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The Latest Breaking News from Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway council tax rise pegged at three per cent - but some members wanted bigger increase

The increase will come into effect from April but several councillors questioned why the rise wasn't higher

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Energy firms blasted over Storm Arwen response that left Dumfries and Galloway homes without power

An interim report for the Department of Business has revealed there were "unacceptably long power cuts"

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Dumfries and Galloway residents struggling to get smoke alarms more than three week after new legislation comes into force

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has also been hit by the supply as homeowners try fit inter-linked systems

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Male examiners carry out more than half of Dumfries and Galloway's sexual assault and rape forensic examinations

The situation has been described as "very concerning" by Rape Crisis Scotland, which underlines the significant impact this can have on women following a harrowing attack

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Lochmaben man backs call for urgent talks to improve Dumfries and Galloway cancer services

Stuart Roxburgh currently has to travel to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary twice a year for check-ups

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Dumfries and Galloway eyesore building owners asked if they'd be willing to sell to local community

Kirkcudbright's Royal Hotel is on a hit list of 44 dilapidated buildings drawn up by the Scottish Land Commission

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Dumfries and Galloway school pupils to take part in controversial survey that poses intimate sexual questions

Children are to be given the chance to take part in the Scottish Government's health and wellbeing survey, which has been accused of having "wholly inappropriate" questions

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Future secured of Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival project helping young people hone their creative skills

The Stage iT programme will run for another three years thanks to a £78,000 award from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Young Start Scheme

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More than 80 patients stuck in Dumfries and Galloway hospitals despite being fit to go home

The health board has warned the problem won't be solved any time soon due to a shortage of nearly 200 care workers

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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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.

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