Dumfries and Galloway college student hopes electrical engineering apprentice encourages other women

A call has been made for an access road to one of Galloway’s most popular nature-based attractions to be urgently repaired.

Thousands of Dumfries and Galloway Council employees are expected to be granted a bonus day off work in May to mark the King’s coronation.

A Dumfries charity has been shortlisted for a top innovation award after popularising Robert Burns through an online digital game.

The storms which hit the region late last year have left Dumfries and Galloway Council with a roads repair bill of nearly £500,000.

Reece Donnelly revealed he left The Apprentice due to health reasons. Last week’s teaser saw this year’s budding entrepreneurs jet off to Dubai for their next task – their second trip abroad after Lord Alan Sugar flew them all to Antigua in week one. Reece reportedly wasn’t able to participate in the Dubai challenge, however, and was forced to step down from the task after being notably absent for a large part of this evening's show, Thursday 9 February.

Scots influencer Lydia Karakyriakou is one of the latest bombshells to strut into the Love Island villa.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is encouraging older people with a physical or mental health condition, or a disability, to check if they are entitled to claim a benefit worth either £61.85 or £92.40 every week.

Reece Donnelly has quit The Apprentice due to health reasons, it has been confirmed.

A social landlord with more than 2,500 homes across Dumfries and Galloway is set to increase rents by up to seven per cent.

Celtic legend Stiliyan Petrov has claimed that there is no hidden and underlying theory surrounding Celtic's VAR checks for the goals they score in the Scottish Premiership - insisting that the style of play and movement of strikers leads to more close calls.

The level of homelessness in Dumfries and Galloway is higher than it was before the pandemic.

On tonight's episode of Dragons’ Den, one Scots entrepreneur is hoping to secure a money investment for his business.

The cost of living crisis is having an impact on optimism and confidence amongst businesses across Dumfries and Galloway.

Pals of Scots Apprentice contestant Reece Donnelly think Lord Sugar has a "soft spot" for him after he survived the boardroom twice.

Public concern over a proposed 75-turbine windfarm’s effect on Moffat’s Golden Eagle numbers and dark sky status have forced a 20 per cent scaling back of the project.

A Castle Douglas restaurant is offering a paid internship.

Dangerous winds are battering Scotland this week in a stormy spell that could be followed by snow.

Parts of Scotland are set to be battered by gale force winds in the last few days of January with guts of up 75mph sweeping through the country.

A Scots engineer - who created his own business at the age of 14 - believes he has what it takes to impress on Dragons' Den next week.

Emergency funding that helps struggling Dumfries and Galloway residents survive the cost of living crisis will likely be cut in half next year.