Dumfries and Galloway residents asked to keep an eye out for squirrels

A busy Glasgow road has been closed by police after a fire broke out in a garage underneath a block of flats early on Saturday morning. Emergency services raced to the scene on Crow Road, in the city's West End, shortly before 5.30am, following reports of a building fire.

A Bonhill resident is set to hold a Halloween fundraiser in aid of Robin House in memory of his partner as he embarks on a revived DJ career.

Plans for a 27 turbine scheme at Whiteneuk near Corsock have been ditched.

It’s interesting to see a documentary exploring the challenges for a new mother returning to work – and when that new mother happens to be a prima ballerina, the results are especially fascinating. Laura Kaehr’s engrossing documentary Becoming Giulia won the Audience Award at the Zurich Film Festival, and follows the charismatic Giulia Tonelli, an Italian dancer at the Zurich Opera. Shot over three years, it’s an insight into her profession as well as a portrait of parenthood and, as the film evolves, life in lockdown.

A former councillor who is leading a housing development in Dalbeattie has won a second battle with local residents.

The region’s over-50s are being urged to arrange their flu and coronavirus vaccines.

Kenny Dalglish reckons Alfredo Morelos still has a vital role to play at Rangers as the Celtic legend posed a theory around the Colombian striker's latest performances by frankly stating the 26-year-old "might not be up for the fight".

Health bosses are warning that a difficult and challenging winter lies ahead.

A series of action steps are to be taken to ensure that Dumfries and Galloway Council is well prepared for winter kicking in.

Dumfries and Galloway Council will play its part in combatting tax dodgers after agreeing to sign up to a national campaign.

A man in West Lothian is terrified he could be caught in a major fire in his own home as a gang of youths wreak havoc in his close.

Robbie Coltrane, best known for playing wizard Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise, died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. His death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by his agency WME after his agent Belinda Wright made the announcement. He was 72.

A f ormer flight attendant has shared why she hates it when passengers gather in the galley.

More than a quarter of children in Dumfries and Galloway are living in poverty according to Audit Scotland’s latest report.

A climate emergency group run by Dumfries and Galloway Council needs to up its game, a councillor has claimed. Annandale North Councillor Gail Macgregor has not been impressed by the work done by a cross-party collective of councillors on reducing the region’s carbon footprint.

Disabled people in Dumfries and Galloway could die because they cannot afford the electricity to power their vital medical equipment, a councillor warned this week. Councillor Willie Scobie raised his serious concerns at a social work meeting on Tuesday, and the region’s social work chief admitted she was “acutely aware” of the severe impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on people with disabilities.

Fatigue and burnout are the main reasons so many social services and care workers are off sick in Dumfries and Galloway, it has been revealed. Staff absence rates are on the increase in the council’s social work department and are roughly 25 percent higher than set targets. A report was tabled at the council’s social work committee on Tuesday which showed that the social work department had an average employee sickness absence rate of 11.48 days in 2021/22.

Paige Turley has the funniest response to fans asking where her boyfriend Finley Tapp is after holidaying with friends.