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MP & MSP Welcome UK Study A75 Upgrade Focus

A MAJOR study into transport infrastructure across the UK, which has highlighted the need to dual the A75, has been welcomed by Dumfriesshire MP...
Further £1.7 million to make cycling easier

Further £1.7 Million To Make Cycling Easier

173 organisations to benefit from Cycling Scotland support £1.79 million has been allocated from the Scottish Government active travel budget to support 173 organisations across...
Record-breaking rain more likely due to climate change

Record-breaking Rain More Likely Due To Climate Change

Record-breaking rainfall like that seen on 3 October 2020 could be 10 times more likely by 2100. A new study by scientists in the Met Office...

Settled weather gives way to wind and rain

After a spell of settled weather, wet and windy conditions will take hold through the week. High pressure has been dominant across the UK, bringing...
Dumfries Town Centre To Go 20 MPH Speed Limit

Dumfries Town Centre To Go 20 MPH Speed Limit

Parts of Dumfries town centre will fall under temporary 20mph speed limit from Friday 12 March. Dumfries and Galloway Council are responding to public...
Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 Published

Scotland Sets Goal to Cut Road Deaths by 50% Over Next 10 Years

The Scottish Government has published a new Road Safety Framework to 2030. The Framework sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety...

Rail Service Alterations West Coast Rail Routes Due To Weather

Scotland’s Railway will be withdrawing services on some routes today Tuesday 23rd of February while high winds and extreme rainfall sweeps across the country. Services...

Amber Rain Warning For Scotland

It will be very wet and windy in the north west of the UK before high pressure moves in later in the week. An area...

Government Announces Plan To Scrap EU Law, Ensuring British Drivers Avoid £50 A Year...

Controversial EU Vnuk motor insurance law may be removed from British law. government plans to bin the EU’s ‘Vnuk’ motor insurance law – which requires insurance...
LARNE-PORTPATRICK TUNNEL PLANS ‘UNREALISTIC AND UNLIKELY’ – COLIN SMYTH

Larne-Portpatrick Tunnel Plans ‘Unrealistic & Unlikely’ – Colin Smyth

Plans to build a tunnel between Portpatrick and Larne are ‘unrealistic and unlikely’ and the UK Government would do better to improve transport links...