Hundreds of kids avoid social work intervention, thanks to Dumfries and Galloway programme

The number of people seeking work and claiming benefits in Dumfries and Galloway has dropped sharply.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer One of Austin’s hometown filmmakers is bringing his next movie to SXSW. Director Robert Rodriguez will screen a work-in-progress cut of his crime thriller “Hypnotic,” starring Ben Affleck, for fans at the SXSW Film Festival in the Texas capital on March 12. In the film, written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Affleck plays a detective who is investigating a series of inexplicable crimes while searching for his missing daughter, whose disappearance is somehow involved with a secret government program.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has sold North American distribution rights for its Berlinale-selected drama “Delegation” to Greenwich Entertainment. “Delegation” is a story of three Israeli high school friends who take part in a class trip visiting Holocaust sites in Poland – their last time together before going to the army. During the trip, shy boy Frisch, aspiring artist Nitzan and class heartthrob Ido deal with issues of love, friendship and politics against the backdrop of concentration camps and memorial sites. The journey will change them forever. The deal for the film, which had its premiere in the Generation 14Plus competition, was negotiated by Naszewski and Greenwich co-president Edward Arentz.

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.

Prime Video has secured the return of Dave Bautista (Knock at the Cabin), Chloe Coleman (Avatar: The Way of Water), Kristen Schaal (What We Do in the Shadows), Ken Jeong (The Afterparty) and others for their My Spy sequel, My Spy: The Eternal City. Among the new additions to the ensemble in the second installment are Anna Faris (Mom), Craig Robinson (The Office) and Flula Borg (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin).

Manchester United are reportedly 'in the front row' to sign Inter Milan player Denzel Dumfries during the summer transfer window.

A British Sign Language plan that has been adopted for the past five years in Dumfries and Galloway is set to be ripped up because it’s not good enough.

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

Doonhamers are being urged to support relief efforts for those affected by the earthquakes which hit Turkey and Syria.

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

A Dumfries and Galloway College student is hoping her success as an electrical engineering apprentice can spark other females to take the same path.

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

Councillors have demanded an urgent upgrade of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s outdated website so that it is more accessible to the public.

The foster carer crisis is continuing in Dumfries and Galloway – despite desperate attempts to improve the situation.

Seth Rogen thinks “Superbad” still reigns as the best high school movie ever made.In an interview with People, the actor and comedian addressed the resurgence in popularity for the 2007 teen comedy, which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg. The movie stars Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader and Emma Stone alongside Rogen.“What’s crazy is that [fellow actor] Gabe LaBelle is like, 19 years old and his and his friends’ favorite movie is ‘Superbad,'” Rogen said.

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

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 review of community hospitals across the region is under way.

Council officials are confident that a £16.3million affordable housing development in Kirkcudbright won’t overwhelm the town’s infrastructure.

Education chiefs have revealed ambitious plans to transform the schools estate in Dumfries and Galloway.