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16 hrs ago | Galloway Today

Garden launches TV bid to draw visitors

Logan Botanic Garden is trying to drive more tourists to the Dumfries and Galloway area by investing in a TV advertising campaign with ITV Border.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, United Kingdom

Mon May 20, 2013

Galloway Today

Samantha wins poster competition

Samantha Kanepe from Kirkcudbright Academy has been named the Dumfries and Galloway winner of the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Schools Poster Competition supported by Virgin Money.

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Galloway Today

New equipment for birthing suite

Dumfries and Galloway Sands were delighted to be able to buy and hand over a brand new camera and printer to staff at the Clenoch Birthing Centre, Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer.

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Galloway Today

Local businesses nominated for regional heats of Scottish Tourism Oscars

The regional ceremony of the awards will be held on 5 June in New Lanark Mill, New Lanark, giving local businesses an opportunity to secure a place in the national awards this November.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom,

Sat May 18, 2013

Nooga.com

Mocs golfers in 11th at NCAA regional

The Chattanooga men's golf team shot 294 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Columbus Regional on Ohio State's Scarlet Course.

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Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Grampian County, Scotland, United Kingdom, Hendersonville, TN,

Thu May 16, 2013

Galloway Today

Hi-tech Dark Sky lights on the way

New Dark Sky Park street lighting is being installed across the region to both control light pollution and save money.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom,

Galloway Today

Unemployment total rises again across Galloway

The latest statistics published by the Office of National Statistics show that the jobseekers claimant count in Dumfries and Galloway for April 2013 was 3392 , compared to 3298 for April 2012 .

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Related Topix: United Kingdom

Galloway Today

Charges of rape and sexual assault

Robson Pereira, 49, who owns Kirkclaugh Riding Centre near Gatehouse of Fleet, made no plea or declaration on Monday.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom

Newsday

Jobs saved at collapsed mining firm

ATH Resources was the holding company for operators in Ayrshire, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway until its collapse in December More than 230 coal jobs have been saved after an energy and waste services group bought parts of collapsed surface mining firm Aardvark for A 10.4m. The move came as liquidators were appointed for Aardvark, the main trading ... (more)

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Newsday

Public urged to take Tour challenge

Amateur cyclists are being urged to take part in a Tour of Britain challenge the day before the race proper gets under way in Scotland.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom,

Wed May 15, 2013

Galloway Today

Isle man's success in USA

Wigtownshire man Dr Lyell Hogg has achieved his dream in Mason City, Iowa, USA, after opening up the North Iowa Oral Surgery at a state-of-the-art facility.

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Related Topix: Mason City, IA, United Kingdom, University of Iowa

Galloway Today

MP urges schools to join scheme

Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has called on local schools to take part in My Money Week , giving pupils the chance to learn more about money and personal finance.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Galloway Today

Rally planned for Dumfries

Dumfries Trade Union Council has called a demonstration and rally on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the multicultural identity of Dumfries and Galloway.

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Related Topix: Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural

Tue May 14, 2013

Newsday

'Scots Land's End' bid secures funds

The trust wants to keep the area as a place of "beauty and tranquillity" and now has almost all the money it needs to buy the most southerly tip of the Scottish mainland A community group has secured more than A 300,000 towards its buy-out of the most southerly tip of Scotland.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom

Galloway Today

Morgan shows she's a class act

A Newton Stewart teenager who became a Modern Apprentice at her former school is urging businesses across Dumfries and Galloway to support Scottish Apprenticeship Week, which runs from May 20-24. Morgan McKie believes her Modern Apprenticeship in Children's Care Learning and Development, supported by Skills Development Scotland, has transformed her ... (more)

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BBC News

Man jailed over A 300,000 drug haul

A 54-year-old drugs courier found with cannabis resin with a potential street value of A 300,000 has been jailed by the sheriff at Dumfries for 29 months.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom,

Galloway Today

Opposition hits out at DG One plans

The Labour group on Dumfries and Galloway Council has expressed its concern that proposals for alternative arrangements during the closure of DG One do not go far enough.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom

BBC News

Turbine condition changes debated

RES got the go-ahead for the Glenchamber scheme between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce after an appeal to the Scottish government last year.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom,

Mon May 13, 2013

Galloway Today

Nearly 40 more turbines proposed

The trio of proposals would see a total of 38 new turbines, all more than 100 metres in height, being erected near Shennanton, Portpatrick and Carsphairn.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, United Kingdom,

Galloway Today

Cluster school consultation 'missed a trick'

With the exception of Penninghame Primary in Newton Stewart, all schools will be subject to being under the auspices of a non-teaching head.

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