Month: October 2025

Critical advice service under threat as council considers third sector cuts

Threat to DAGCAS services

Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service (D&G CAS) is facing the possibility of losing all of its funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council. It is one of a number of options being considered in a new local authority budget consultation that will impact on the third sector across the region. The budget consultation can be… Read more »

Scotland’s Health and Social Care secretary visits Dumfries lunch club

Scotland’s Health and Social Care Secretary joined a group of older people for lunch to see how a pop-up cafe is playing its part in tackling malnutrition and loneliness. Neil Gray visited Food Train’s community hub in Dumfries town centre on Wednesday, where a group aged 65 and over gather for a chat and a… Read more »

Lorraine leads vital team giving carers much-needed break

TEAMWORK . . . new manager Lorraine Walker, seated, with long-serving Crossroads (Annandale and Eskdale) chairman Dr Liam Kieran and deputy manager Shelley Smith

A NEW manager has been appointed at a busy locally-based charity providing vital support to carers and those they look after living at home. Lorraine Walker takes over the helm at Crossroads (Annandale and Eskdale) at a time demand for the service provided has never been greater. The married mother-of-three from Annan, who was previously… Read more »