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Lockerbie’s Tundergarth Church Wins Top Tourism Award

Oct 28, 2024

The National Church Awards – the ‘BAFTAs for churches’ – revealed the 15 UK winners and the UK Church of the Year in a...

Students and staff enjoy day of celebration at DGC graduation

Students And Staff Enjoy Day Of Celebration At DGC Graduation

Oct 22, 2024

Man Found Guilty Of Murder Of Annan Man Paul Taylor

Oct 22, 2024

Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands

Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands Host Tree Related Online Talks This November

Oct 22, 2024

Key meeting to decide future of four cottage hospitals To Be Held Next week

Key Meeting To Decide Future Of Four Cottage Hospitals To Be...

Oct 22, 2024

Gretna Green to Invest £8 Million in Major Revamp of Famous Blacksmiths Shop Site

Gretna Green to Invest £8 Million in Major Revamp of Famous...

Oct 17, 2024

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Community Focus

WASP Accessible Cycling Session in Castle Douglas a huge Success

Oct 28, 2024

Wigtownshire and Stewartry Partnership (WASP) is the umbrella charity responsible for Wigtownshire Stuff and...

Free Winter Clothes Events 2024

Oct 25, 2024

Wigtown’s Community Inn

Wigtown’s Community Inn Gets Funding From SOSE

Oct 25, 2024

Lincluden greener and cleaner thanks to Wheatley’s environmental team

Lincluden Greener And Cleaner Thanks To Wheatley’s Environmental Team

Oct 22, 2024

New health and wellbeing service to support people into work launched in Dumfries and Galloway

New Health And Wellbeing Service To Support People Into Work Launched...

Oct 22, 2024

Traffic & Weather

South West Scotland Transport Alliance

Leading businesses call for Budget assurances over critical A75 study

Oct 28, 2024

Motorcyclist Who Died In Fatal A702 Crash Named

Oct 1, 2024

Man Who Died In A75 Crash With Lorry Named

Sep 24, 2024

Sports

Sharks Romp Over Romford But Get Spooked By Phantoms

Oct 28, 2024

Sharks Spook Phantoms But Dogs Take The Biscuit

Oct 25, 2024

Sharks Get Stung and Bitten with Double Loss Weekend

Oct 16, 2024

Win At Killwinning For Queen Of The South Ladies

Oct 16, 2024

Rural & Farming

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Good Practice Guide for engaging communities in new woodland creation launched A groundbreaking Guide intended to improve the process of engagement with local people and communities in new woodland creation projects in Scotland has been launched. The Guide was prepared by individuals from across south Scotland with experience in responding to applications to create new woodlands and by people working in Scotland’s forestry industry, with the advice and support of Scottish Forestry and the Scottish Land Commission. “The Scottish Government’s vision is to expand woodlands to cover 21% of Scotland’s land area by 2032 as a vitally important part of its commitment to achieve net zero by 2045”, said Stuart Goodall, CEO of Confor. “Ultimately, the aim of the Guide is to improve the process for local people, communities and the people seeking to create new woodland, and to enable Scotland’s forestry and wood processing sector to make a vital contribution to tackling catastrophic climate change.” “This Guide is the culmination of a lot of hard work by people who want to improve the process of engagement with local people and communities on new woodland creation projects”, explained Morag Paterson from Communities for Diverse Forestry. “It’s because of their positive approach and willingness to openly discuss the issues around engaging people in new woodland creation projects that has enabled this important Guide to be prepared.” Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon has welcomed the launch of the Good Practice Guide. “Meaningfully engaging communities in discussions about woodland creation projects is crucial as we strive to increase woodland cover across Scotland. “Engagement with communities during the project development and approval process helps to ensure that their aspirations and concerns are taken into account when decisions are being made about the places they live and care about. “I welcome this guidance, particularly as it has been developed collaboratively with community representatives and with the aim of supporting more and better engagement in the woodland creation process.” The launch took place at Corsock Village Hall, followed by a visit to the Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site. The Glaisters Bridge Community Site is part of an innovative partnership between Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSFC) and Upper Urr Environment Trust (UUET), with the land leased to the local community. “This is a new concept, with the land leased to the community – the first time this has been done in this way on a commercial forestry site in the region or in fact the wider UK! The 20 -year lease with the Upper Urr Environment Trust gives the community a partnership role for public amenity or biodiversity improvements taking place”, explained McNabb Laurie, from Dumfries & Galloway Woodlands, and a Trustee of Upper Urr Environment Trust.

New Good Practice Guide For Engaging Communities In New Woodland Creation Launched

Oct 25, 2024

Enabling Communities To Lead The Way In Local Nature Restoration

Oct 25, 2024

Historic Moment For Rural College With New Degree Awarding Powers

Oct 15, 2024

New Film First Reveals Secrets of Rarely Seen Dumfries and Galloway Wilderness

Oct 9, 2024

Business

Local Company Unveils Pioneering new luxury fashion range

Oct 28, 2024

Moffat’s Linnhe is a High Street Hero

Oct 25, 2024

Focus Motor Store Steps Up for Hyundai Motability Customers

Oct 18, 2024

Coastal Dream House For Sale At Kippford

Oct 16, 2024

Music & Festivals

Autumn Trad Festival

Josie Duncan Completes Fantastic Line Up For Autumn Trad Festival

Oct 9, 2024

Big Burns Supper To Get Wet and Wild for 2025

Oct 1, 2024

Wigtown Fringe Gets Ready To Welcome You

Sep 23, 2024

Inaugural Hidden Gem Festival Hailed A Success By Dumfries Community

Sep 20, 2024

Entertainment

Annan Actress Ashley Jensen Discusses New Series Of Shetland in BBC Interview.

Annan Actress Ashley Jensen Discusses New Series Of Shetland in BBC Interview.

Oct 29, 2024

Much Ado At the Multiverse Coming Soon

Oct 8, 2024

Star Studded Wigtown Book Festival Finale Was A Sell Out

Oct 7, 2024

Dumfries High School Pupils Take Part in BBC Debate Night

Oct 4, 2024

Arts

Italian Artist Inspired by Cample's local species

Italian Artist Inspired by Cample’s local species

Oct 10, 2024

Dumfries & Galloway Encouraged To Get Involved In Seachdain Na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) 2025

Sep 24, 2024

£6,2000 Funding Announced for Local Culture & Heritage Sector

Sep 24, 2024

Victoria & Albert Museum, London Go Potty For D&G Potters Work

Sep 16, 2024

Food & Drink

Isle of Whithorn brewery, Five Kingdoms’ Dark Storm Stout (6.9%) has been awarded the CAMRA’s prestigious Champion Bottled Beer of Britain award.

Isle Of Whithorn Brewery Takes Glory In Bottled Beer Competition

Oct 9, 2024

Scotland Minimum Booze Price To Increase By Another 15p Per Unit

Oct 1, 2024

Dumfries & Galloway Urged To Get Their Aprons On & Fundraise For Marie Curie This Autumn

Sep 26, 2024

Brand New Beer Brewed For New Free Dumfries Music Festival

Sep 12, 2024

Out & About in DG

Creativity Celebrates The Underwater Mysteries Of The Solway

Oct 9, 2024

Take a Gander at this year’s Wild Goose Festival 2024 Programme

Oct 9, 2024

Close Encounters of The Eerie Kind

Oct 8, 2024

Wigtown Fringe Delights Audiences

Oct 2, 2024

Featured Author

Scottish International Storytelling Festival comes to Dumfries & Galloway

Scottish International Storytelling Festival comes to Dumfries & Galloway

Oct 3, 2024

Antiques Road Trip Star Appears at Wigtown Book Festival

Oct 1, 2024

Wigtown Book Festival Thanks Sponsors and Public for Vital Support

Oct 1, 2024

2024 Wigtown Book Festival Opens Up This Weekend

Sep 24, 2024

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