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📰 Bringing you the latest news, events & community stories from Dumfries & Galloway. 🌿 Stay connected with what’s happening across South West Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway
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Dalbeattie-based business Iron Pine was highly commended at the 2025 Scottish Property Awards for its outstanding work in property innovation and design. https://t.co/Rq0b6S0Jq2
#IronPine #ScottishProperty #DGBusiness
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The house on Coll was built for owners Doug and Jane MacDowall and designed by architect Phil Graham. The Iron and Pine team brought the dream to life in
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Looking for something a bit different for October half-term? Check out local pop-up workshops, heritage trails and family events across Dumfries & Galloway. https://t.co/7ozFAhDL5g
#HalfTermFun #DGEvents #FamilyDaysOut
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Take a trip into the stunning Lowther Hills and experience where there was once a thriving lead mining industry.
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Dumfries & Galloway Council has launched a public engagement on introducing a tourist tax—residents and businesses invited to share views before any decision is made. https://t.co/7nFNuHHyyp
#TouristTax #DGCommunity #SustainableTourism
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Dumfries and Galloway Council has officially launched its early engagement process to explore the potential introduction of a visitor levy scheme.
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Bladnoch Distillery launches Loch Maberry: Stories of Bladnoch – Chapter Two, a limited-edition single malt selected in collaboration with Elizabeth Cobbett—direct descendant of its founders. https://t.co/dZqW0tjtT6
#LochMaberry #Bladnoch #WhiskyRelease
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Elizabeth always knew her family had once run Bladnoch Distillery and a brief visit in the 1990s while in Dumfries and Galloway was enough to satisfy her
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Two people have been arrested and charged following a drugs recovery operation in Dumfries. https://t.co/2nsg5cH1cA
#Dumfries #Crime #CommunitySafety
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Local event aims to tackle the impact of poverty on disabled people and improve access to healthcare across Dumfries & Galloway. https://t.co/mkyrzSoCQj
#Inclusion #HealthEquity #CommunitySupport
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DG Voice is inviting people in Gatehouse of Fleet and the surrounding area to join us for a free drop-in community event and a hearty bowl of homemade soup as
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Whitesands, Dumfries this morning - 7.30am
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23-year-old Jordan Duddy wins the contract to run SRUC’s Acrehead dairy farm near Dumfries, taking over full operational role while SRUC retains land and equipment. https://t.co/xImEopkhMz
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A 23-year-old woman from Carlisle has taken on the role of contract farmer at SRUC’s Acrehead dairy farm, next to the Crichton in Dumfries, after a
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Sam Heughan Buys Newton Stewart Distillery as Council Welcomes Investment Dumfries & Galloway Council has welcomed Sam Heughan’s £3.7m investment in Newton Stewart’s Crafty Distillery, relaunched as Galloway Distillery, set to create jobs and boost the local economy.
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Local schools join the celebration as Annan Day Centre marks its 20-year milestone with community spirit and support. https://t.co/R7bSaaYFze
#AnnanDayCentre #CommunityMilestone #SchoolPartnerships
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Butterflies of a different sort have been fluttering into Annan Day Centre this week as primary schools, in the catchment covered by the Centre, have been
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Old Luce Development Trust gears up for a busy autumn of community projects and local growth. https://t.co/GoeLL4oEpi
#OldLuce #CommunityDevelopment #DGCommunity
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The Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns to Dumfries & Galloway—immersive tales, local legends and voices from far and wide. https://t.co/QNnlV8dOAi
#StorytellingFestival #DumfriesAndGalloway #ScottishCulture
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The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) is inviting audiences from all over the Dumfries and Galloway to join storytellers, musicians, and
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A new provider has been awarded the contract to deliver general medical services at the Southern Machars, with Drs Dan Goodare and Alan Griffin (of Glenluce GP & Waverley Medical Centre) taking over the management of surgeries in Port William and Whithorn. https://t.co/wy1OZqP98Q
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A NEW provider has been awarded the contract to deliver general medical services out of the Southern Machars.
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The childhood home of F1 legend David Coulthard is now on the market — a rare chance to own a piece of motorsport history. https://t.co/AMMykAIcZS
#DavidCoulthard #MotorsportHeritage #DGProperty
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Over ÂŁ54,000 in Riverwoods grants awarded to Langholm Initiative, Galloway Fisheries Trust and Tweed Forum to kick-start river woodland restoration plans across Dumfries & Galloway and beyond. https://t.co/6RRpUsoSIf
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After a comprehensive application and selection process, Langholm Initiative, Galloway Fisheries Trust and Tweed Forum have been awarded grants through the
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The third Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival was a roaring success: over 60 events in 25 venues, a 22% rise in ticket sales and a 10% increase in attendance at free performances — plus visitors from all over Scotland (and beyond!). https://t.co/KdbPfJA7LS
#KirkcudbrightFringe
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The past weekend the third Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival took place with 60+ events in 25 venues including comedy, live music, performance, visual arts,
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This weekend (12–14 September), the Stranraer Oyster Festival is on track to be its biggest ever — thanks to record pre-sales and a superstar chef line-up including the freshly announced MasterChef judge Matt Tebbutt. Expect oysters, live music, family fun, artisan stalls,
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Dumfries & Galloway College Recognised In National Awards Shortlist The College Development Network (CDN) Awards celebrate achievements across Scotland’s college sector. This year saw 199 entries from institutions nationwide, with Dumfries and Galloway College named as a
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From Oklahoma to Wigtown 💍📚 After 35 years apart, David and Aubree reunited and chose Scotland’s National Book Town to begin their new chapter — marrying inside the world’s first Airbnb bookshop. A love story worthy of fiction, but entirely real. https://t.co/anRZJlmS7P
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Romantic Fact Surpasses Fiction as Couple Wed at World’s First Airbnb Bookshop In a tale worthy of a romantic fiction bestseller the first ever wedding has taken place at the Open Book Airbnb bookshop. https://t.co/anRZJlmS7P
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They contacted Wigtown Festival Company (WFC), which runs the Open Book (established more than a decade ago as the world’s first Airbnb bookshop), to ask if
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