Dumfries and Galloway Council

Morgan Barbour and Freya Pellie are among the performers in Le Haggis, the cabaret show revived for this year's Big Burns Supper festival in Dumfries. Picture: Stuart Walker

Festival aims for permanent cultural hub in town where Burns spent final years

Flooded roads in Whitesands, Dumfries.

Scotland weather: Travel chaos for Hogmanay after downpour

Drivers are facing difficult conditions as water levels rise on the roads.

Transport disruption and floods amid amber and yellow warnings

Community wealth minister Tom Arthur, centre, with members of Midsteeple Quarter, other project funders and contractors in front of the construction site on Dumfries High Street.

More than £7 million secured for project to breathe new life into Dumfries

A rainbow coalition will run the local authority from its HQ in Dumfries

Rainbow coalition takes the reins at Dumfries and Galloway Council

Some schools may be heading back to remote learning due to Covid-19 cases

Staff absences due to Covid could spark return of remote learning, council warns

Banners from protesters outside the Scottish Parliament calling for libraries to be reopened in September. Picture: Lisa Ferguson/JPIMedia

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES PROTEST AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

Support our Libraries: 'Concern' over lack of provision in Dumfries and Galloway

Councillors in Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to address a gull “infestation” of “epidemic proportions” in the region, amid a claim that the birds are negatively affecting people’s mental health.

Mental health plea amid gull ‘epidemic’ in Dumfries and Galloway

Covid Scotland: Scottish Primary school closes in just a few days after members of staff test positive for coronavirus

Scottish Primary school closes in just a few days after staff test positive

Scottish flag hanging next to Union Jack

Former SNP councillor switches to Scottish Conservatives

A local lockdown could be introduced in cities and regions which see a spike in the infection rate.

Local lockdowns: What areas in Scotland could extend lockdown

Local spaces should be used where possible to avoid unnecessary travel

Five mile travel limit is lifted in Scotland - but only in some areas

The latest FCO advice states that Brits are still not permitted to travel abroad

When holidays will be allowed in Scotland?

By–election victory for Scots Tories

Music tuition battle strikes a chord on exams

Twice as many victims as feared in sex-abuse scandal at children's home

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Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Scottish towns 'underperform' in new school league tables

Secondary schools ranked by percentage of pupils passing five or more Highers or equivalent qualifications in the 2021/22 academic year

Search our interactive Scottish secondary school league table

Nicola Sturgeon speaking to the media outside her home. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon to take part in political talk show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe