Community Focus

Dumfries and Galloway Council Launches Local Housing Strategy Survey

Dumfries and Galloway Council is preparing a new Local Housing Strategy that will set out how the council and its partners will deliver housing...
Home Comforts furniture service celebrates 10 years of helping tenants

Home Comforts Furniture Service Celebrates 10 Years Of Helping Tenants

An upcycling service that provides free furniture and white goods to social housing tenants is celebrating its 10th anniversary.   The Home Comforts programme is run...
FREE GRAB RAILS AVAILABLE WITH DG HANDYVAN

Free Grab Rails Available With DG Handyvan

D&G HandyVan (SCIO) has taken delivery of approximately 500 grab rails, thanks to funding from the Winnifred Kennedy Trust. Do you struggle to get in...
Phil Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service.

Citizens Advice Service Secures Almost £10 Million For Local People

Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service’s (D&G CAS) newly released Annual Report shows that in 2023-24, they helped over eight thousand clients, putting £9.9...

Make a Lantern for Dumfries Carnival

Children and grown-ups are invited to take part in a series of lantern-making workshops in readiness for Dumfries Carnival. Seven free workshops take place in...
Barbour Memorial Hall

Funding Announced To Repair & Renovate Glencaple’s Barbour Memorial Hall

Barbour Memorial Hall in Glencaple, Dumfries & Galloway awarded significant funding from the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund for exterior repair and renovation project Trustees...
Wheatley brings Christmas cheer to Dumfries with bike giveaway

Wheatley Brings Christmas Cheer To Dumfries With Bike Giveaway

Young people across Dumfries will receive bikes for Christmas thanks to the region’s largest social landlord. Working in partnership with Summerhill Community Centre, Wheatley Homes...
Old Luce Christmas Celebrations

Old Luce Christmas Celebrations

There was plenty of excitement and lots of happy faces across all ages when residents of Old Luce gathered together in the spirit of...
LOCKERBIE GREYHOUND CHARITY

Appeal Launched For Flooded Lockerbie Greyhound Charity

"Alfie's Dream For Greyhounds is a small charity just outside Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. They care for and rehome greyhounds to their forever homes. They...
Local agencies offer ‘Winter Warmth’ support

Local Agencies Offer ‘Winter Warmth’ Support

AS TEMPERATURES fall and energy prices increase, a new campaign is aiming to help keep people in the region keep warm this winter.   The Dumfries...