Politics

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has challenged SNP education secretary John Swinney MSP over a claimed reduction in subject choice for school students.

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.

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.

New research by an independent think-tank claims to “expose” a disturbing decline in the number of exam subjects the region’s school pupils are being allowed to sit.

As the Brexit behemoth stumbles to a halt once again, who are the likely candidates for the top job?

Galloway’s SNP MSP Emma Harper has warned of the impact Brexit will have on vital EU-funded schemes in this area.

This week the long-awaited Borderlands Deal was delivered with £345m to spend on boosting the economy of the South of Scotland and North of England.

The former Labour Group leader on Dumfries and Galloway Council, Councillor Ronnie Nicholson, has described a ruling not to allow councillors to propose any amendments to the Labour/SNP administration’s budget at a full meeting of the council last week as “a day of shame”.

A local organisation has won the contract to provide day care services in Stranraer.

Labour suffered another resignation this week but the reason for its former council group leader’s departure was far closer to home than Brexit.

AN MP from the region has been appointed to a key parliamentary role as the countdown begins to the UK’s scheduled departure from the EU.