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Report Shows Older People Treated With Dignity & Respect at Galloway Community Hospital

Older people in a Dumfries and Galloway Hospital are treated with dignity and respect by friendly and approachable staff. That was the finding of a...
Ageing expert nhs Wigtownshire

Ageing Expert Forces New Thinking Around Physical Decline

A CHALLENGE around our approaches to ageing has been delivered by an expert in the field as part of Transforming Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. Professor...

Youngsters Get Look Into Work Of Medical Laboratories At The DGRI

Two more youngsters from the region have been given a special behind-the-scenes tour of medical laboratories in Dumfries and Galloway. Archie McMillan and Ruby Wu...
Dumfries Christmas SHOE BOXES

Dumfries Appeal Helps Deliver Almost 1000 Christmas Gift Shoe Boxes This Year

Just under 1000 boxes were delivered to the distribution centre just outside Glasgow today from our area! One of the organisers Amanda Trotter, a business...

Get Ready For Wigtown’s Quirky Community Countdown To Christmas

People in Wigtown have come together this year to create a quirky community countdown to Christmas. Every day from Friday 29th November until Christmas Eve...

Communities Join Forces To Keep Dumfries Path Open To All

A Dumfries cycling group is joining forces with local residents in an effort to keep the Maxwelltown path clear of encroaching vegetation. A band...

Corsock & Kirkpatrick Durham Communities Benefit From Micro Grants

Corsock & Kirkpatrick Durham Community Council Micro Grants – First round of funding awarded Temporis Capital, the owners of Blackcraig Windfarm, make an annual payment...

Song, St Andrew, Syria and Saltires

A celebration of kindness, compassion and caring across cultures on St Andrew’s Day. Where: The YMCA Centre, Lochside Road, Dumfries When: Saturday 30th November 2019 (St...

Peatlands In The Future: Looking Beyond The Trees

(Thursday 21st November - 7pm-9pm, Parton Village Hall) (Free to attend, just turn up) We need to raise the profile of our peatlands. Galloway hosts peatlands...
CASTLE DOUGLAS TESCO STAFF GIVE DONATION

CASTLE DOUGLAS TESCO STAFF GIVE DONATION TO DGRI IN MEMORY OF BILLY

Staff from Tesco Castle Douglas visited The Critical Care Unit at DGRI this week and presented a cheque for £800 , in memory of...