Struggling Dumfries and Galloway families receive £3 million to support kids during school holidays

Councillors have voted not to support an increase in Council Tax for those living in the higher E-H bands.

The number of people in Dumfries and Galloway losing their life to alcohol has reached record levels.

Maestro” — Bradley Cooper’s long-awaited second film as director — premiered at the Venice Film Festival to rapturous applause. The drama about the life of legendary stage composer Leonard Bernstein landed a seven-minute-standing ovation at its world premiere at the Sala Grande Theatre on Saturday night. Cooper, who also plays Bernstein in the Netflix film (with the help of nose prosthetics), and his co-star Carey Mulligan didn’t attend the night’s festivities due to the SAG-AFRTRA strike.

An outdoor inflatable park has slashed the price of tickets on the final sessions of the school holidays.

Love Island heartthrob Adam Collard is currently making waves on the hit show Celebs Go Dating, where he's taken the opportunity to share his journey of personal transformation. During his time on the show, he has candidly discussed his dating experiences, delved into his childhood, and reflected on the path that led him to his present self.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were joined by Prince Andrew during an outing in Scotland.

Zendaya had the support of her boyfriend, Tom Holland, as she attended the grand opening of a new basketball court she contributed to building with Hoopbus and Project Backboard in West Oakland, California on Saturday. The court's grand opening was celebrated with a charity basketball game, which gave Holland a chance to hit the court and show off his skills.

Some homeowners in Dumfries and Galloway are facing a potential council tax hike of 22.5 per cent.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Eleonora Andreatta, Netflix’s VP of Italian originals who oversees the streaming giant’s local output of series, movies, and non-scripted shows, will receive the ITTV International Award during the Venice Film Festival from the Los-Angeles based Italian Television Festival. Affectionately known as Tinny, Eleonora Andreatta has long been a fundamental figure in Italian scripted content production.

HBO has revealed the premiere date and trailer for Season 2 of “The Gilded Age”.

Husslup, the talent discovery platform founded by former Amazon exec H Schuster, has established a number of initiatives designed to help writers and freelance creatives during the writers and actors strikes.

The UK spends a lower percentage of its GDP on financial support for disabled people and sick workers than any other country in north-west Europe, the SNP has claimed.

It's time for the Lionesses to take to the field in the Women's World Cup final against Spain.The team have got the whole of England behind them as they attempt to make even more history. Many famous faces are also backing the three lions to walk away as world champions on Sunday, 20 August, and head of kick-off, a montage of messages from a number of big names was been published online.The video included messages from England men's captain Harry Kane and Spice Girls legends Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton. Geri, 51, told the girls: "Lionesses, we are so proud of you, Sarnia you are inspirational.

When you look at Adam Sandler’s filmography you may either think outrageous comedy or some seriously impressive dramatic turns in movies like Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems, and Hustle. But for his latest Netflix flick he is taking a back seat on camera by basically playing the beleaguered dad to his real life daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, all in fictionalized roles but nevertheless all still in the family. Sandler’s real influence in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is as a producer and in this instance he has brought forward the right creative elements to make this adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s YA book a complete delight.

Thania Garcia The Hispanic Heritage Foundation will be honoring Café Tacvba, Omar Apollo and Cesar Conde – the chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group — at the 36th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards on Sept. 7, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Lori Harvey and Damson Idris are still going strong!The cute couple stepped out for a date night event at the launch of YEVRAH Swim with Revolve at Villa Fiona in Los Angeles on Tuesday. An eyewitness tells ET, «Lori and Damson were very cute and comfortable with each other… Damson was super supportive of Lori and seemed happy for her and proud of her success.»Other attendees at the event included Normani, Justine Skye, and Winnie Harlow, though Damson — who, following the conclusion of his FX crime drama,, is next set to star opposite Brad Pitt in an F1 racing movie — only had eyes for his lady love.«Even though Lori was busy, Lori and Idris made sure to check in with each other throughout the party,» the eyewitness added.

played teen Haley Dunphy on the hit sitcom “Modern Family” for 11 seasons, has some not-so-fun memories of her time on the show — thanks to a string of serious health issues. The 32-year-old recently revealed on co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s On Me” podcast that her battle with kidney dysplasia had a significant impact on her experience playing the eldest Dunphy daughter.“I was always focused on essentially just surviving and knowing my lines and being there 100% when they yelled ‘action,’ and then immediately collapsing when they yelled ‘cut,’ ” Hyland told Ferguson, 47.The “Vampire Academy” actress has received two kidney transplants over the years.Hyland recalled a particular episode that featured the cast pushing a car — the actress was not only on dialysis at the time, she was on crutches, too, while suffering from gout.“They put me in high heels.

Kate Middleton apparently let her hair down last weekend at an electronic musical festival, leaving William at home with their three kids.

Parks and Recreation reunited on the picket line in support of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strike.Adam Scott (who played Ben Wyatt), Aubrey Plaza (April Ludgate) and Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) appeared alongside other former members of the cast and crew on Friday (August 11) outside Amazon Studios in Culver City, California.Others on the picket line included Retta (Donna Meagle), Jim O’Heir (Jerry Gergeich), Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio Saperstein), Alison Becker (Shauna Malwae-Tweep), Kirk Fox (Joe Fantringham), Joe Manda (Morris Lerpiss), Colton Dunn (Brett Hull), Susan Yeagley (Jessica Wicks) and show creator Michael Schur.Sharing pictures on Instagram, including with Sam Elliott (Ron Dunn) and Pawnee’s miniature horse Li’l Sebastian, Yeagley wrote: “Parks and Recreation Day on the picket lines. What a thrill to see the sweet family again.

Emily Andre has shared photos from a cute day out with her family on Instagram. The photos, posted yesterday (August 8), show her with her two children, Amelia, nine, and Theo, six, as well as snaps of the youngsters with their dad Peter.The four had gone to see animals at Bristol Zoo. In one snap, the 35 year old can be seen from behind holding hands with the children as they walk down a path.