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The Latest Breaking News from Dumfries

Calvin Harris almost gave up on music dreams to work in Marks & Spencer

The Dumfries-born DJ, who is now the highest paid disk-jockey in the world, almost lost all hope.

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Dumfries Loreburn Hall lease extension to generate £2,000

The Electric Theatre Workshop Ltd looks set to be granted a six-month extension

Daily Record

Plans for new multi-screen Dumfries cinema being taken forward

The council is looking for a firm to investigate potential site options and test the market for the idea

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An arty weekend in … Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

A haven for artists since the 19th century, the harbour town of Kirkcudbright offers art walks, trails and a resident Rembrandt

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New shopfronts in store for Dumfries town centre businesses

Traders in Friars Vennel and the bottom of Bank Street can benefit from grants to revamp the front of their shops

Daily Record

Family and friends unite in celebration of Dumfries man David Hill

Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in the first annual David Hill Memorial Quaich at Peffermill in Edinburgh

Daily Record

Dumfries man wants one final push in campaign to provide Easter Sunday meal for struggling families

Lee Vann-Wakelin needs to raise £2,000 - and if he hits the target a mystery benefactor will treble the amount

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Dumfries and Galloway suspected drugs deaths remain at near record levels

New figures show that 43 people are believed to have lost their lives to drugs in 2022 – one less than the previous year

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Community champion aims to provide ever Dumfries care home resident with an Easter egg

Anne Croucher's campaign at Tesco Extra got off to a good start this week when the supermarket gifted the first 100 chocolate eggs

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Dumfries duo tackle challenge of designing wheelchair accessible electric cars for disabled motorists

Supercar designer Ian Callum has given a paid placement to Zoe Graham to come up with design and engineering solutions for a special project

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Dumfries Veterans Garden claims "hands tied behind their backs" over organisation's future

The group has been trying to meet The Crichton Trust over negotiations for their existing site on the estate

Daily Record

Backlog for house adaptations in Dumfries and Galloway

Elderly and vulnerable residents are waiting longer than they should for home support upgrades

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway fundraisers help under-threat charity for bereaved parents

Members of the D&G Baby Loss Awareness group are supporting SiMBA, which needs to raise more than £150,000 by the end of March

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway teacher strike action off as new pay offer accepted

A ballot of members of the EIS union saw 90 per cent back the deal, a move local association secretary Andrew O'Halloran described as "very, very positive"

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Dumfries man who died playing rugby remembered with special charity match

Teams from the Scottish and Irish parliaments faced each other in the first annual David Hill Memorial Quaich

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Dumfries and Galloway forces charity celebrates double funding boost

Southwest RNR will now be able to put more veterans through HGV driver training

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Dumfries and Galloway firefighters call off strike action after accepting new pay deal

Members of the Fire Brigades Union have voted to accept the new offer after rejecting the previous five per cent increase

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Dumfries charity car wash raises more than £1,000 for Fire Fighters Charity

The event was one of a number of car washes taking place across Dumfries and Galloway over the coming weeks

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Dumfries and Galloway HandyVan helps prevent hundreds of falls by elderly people

The service has been providing vital assistance to vulnerable and elderly residents across the region

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Top disabled digital artists shares skills and experience in Dumfries

Jason Wilsher-Mills' work details his life as a disabled person through theatrical self-portraits

Daily Record

Castle Douglas driver Jock Armstrong takes success on Snowman Rally

Jock Armstrong and Hannah McKillop won the Inverness-based event by nine seconds

Daily Record

New support service aims to support Dumfries and Galloway victims of domestic abuse

The ASSIST service will see trained staff help victims where a current or ex-partner has been charged with a domestic abuse related crime

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway Council power takeover leads to even more political unrest

Tories Gail Macgregor and Malcolm Johnstone have taken on the top roles with the independents group imploding and the row between the SNP and Labour heating up

Daily Record

New group formed at Dumfries and Galloway Council

Councillors Willie Scobie, Dougie Campbell and Iain Howie have quit the independent group to form the Democratic Alliance

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway projects share £450,000 National Lottery cash boost

Loreburn Housing, Kate's Kitchen and OutPost Arts are among the groups to receive grants

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