Dumfries and Galloway Council’s budget settlement was yesterday labelled “a real nightmare before Christmas”.
20mph limit to be introduced outside of every Dumfries and Galloway primary school within 12 months
06.12.2021 - 11:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Twenty mile per hour zones are set to be implemented outside every primary school across Dumfries and Galloway within the next 12 months.
And every major town in the region could also have the traffic calming measure put in place by August 2023.
Council officers got into gear and pulled together a schedule of works after numerous frustrated calls from community councils and councillors for more 20mph zones.
Temporary speed limits lasting 18 months will be introduced at each location so that the
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People visiting patients in Dumfries and Galloway hospitals must test negative for coronavirus before arriving
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16.12.2021 / 11:59
Dumfries and Galloway nursing and midwifery vacancies nearly treble in six months
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Palliative care crisis may be looming this winter, warns Dumfries and Galloway Councillor
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15.12.2021 / 20:36
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14.12.2021 / 16:44
Plea to Dumfries and Galloway Council to halt controversial dismantling of headstones
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Dumfries and Galloway police chief warns drug dealers can expect to face justice
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