Lifestyle

The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate much needed food for the fox cubs in their National Wildlife Centre in Fishcross.

Nearly 400 primary school children from around the Rhins of Galloway enjoyed a special insight into the natural world during a week of themed sessions at Logan Botanic Garden, near Stranraer.

An allegation has been made by Galloway and West Dumfries Tory MSP Finlay Carson that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon broke a promise on digital funding for this region.

Green-fingered volunteers behind award-winning railway station gardens received warm praise from an admirer when they notched up an open day first.

The use of foodbanks in the region has shot up by 22 per cent in a single year, a situation described as “a scandal” by South Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth.

A national survey has found cancer patients in Galloway overwhelmingly say they are happy with their treatment but many are missing out on much-needed emotional, financial and practical support.

A new Galloway National Park would not only pay for itself but bring prosperity to surrounding towns and villages and beyond.

The World Coastal Rowing Championship and Scotland’s largest free youth music festival are two events in Dumfries & Galloway that are set to benefit from £47,500 of funding from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s events directorate.

Drivers across Galloway are being advised to look out for deer wandering onto our trunk roads and motorways, particularly during May.

When two youngsters came to holiday in Portpatrick, it didn’t take them long to follow the example of Sweden’s ‘green’ girl activist Greta Thunberg and become mini-eco warriors.

A recent incomer to the region has expressed his surprise and disappointment at the lack of support local folk give one of their own festivals.

The TSB has been attacked by a local politician over its announcement of a large cut in its Castle Douglas branch opening times.