Galloway

Crawick Multiverse PIC: Mike Bolam

Arts and science meet at Crawick Multiverse's summer solstice celebration

The scheme, designed to offer young people the opportunity to train across the firm's supply chain, will be rolled out on all future consented onshore wind farms.

Vattenfall wind farm programme to create 50 Scottish apprenticeships

A view overlooking Threave Nature Reserve where a 100 year project is underway to restore the land to its most natural state (pic: National Trust Scotland)

A closer look at a disused dairy turned wildlife haven

Dumfries Dental Clinic & Implant Centre has relocated on the back of the major investment by Scottish Dental Care.

Dumfries dental practice to double up after £600k investment

Mavis Paterson, known as Granny Mave, poses with her bike in the countryside of Dumfries and Galloway. Picture: Paul Hackett

84-year-old acknowledged by parliament for cycle in memory of her children

Mavis Paterson, known as Granny Mave, poses with her bike in the countryside of Dumfries and Galloway. Picture: Paul Hackett

Octogenarian to cycle across Scotland in memory of her three children

Golden eagle Sula was just nine months old and in "fit and healthy" condition when she died, but investigations have found no discernible cause of death. Picture: South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project

Avian flu ruled out in death of ‘healthy’ golden eagle

The weather forecast for Easter Monday is looking windy, with snow forecast in some parts of Scotland. Picture: Getty Images

Snow forecast as Met Office issues yellow wind warning for parts of Scotland

Locations don't come much better than the one occupied by Portamaggie Cottage.

Stay in a quirky and romantic former telephone exchange yards from the beach

Sketches of the Famous Blacksmiths Shop

100-year old sketches of Gretna Green's blacksmith shop found in Fife attic

'We’re connecting parts of the nation other networks don’t reach, bringing an economic boost and backing rural communities,' says Openreach. Picture: contributed.

Scots firms set for better connectivity as Openreach continues ultrafast rollout

Further yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland on Friday and throughout the weekend, with forecasters warning that parts of Scotland could record temperatures of minus 17C over the next 48 hours.

Further snow and ice warning issued for Scotland amid -17C forecast

A CGI image issued by the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, of the proposed cafe and temporary exhibition space, at the Ellisland Farm in Dumfries and Galloway. Picture: Robert Burns Ellisland Trust/PA Wire

Plans to 'save' farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne go on display

Waulkmill, Minnigaff, Galloway

A former mill conversion makes a beautiful modern home

Ken Bruce will leave BBC Radio 2 in March.

Ken Bruce announces he is leaving BBC Radio 2 after 45 years of broadcasting

Moffat Mountain Rescue Team were called after a man lost his footing and fell into the burn at the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall

Man airlifted to hospital after being swept over waterfall

Edinburgh actor Oli Fyne stars in Stella, the Scottish made feature film which has just won Best First Time Filmmaker at Montreal Independent Film Festival and an International Best Drama award at the Melech Tel-Aviv International Film Festival in November. Pic: Phil Sharp

Oli Fyne stars in Stella, a refugee tale that touches on Scotland’s dark past

Luke Louden suffered a broken neck and back

Robotic therapy gives paralysed man hope of walking daughters down the aisle

Researchers and volunteers at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have been monitoring more than 150 plant species to help understand how climate change is affecting their life cycles and ability to survive. Picture: RBGE

Scottish researchers investigating climate change impacts of plants

SGA chairman Alex Hogg. Picture: SGA Media

Gamekeepers slam process for creating new national park in Scotland

Jonathan Maitland, project manager and Michaela Baldock, site engineer from Jones Bros, with Gillies Munro, development engineer from Red Rock Power, on site.

Work kicks off on wind farm to power tens of thousands of homes

Bringing empty homes and buildings back to life across the Scottish Borders - Mi...

The young woman was buried on on a bed of shells. Picture: Dr Chris Rynn

Digital project brings Scots face to face with Whithorn’s medieval dead

Spottes Mill, Haugh of Urr, Castle Douglas

Prestige property: Small screen star hides big suprises

Irene Macdougall in rehearsals for The Steamie PIC: Dundee Rep

The Steamie at Dundee Rep: 'It's become embedded in the culture'

The gold filigree items found packed in the Galloway Hoard. PIC: NMS.

Galloway Hoard: Mystery of gold treasures bound in silk

An extreme heat warning has been issued

Amber alert for extreme heat in Scotland as temperatures soar

The Ness of Brodgar site in Orkney. Photographs: Jim Richardson/National Geographic

Many of Scotland's ancient sites will be open to the public this summer

Turbine E02 - located in the southern part of Vattenfall’s South Kyle Wind Farm - becomes the first of 50 turbines to be assembled and installed on site.

Vast Scottish wind farm that will power 170,000 homes hails key milestone

Many restaurants are struggling to find staff and cope with demand. Picture: Chris Hondros/Getty

Phantom restaurants need honesty to get through crisis - Martyn McLaughlin

Liam Johnston acknowledges the crowd after winning the Emporda Challenge at Emporda Golf Club in Girona. Picture: Alex Caparros/Getty Images.

Liam Johnston: I wanted to jack it in when I felt numb and couldn't have cared l...

Karen Campbell PIC: Kim Ayres

Book review: Paper Cup, by Karen Campbell

Curlew have been killed in the latest bird flu outbreak.
Pic: BTO

Curlews among victims of latest bird flu outbreak

Short-eared owls are among the wildlife found at the newly established Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Dumfries and Galloway, set up following a community buyout of land from Buccleuch Estates. Picture: John Wright

Deadline extended for community buyout of Dumfries and Galloway moorland

If you go down to the woods today . . . rural college courses

The charge point can be easily installed during the construction phase of any new build, with the entire EV charging point infrastructure contained within a brick-sized construction pack.

New electric car charge design aims to 'revolutionise' house building industry

Jamie Carruthers, owner of Dormont estate in Dumfries and Galloway, is the first private landlord in Scotland to build rental homes to strict Passivhaus environmental standards

Draught plan: Eco-homes benefitting renters and the planet

Croatia's design for a Euro coin and Iain Leach's photo.

Croatian coin design pulled over copyright claims by Scottish photographer

Flood warnings are in place for the Troon area over the weekend. The town is pictured here during a storm in 2014.PIC: Flickr / CC/ Broan Wotherspoon

Weather warnings as floods, high tides and strong winds set to take hold

Rachel Biggar’s charity run honours dad

Health boards and politicians apply double standards in the rural/urban healthcare divide, a reader argues

Cancer patients in rural areas get a raw deal - Readers' Letters

Staff at University Hospital Monklands attend to a Covid-positive patient on the ICU ward on February 5, 2021 in Airdrie, Scotland. TPhoto by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Fewer than half of Covid hospitalisations 'because of' virus, report suggests

The pectoral cross after conservation with porcupine quills among the fine hand tools used to remove corrosion and dirt from the treasure. PIC: NMS.

Stunning Viking Age hoard cross worn shortly before buried 1,100 years ago

Quarrelwood, a historic covenanters' manse and former chapel has a stunning location.

Prestige property: Historic Covenanters' manse and former chapel for sale

Angela Williams, Development Manager at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve and Margaret Pool, chair of Langholm Initiative, are among several inspirational women at the helm of community land ownership projects in the south of Scotland. PIC: Contributed.

The inspirational women improving their communities and the natural world - Aime...

Corvisel House – a beautiful Georgian villa in Dumfries and Galloway dating back to 1829 – has been crowned the winner of Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year in a festive special. Photo credit: Kirsty Anderson/BBC Scotland

Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year 2021 revealed

Vic Emery: Former chair of the Scottish Police Authority has died in crash near Ecclefechan

Former chair of the Scottish Police Authority has died in crash near Ecclefechan

Avian flu has been found at a third premises in Scotland amid the “largest-ever outbreak in the UK”.

Avian flu found at third premises in Scotland

Scottish children are being left waiting for specialist mental health treatment, prompting campaigners to express concern.

Nearly 2,000 young people waiting over a year for mental health care

The risk to the public is said to be minimal.

Bird flu detected in flock of hens in Dumfries and Galloway

The Crawick Multiverse near Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, a public park of wonder created from an old open cast mine and inspired by astronomy and the cosmos. PIC: Contributed/Mike Bolam.

Public garden of wonder created from old opencast mine heads for next level

Banners from protesters outside the Scottish Parliament calling for libraries to be reopened in September. Picture: Lisa Ferguson/JPIMedia

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES PROTEST AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

Support our Libraries: 'Concern' over lack of provision in Dumfries and Galloway

Jorja Follina, Claire Pencak and Malcolm Sutherland

The Scotsman Sessions #293: Dumfries and Galloway Dance

Brockloch Tower, Carsphairn

Prestige property: The traditional façade of Brockloch Tower opens up to reveal ...

Scotland weather: Amber warning issued in south west Scotland bringing severe disruption and flooding.

Amber warning issued with risk of heavy rain and flooding in Scotland

Taking the Galloway Hoard home is a welcome re-balance of power

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Humza Yousaf and Fergus Ewing.

Humza Yousaf labelled 'weak' for failing to discipline serial rebel Fergus Ewing

Police called after pupil dies in 'incident' at Lewis Capaldi's old school

St Andrew's House, headquarters of the Scottish Government in Edinburgh

Revealed: Every senior Scottish civil servant's declared interests