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Two more youngsters from the region have been given a special behind-the-scenes tour of medical laboratories in Dumfries and Galloway.

D&G has been named Rural Location of the Year at the inaugural UK Staycation awards last week.

With posties across the country bracing themselves for the usual bumper festive postbag, Royal Mail is urging customer to help out by posting early this year.

This year’s festive road safety campaign has been launched – with the focus being on tackling both drink and drug driving.

A growing number of Universal Credit claimants are begging for money online.

It is 35 years since a road traffic accident changed the direction of Colin Duthie’s life forever.

Imagine your five-year-old child having to traverse two landmine fields, simply to get to school.

The JPIMedia Investigations team has won a prestigious award in recognition of its work around mental health.

Workers in Scotland must earn £9.30 an hour in order to cover the cost of living, as the Living Wage Foundation today (Monday, November 11) announced its new Living Wage rates.

Drivers who risk the safety of themselves and other road users by using mobile phones, speeding or not wearing a seatbelt are to be the focus of a week-long campaign.

Firefighters dealt with more than 350 bonfires across Scotland on their busiest night of the year.

Attacks on Scotland’s firefighters during Bonfire Night could be putting communities at risk, warns a senior fire officer.

When I travel across the country, it is fascinating to meet the poppy-wearing public and to hear why they choose to wear the iconic symbol of remembrance. For many, the poppy represents their sense of pride in a friend or family member – past or present – that has served our country. For others with no tangible military connection, they are just proud of our Armed Forces and the sacrifices the men and women therein continue to make to this day.