Apr 21, 2021
Dozens of businesses of all kinds are signing up to the new Count Me In! drive to persuade the next Scottish Government to establish a National Park in Galloway. Supporters gathered in Kirkcudbright to fire the starting gun for the initiative – part of which involves...
Apr 14, 2021
Young people are making their voices heard in the campaign to create Scotland’s third National Park in Galloway. It comes as several of Scotland’s major political parties have pledged their support for new National Parks ahead of next month’s Scottish Parliament...
Apr 13, 2021
Spring Fling has unveiled the full list of 61 artists and makers taking part in this year’s celebration of creativity from Dumfries and Galloway. As Covid restrictions mean it will be a largely online event, rather than an open studios weekend attracting visitors from...
Apr 13, 2021
Kathleen MacInnes, trad singer and champion of Scottish Gaelic, is joining poets, academics and a bookshop owner in using online communications to nurture one of Europe’s oldest languages. Lockdown is feared to have had a damaging effect on the language as speakers,...
Mar 8, 2021
Tragic fate of Lulu the Orca inspires badgesBrooches and backpacks create value from waste For schools and home learningDesigning a world without wasteArtists support children’s desire to build a better futureTop tips for cutting your carbon emissions Artists and...
Feb 25, 2021
Dr Christina Mackaill’s regular job in a hospital A&E department is challenging enough – but when the scrubs come off her focus shifts to planning how to treat sick or injured astronauts. The Edinburgh-born medic (pictured) is one of several guests at this year’s...
Feb 23, 2021
The Wigtown Poetry Prize, an annual celebration of poets and poems in the country’s three indigenous languages, will this week have its first ever digital launch. The decision follows the success of last year’s online prizegiving ceremony (which was part of the...
Feb 12, 2021
Spring Fling 2021 will offer new and different ways to showcase some of the best contemporary visual arts and craft from Dumfries and Galloway. Organisers, Upland CIC, are delighted to announce plans for this year’s event which will be a vibrant mix of digital and...
Feb 12, 2021
The Galloway National Park Association has expressed disappointment at the outcome of yesterday’s debate in the Scottish Parliament and pledged to redouble its campaign. Emma Harper MSP put forward a motion setting out the many benefits that a National Park would...
Feb 11, 2021
World-class sculptures will be donated to a Scottish primary school and a housing association as part of a drive to broaden access to art. Glasgow-based Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) is gifting the works as part of what’s believed to be the first ever subscription...
