Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre salute police for donation of dog food, biscuits and treats

By Jem Aswad

Attacks on emergency services staff have increased according to Police Scotland figures.

There are no new cases of coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway.

A fresh call has been made to deal with the “chronic” problem of bed-blocking in the region’s hospitals.

Dumfries and Galloway has been invaded by hordes of rats.

Cops have issued an urgent appeal to find a "high-risk" man who has been missing since this morning.

Senior members of staff at a Scots care home are at the centre of a police investigation for allegedly mistreating residents.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has crept up slightly over the weekend.

Animal welfare experts are appealing to find a new home for an affectionate young dog.

A £1 million fund to regenerate town centres across Dumfries and Galloway is set to be rubber-stamped this week.

No further coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway.

A call for the region’s historic Riding of the Marches to be officially acknowledged by the Scottish Government as “culturally significant” has been welcomed by organisers.

A coffee company has brewed up a partnership with a national charity.

The health board says there have been no further deaths as a result of the coronavirus in the past seven days.

Two Dumfries and Galloway politicians have been slammed over their “shameful” decision to vote against a bid to protect the farming sector from sub-standard food imports.

A further six people in Dumfries and Galloway have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic in the past seven days.