Sanquhar2 days agoCouncil properties bought for as little as £1 generate £28mThere have been nearly 50 properties passed to the community in Dumfries and Galloway since 2017.2 days ago8 Jul 2025Health board lets grass grow in bid to cut costsNHS Dumfries and Galloway cuts grounds maintenance due to "unprecedented" financial challenges.8 Jul 202530 Jun 2025Bringing a Robert Burns watering hole back to lifeThe community in a south of Scotland town hopes to see one of the poet's favourite haunts overhauled.30 Jun 202528 Jun 2025Autistic teenager dreams of big screen careerEdward Ryan, 14, from Sanquhar, is already an award winner for his filmmaking work.28 Jun 202522 Jun 2025The former coal mine which became a work of artIt is 10 years since a "brutal eyesore" in southern Scotland was transformed by the late Charles Jencks.22 Jun 20259 Feb 2025The towns bearing the brunt of bank closuresSites across Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders say losing their Bank of Scotland is a "shock".9 Feb 202520 Jun 2024Summer solstice celebrated in southern ScotlandVisitors meet to mark the longest day of the year at the Crawick Multiverse near Sanquhar.20 Jun 20244 Mar 2024Miners' strike divisions 'have never gone away'Miners' strike memories, from throwing stones at "scabs" to soup kitchens, are still vivid 40 years on.4 Mar 202428 Feb 2024First tree planted in Covid victim memorial forestHundreds of trees will be planted in Dumfries and Galloway to remember lives lost in the pandemic.28 Feb 2024...
