Environment

Brookfield Renewables UK of Edinburgh has applied to Dumfries and Galloway Council to vary a condition of the existing planning permission which will extend the date for the implementation of the existing permission to erect eight wind turbines and associated buildings at Larbrax, Leswalt, near Stranraer.

Galloway’s argicultural and horticultural industries face a serious shortage of seasonal workers if the UK government’s post-Brexit immigration policies are imposed on Scotland.

Galloway’s annual Snowdrop Festival visitor attraction is about to get underway soon and it will take place against a backdrop of booming tourist figures in the region.

Plans to create a Galloway National Park have moved a step closer following a recent meeting in Edinburgh.

The first phase of work to tackle health and safety breaches at Stranraer Harbour will get under way next week.

Police Scotland, along with partner agencies in Newton Stewart have just completed a targeted campaign to tackle growing concerns in the community.

A part-time gardener from Burnside in South Lanarkshire reckons he’s found proof that Yeti’s exist – and that one is hiding out in the Galloway Forest!

In its first round of grant making, the Kilgallioch Community Benefit Company has awarded over £227,785 to 59 charities and community groups, with a further £400,000 to be distributed in the next round.

Scottish Water is asking the public to use water wisely to help maintain supplies during the current period of hot summer weather.

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has called on the SNP Scottish Government to call a halt to any new contracts being awarded to Kier Construction.

Dumfries and Galloway Council have been instructed to carry out a ‘fundamental review’ of harbour operations at Stranraer.

People living with dementia in Dumfries and Galloway will reap the benefit from a new project that helps them connect with the outdoors.

Tree felling has begun around the forest at Ae to slow the spread of a disease which is affecting larch trees in the area.

A new Salmon Interactions Workstream to provide expert advice on mitigating pressures on wild salmon has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Scottish recycling, composting and re-use of waste from all sources has rocketed past the 60 per cent milestone for the first time. That was the key finding of Official Statistics published today (29 May 2018) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

A pilot campaign to reduce roadside litter is having a huge impact on Dumfries and Galloway’s trunk roads, councillors are to be told.

Scottish residents should expect to see a rise in the number of daddy longlegs (also known as crane flies) this year, after millions of larvae were discovered underground.