Dumfries and Galloway dog owners urged to take care during lambing season

A man has been convicted of killing wild birds, including five red kites, in the Stewartry.

Blake Shelton is leaving this year after 23 seasons on the singing competition — but he'll always have his memories with his best frenemy, Adam Levine.Blake gave the former coach a teasing shout-out during Tuesday's Battle Rounds when a contestant was faced with a unique situation. Neil Salsich had to perform his Battle solo, after Team Blake competitor Adam Whalen dropped out of the competition for personal reasons.«I told him backstage, if you lose this Battle, it will be the worst fail in history,» Blake said of his advice for Neil before his solo performance.

A Stewartry school will continue to be mothballed for another two years.

New dental practices could be opened across Dumfries and Galloway.

Bikers came together in Dumfries on Saturday to ensure vulnerable children across the region will get an Easter egg.

The council has been accused of hypocrisy over its own climate policy after plans were submitted for a car park on the Greensands in Dumfries.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has welcomed a new study suggesting that minimum unit pricing in Scotland has led to fewer alcohol-related deaths compared with England.

An abundance of things to see and do during the 21st annual Spring Fling open studios weekend have been unveiled this week.

A cyclathon challenge is being held to raise funds for Prostate Buddies Dumfries and Galloway.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas' baby girl is already into glam! On Monday, the actress shared a new picture featuring their 1-year-old daughter, Malti. «Glam with mama. #MM,» the 40-year-old actress captioned the sweet photo. In the picture, the star is in the makeup chair, as her baby girl looks up while the makeup is being applied to her face. Malti is dressed adorably in a blue ensemble with what looks like a pink bow on her head.

Local Gaelic backers have welcomed a cash injection from the national body responsible for promoting and fostering the language.

A programme packed full of storytelling, theatre, music dance, comedy and spoken word will feature in Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival in May.

Free training is on offer to charities and community groups across Dumfries and Galloway.

Jessica Kiang The busy public hospital in the Parisian suburb of Clichy has one psychiatrist on staff. Every day, as doggedly tracked by the nervy handheld camera of Nicolas Peduzzi’s “On the Edge,” he deals with some of the most intractable afflictions the hospital ever sees. His patients, often referred to him after being treated for other ailments, can be mentally ill, traumatized, addicted, depressed, suicidal or any combination thereof. After Claire Simon’s wonderful “Our Body” and Nicolas Philibert’s Golden Bear winner “On the Adamant,” this CPH:DOX award winner is the third major doc in about as many weeks to be set deep in the belly of the French healthcare system, and while it is its own, remarkable achievement, it also merits the comparison. 

Without Richard Wayne Penniman, aka Little Richard, rock ‘n roll as we know it wouldn’t exist today. Don’t believe that claim? Well, Lisa Cortés‘ documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything” is ready to shed some light on the subject and unveil the black queer roots of the musical genre.

Councillors believe it would be “a travesty” if Galloway lost its biosphere status.

Healthcare workers have accepted a new pay offer.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Sarah Ann Masse, an actor and activist who appeared in the film “She Said,” launched an outreach campaign via her organization Hire Survivors Hollywood, which had Hollywood notables wearing pins to support survivors of sexual violence across the entertainment industry at some of the buzziest events in the biz. Masse — who is a real-life survivor of Harvey Weinstein, but did not play herself in “She Said” — is the founder of Hire Survivors Hollywood, a grassroots organization that aims to get major studios and networks to make a pledge to hire survivors and give them the same opportunities as others, and stand against retaliation for speaking up. Masse started Hire Survivors Hollywood out her own necessity, after she says she was retaliated against for coming forward about Weinstein, and because she believed other survivors of sexual abuse were facing similar professional backlash.

It is estimated that hundreds of dangerous falls by elderly people have been prevented in Dumfries and Galloway thanks to a valuable community project.

Tom Cruise was all smiles as he visited a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea this week.