| 27 February 2013 |
UNITED IN CONCERN - Council prepare for impact of impending Welfare Reforms
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has taken steps this week to brace the region for the financial fall-out from the impending Welfare Reforms.
Advice organisations say 1770 households will be affected when the changes are introduced in April.
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Taskforce chairman accused of being "out of touch" after waterfront funding mistake
SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister has been accused of being "out of touch" after an error over the status of Stranraer's waterfront.
Nicola Sturgeon and the region's MP, Russell Brown, have been in regular correspondence regarding the potential development and the money surrounding it.
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Land buy-out seeks community support
RESIDENTS in the South Rhins now have the chance to decide on the future of land surrounding Scotland's most southerly point.
The Mull of Galloway Trust plans to buy the ground and buildings - apart from the lighthouse - south of Drummore.
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Security guard condition "serious" after Job Centre attack
A SECURITY guard remains in a serious condition after having been airlifted to Glasgow for an operation following an assault at his work.
The incident on Thursday evening resulted in the area surrounding the Job Centre in Stranraer being cordoned off by Police.
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Social services guilty of "years of financial mismanagement"
THE financial mismanagement of the local authority's Social Services department has been "going on for years".
That's according to one local councillor, who said last week's meeting of the committee, where a "heavily critical" report was unveiled, was one of the worst he had ever attended.
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Council official calls on wind farm to be rejected as turbines near 550 plus
MORE THAN 550 turbines could surround Wigtownshire - if plans get the go ahead.
Currently, 250 turbines are already up and running in the area with potentially a further 300 in the planning system.
The latest application to be considered by the local authority is at Airies Farm, between New Luce and Newton Stewart.
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The Grapes is the place to be for Americana
A LITTLE slice of Americana will come to Stranraer this weekend as country rockers, Rose's Pawn Shop get ready to set feet thumping and toes tapping.
The band are one of several bands to grace the intimate stage at the town's Grapes Bar on Hanover Street.
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Gathering pace for revival
REMEMBER the Pipe Band Days of yesteryear, when the competition was held during the day and the Bands marched through the streets of Stranraer afterwards?
Those were fantastic family days out. But believe or not, that was 24 years ago. These were the thoughts that prompted Ronnie Brown to make enquiries into getting the day back into Stranraer's calendar.
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