health” the previous day and his death had “plunged the nation into deep sorrow”

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