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INNOVATIVE TOURISM STRATEGY LAUNCHED

Innovative Tourism Strategy Launched For Dumfries & Galloway

A pioneering tourism project by VisitScotland is being extended into Dumfries & Galloway to meet the increasing changes in the ways visitors seek information. ...
Scottish Government Need to Buy Pinneys

Scottish Government Need to Buy Pinneys’ Site, State MP and MSP ...

A CALL has been made for the Scottish Government to act swiftly to buy the closure-hit Pinneys factory at Annan.   The proposal is being put...

New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) App is a Game Changer

ONE of Scotland’s prominent business groups has launched an app designed to help organisations of all sizes comply with the General Data Protection Regulation...
SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND CYCLING GLOBAL HOTSPOT

EMMA HARPER GETS ON HER BIKE TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH WEST AS GLOBAL HOTSPOT...

Emma Harper MSP for South Scotland last week met with a director of a Kirkcudbright-based cycling tours company to hear her ideas to turn Dumfries &...
MINISTER FOR BUSINESS, FAIR WORK & SKILLS

MINISTER FOR BUSINESS, FAIR WORK & SKILLS MEETS LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO DISCUSS INNOVATIVE YOUTH...

Loreburn Housing Association has welcomed Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, to Stranraer to discuss its innovative Youth Foyer which represents...
Overseas Visitors

Record Year As Overseas Visitors Flock To Scotland

Visits and spending by overseas tourists in Scotland rose to its highest level on record in 2017. The ONS Travel Trends 2017 statistics showed the...

From Dumfries to Downing Street

Karen Riddick is a light hearted observer, business-woman and enthusiastic writer from Dumfries. She has gone from working 9-5 to building a successful online business which now fulfils...
Scotland Enterprise Projects

£7.7 million Funding for South of Scotland Enterprise Projects

Four key enterprise projects will reinvigorate the south of Scotland’s economy and stimulate inclusive growth, supported by Scottish Government funding. The South of Scotland Economic...

£133,000 Funding Set To Help Regions Events Dazzle

From oysters to music festivals, events in Dumfries & Galloway are set to benefit in the latest round of EventScotland’s National Programme Fund.   Announced this...

Tap into New Tourism Resource – VisitScotland Re-Launches Industry Website

TOURISM businesses across Dumfries and Galloway are being encouraged to tap into dedicated online resources that have the potential to help support their growth. VisitScotland.org...