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

Flooded roads in Whitesands, Dumfries.

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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

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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

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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

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

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