Dumfries and Galloway Food Train volunteers hailed as "heroes" for efforts during coronavirus pandemic

“The battle goes on, we still have no idea what is allowed in terms of first dance, live music and guest interaction. We have great numbers and we are delighted with the bigger number but need more guidance.“We are meeting the Scottish Government on Friday to go through their proposed guidance for April 26 to May 17 but will also be pushing for guidance levels two, one and zero.

Scottish Field podcast, Sam said: “It was a really idyllic kind of setting. “We were living in the grounds of Kenmure Castle in a really small, rural area.

Mr Ace added: “It’s very important that everyone takes up the opportunity to get two doses of the vaccine – at the point in time when it is offered.“Getting both doses helps provide everyone with the highest degree of protection against the coronavirus.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionNow, after care home owner Brian McNamara contacted broadband provider Openreach for help, the home has seen their speed shoot up from around 0.5Mbps to 300Mbps.Brian said: “We’re located out in the country and our links just weren’t good enough to cope with our internet demand, even before the pandemic started.

“Recently, we’ve spotted barn owls investigating the new box and hopefully it will be used for nesting in future.“This will help conserve the local population of this much-loved species.”

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Dumfries and Galloway has seen no new coronavirus cases for the second day running.It means the total remains at 4,134, where it has stood since four cases were confirmed on Saturday.There are currently less than five people in hospital.The seven day positivity rate for the region is 21.5 per 100,000 people, with a test positivity rate of 1.1 per cent.

a few months after the first allegations of sexual assault against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light. The allegations catalysed a global mobilisation of women and men who had previously stayed quiet about their experiences of sexual assault and harassment to come forward in their hundreds of thousands, encouraged by the revived #MeToo movement, founded by the activist Tarana Burke.

The test positivity fell from one per cent to 0.5 per cent with the seven day positivity rate at 9.4 per 100,000 people, down from 9.5 the week before.Interim director of public health Valerie White said: “While it is great to see levels remaining low in Dumfries and Galloway we must not be complacent, and we need to work together to keep infection rates low.”More than 60 per cent of the region's adult population have now received their first coronavirus vaccination, with around 10 per cent

Also expected to be very popular is the Stories for Lockdown: Stay at Home event on Thursday at 9.30am. For the full programme see https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Big-Dog-programme-PUBLIC-2.pdf

The number of people in hospital stands at 405 - down 17 from yesterday - and there are 38 people in intensive care.Sadly, a further seven people have died, taking the overall total to 7,536.