The ring-tailed lemur twins born in February have made an appearance at their home in the Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park.

Putting You First is supporting a large scale pioneering clinical trial which will test the potential for new technology to transform healthcare in Dumfries and Galloway.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed to spend £12.6million on delivering superfast broadband to the the region.

This year’s Galloway Country Fair takes place on August 17 and 18 at Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate.

Persistent investigatory work by local officers has resulted in some clear-ups to recent crime spates in Dumfries.

ITV Border is to broadcast a series of programmes examining the history and development of the independence question in Scotland as part of ITV’s coverage plans for southern Scottish viewers ahead of the referendum in September 2014.

Police are seeking the culprits of a metal theft from Whauphill.

Environment and Climate Change Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, is urging people in Galloway to get involved with a UK-wide initiative that aims to build a comprehensive picture of tree health issues.

Catering services at Kirroughtree Visitor Centre at Stronord continue to be on hold ahead of the busy summer season.

SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Aileen McLeod addressed the launch event of Yes Wigtownshire in Stranraer’s Ryan Centre on Saturday alongside the Yes campaign’s Dennis Canavan and Tam Dewar from Labour for Independence.

Logan Botanic Garden is trying to drive more tourists to the Dumfries and Galloway area by investing in a TV advertising campaign with ITV Border.

Samantha Kanepe from Kirkcudbright Academy has been named the Dumfries and Galloway winner of the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Schools Poster Competition supported by Virgin Money.

Dumfries and Galloway Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death) were delighted to be able to buy and hand over a brand new camera and printer to staff at the Clenoch Birthing Centre, Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer.

A handful of businesses in the west have been nominated in the Scottish Thistle Awards, organised by VisitScotland.

South of Scotland MSP Claudia Beamish has welcomed the passage of proposals to changes to the law in relation to illegal cockle fishing.

One person was checked over by paramedics following a house fire on Fairhurst Road, Stranraer on Sunday.

Dumfries and Galloway councillors are likely to refuse changes to rules on turbine noise levels requested by the renewable energy company building the 11-turbine Glenchamber wind farm near Glenluce.

New Dark Sky Park street lighting is being installed across the region to both control light pollution and save money.

Members of the Newton Stewart Community Indoor Bowling Club came out of a meeting this week with council officials and their accountant with renewed hope of securing the money needed to buy the defunct bowling 
centre in Minnigaff.

Unemployment in Dumfries and Galloway remains above the UK average, according to new jobs figures published this week.