A survey has revealed that Britain's rarest freshwater fish is continuing to flourish in Dumfries and Galloway. Vendace had ...

Work on a giant sculpture near the border between Scotland and England is scheduled to start in March next year. Standing 33m ...

SCOTLAND’s £300,000-a-year NHS chief has finally visited a hospital for the first time in 15 months after The Scottish Sun ...

More news, sport, travel and weather from 09:00 on Thursday 9 April Nichola Rutherford A voluntary group which wants to put Stranraer on the map as a film making hub has been awarded £18,000 to set up ...

A rare fish which dates back to the Ice Age is continuing to thrive in a loch where it was introduced after becoming extinct in Scotland, a survey has found. Vendace, said to be the UK’s rarest native ...

Strike action involving Scottish Water workers in Dumfries and Galloway has been called off. Workers in the Unison, GMB and Unite unions were due to stage a 24 hour walk out today after rejecting a ...

A butcher in Dumfries has turned a restaurant-favourite dish into the winner of Scotland’s Best Speciality Meat Pie award. Discover how.

A journey to Scotland should be on everyone's European travel bucket list. While Rick Steves recommends prioritizing acclaimed central and northern Scottish destinations like Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban, ...

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MSP Colin Smyth claims parents, pupils and teachers have been “betrayed” by the Scottish Government over the schools cash snub. He hit out after the local authority’s bid for funding for Dumfries ...

A dry afternoon to come across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, with some spells of brightness and sunshine. Winds will continue to ease, and with highs of around 11 celsius, it will feel fairly ...

David Mundell has said that the success of the SNP at the general election did not mean Scottish independence was closer. The Scottish Secretary told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "From ...