The arrival of a "fanatical" group in the late 18th Century was a key moment in Crocketford's history.

The Scottish and UK governments are urged to help make the A75 and A77 "safer, greener and better".

Discussions go back decades on how to find a way of taking A75 traffic away from Crocketford.

Among the key areas to be examined are bypasses for the villages of Crocketford and Springholm.

The south of Scotland organisation has distributed millions of pounds since it started in 2020.