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Girlguiding Dumfriesshire, Girlguiding Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and Girlguiding Wigtownshire, have merged to form Girlguiding Dumfries and Galloway.

Sue Hughes has many years’ experience managing museum and heritage sites, along with developing and delivering art, craft and local history workshops.

The new service aims to enable people with sight and/or hearing impairment to adapt to life with sensory loss and maintain and build independence.

There were 75 trainees in total over five days from all walks of life and all ages.

The event aims to highlight how to be more productive, efficient and competitive by capitalising upon the upcoming introduction of 5G in the area.

The aim of the review was to better understand the role of Third Sector Interfaces during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Guild, producers of the popular monthly Dumfries Market Festival have used some of this award to purchase Busking Kits.

The fund includes more than £28 million for frontline services which provide direct support to women and girls..

In the first six months of 2021 there was a total of 25 suspected drug-related deaths.

Volunteers have undertaken various training to ensure a range of walks are on offer to people of all abilities.

Crawick Multiverse, near Sanquhar, is a 55-acre visitor destination featuring standing stones, great sculpted mounds and other breath-taking features.

The aim of the free app is to provide information on food and physical activity for expectant parents and families with children under five.

Towns and villages across Dumfries and Galloway are set to stage nine-months of events to celebrate the region and its talent.

People of all ages and abilities are needed to help deliver a fantastic weekend of action.

The six-month pilot project is aiming to raise practitioners skills and knowledge around gambling education.

Modern Apprenticeships are focussed on the workplace and students receive remote support from College tutors using digital technology techniques.

Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is acting as an approved Kickstart Gateway to help organisations in Dumfries and Galloway to access funding through the Kickstart Scheme. The scheme encourages employers to create job placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit. Funding covers wage and NI contributions for 25 hours per week for six… Read more »

The 2021 Tour Series calendar been announced revealing three new host venues for this August’s events. Castle Douglas will host the final of the series within a new Bike and Food festival, which will feature street bike races and a gravel sportive ride alongside a food and drink spectacular. The events will start on Thursday… Read more »

Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service delivers independent one to one and collective advocacy across the region.

The draft strategy could soon be made available for public consultation ahead of being finalised later this year.

A special electronic certificate was created by the local resilience partnership to be presented to Covid volunteers.

Crawick Multiverse, a spectacular 55-acre land art installation, near Sanquhar, was the vision of artist Charles Jencks.

SHAX is an award winning re-use furniture social enterprise and charity helping people in new and low-income households to start and sustain a home.

Galloway Mountain Rescue Team was one of 230 diverse charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to be awarded the honour last year.

The £2.65m project will see the creation of a 16-bed bunkhouse which will be predominantly for walkers travelling on the 143-mile Whithorn Way.

The investment has been provided through community benefit funds linked to onshore windfarms in the region.

Ken Scott is a retired police officer now living in Kirkcudbright, and a frequent user of the Loch.

Up to 10,000 new landscape trees over could be planted over the next 12 months.

The programme has been learning about activities to alleviate mental health and wellbeing.

The website is full of free resources, ideas and insights to encourage people to work together.