Traffic and Travel

Police have revealed that revellers misusing a Galloway hills bothy led to a group of bona fide walkers having to be rescued by the emergency services.

Police Scotland and its partners are aiming to tackle antisocial behaviour across Dumfries and Galloway this summer with a new programme of community engagement.

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has stressed the importance of the ‘Whithorn Way’ during a speech in the Scottish Parliament.

A scheme aimed at protecting older drivers and ensuring they are fit to continue driving has launched in Wigtownshire.

The £345m Borderlands Deal announced last week WON’T be used to finally turn the A75 into a dual carriageway as many hoped.

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Dumfries and Galloway Council asking why they did not respond to a Freedom of Information Request into the level of potholes in the region.

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has welcomed the news that the village of Springholm is set to benefit from a programme of major resurfacing works.

Two drivers escaped with their lives after a crash which blocked the A75 Gretna - Stanraer Euro-route for more than four hours on Wednesday.

Progress on giving Stranraer harbour and marina the multi-million pound upgrade it badly needs is “painfully slow”, it was claimed this week.

The EIS teaching union has urged Dumfries and Galloway Council not to introduce work place parking charges.

A man has died in hospital more than three weeks after a two-vehicle crash on the A75 near Newton Stewart.

It’s time to get serious about upgrading the road network in South West Scotland.

Vehicles belonging to staff working in shops and offices in Newton Stewart are still cluttering up the main street, blocking parking spaces for up to nine hours, Cree Valley Community Council heard this week.

Ferry operator Stena Line say ongoing roadworks and disruption on the A77 and A75 trunk roads is now ‘debilitating’ to its port operations.