Do we the public have any confidence left in the government of UK or intact any of the governments in the western hemisphere. The lack of confidence is growing at an ever increasing rate. Where does one begin, lets begin by some of the players in the seat of power. The government is guilty of cover up after cover up some would go as far as to say that it’s rotten to the very core. Shall we look at some of the things that the government has tried to hide. Pedophillia and the cover ups are rife in the upper echelons of parliament.
The groundbreaking South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, which is boosting the low population of golden eagles in the south of Scotland, has been awarded the prestigious Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Tony Bradshaw Award for Outstanding Best Practice. Recognising best practice in the industry, the esteemed CIEEM award is only […]
The British Dental Association Scotland has warned Ministers they risk undermining the future sustainability of NHS dentistry, as they move to scale down vital financial support for the service. For the last three months practices have received a 1.7 multiplier to the fees paid to provide NHS care, a reflection of the unprecedented backlog practices […]
This summer, the Galloway Glens Scheme is holding another round of the ‘Go Wild’ Outdoor Camps. These 5-day long, free camps are an opportunity during the summer holidays for current P7 kids to get out into the Galloway landscape, make great friends and learn new skills. The Glenkens camp (01-05 August) is fully booked […]
On Saturday, Your Move Dumfries notched up their third consecutive win in the West Premier with a six wicket win at Kelburne to move up to third spot in the league. Dumfries were asked to bowl first and managed to keep Kelburne to a total of 177 all out. Skipper Chris McCutcheon was key with […]
As part of the Making More of the Coast project, an initiative created by the Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla and Solway Firth Partnership (SFP), students from Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) were asked to create a series of materials to raise awareness of plastic pollution on beaches on the Solway Coast This is not […]
“Enough is enough.” These are the words etched onto paper by over 20,000 people in an open letter, published by Target Ovarian Cancer, urging the government to take action on the ovarian cancer awareness crisis – a disease which kills 11 women every day1. Today, Target Ovarian Cancer campaigners marched to Number 10 Downing […]
Olha Laptieva is an independent artist who recently arrived in Sanquhar from Kyiv, (Ukraine). Painting is Olha’s passion, her life’s work. Olha began to paint professionally at a mature age and so time is of special value, encouraging Olha to work hard and quickly. Olha’s direction is guided by nature and flowers, painting with oil […]
Dumfries and Galloway’s Youth Beatz Festival, intended to be a 2-day event for 40,000 young people from right across the region, took place on Saturday 25 June 2022 at Park Farm showfield in Dumfries. On a weekend plagued by high winds, the event started on Saturday with an announcement of a delayed opening of the […]
The Scottish Land Commission has today published recommendations to Scottish Ministers to help Scotland realise the opportunity of new value in the nation’s land and natural capital in a fair way. The advice comes following in-depth, expert research from the Scottish Land Commission showing carbon and natural capital are an increasing influence in the […]
A NURSING team in the region is celebrating after being presented an award as ‘lockdown heroes’. The Rhins Community Nursing Team were thrilled to be named ‘Unmasked Heroes’ at the Awarding Wigtownshire event, after having been shortlisted to the final out of more than 500 nominees. Rhins Community Nursing Team Charge Nurse Susanne […]
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