Dumfries Railway Heritage Centre offers nostalgic journey through history

A massive new housing development that could unlock a new railway extension is set to be approved this week.

Huge queues of people have been lining the streets in Manchester city centre following the launch of a new café.

In Marissa Maltz’s Jazzy, the enchanting sequel to The Unknown Country, audiences are treated to a heartfelt exploration of childhood in the picturesque landscapes of South Dakota. This delightful film, which premiered at Tribeca, follows the titular character through the various seasons of her life from ages 8 to 12, capturing the essence of what it means to be young, free and full of wonder.

It's impossible to walk down Market Street in Manchester without running into at least a couple of charity workers. Spread across on of the busiest thoroughfares in the city centre, they interact with hundreds of Mancunians every day.

Cash-strapped Dumfries and Galloway Council is expected to write off a quarter of a million pounds worth of debt racked up by four businesses that later went bust.

Cops are hunting for the people behind a number of graffiti tags which have appeared on a city centre building. Greater Manchester Police is urging anyone who recognises the tags involved to come forward.

A man was “seriously” assaulted in Perth city centre in the early hours of Saturday morning, June 8.

The final stage of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women cycling race got under way in Greater Manchester this morning (June 9). The major international race is being hosted in city-region with the biggest names in women's cycling taking part in the event.

A charity boss is calling for the Scottish Government to invest in communities in a bid to eradicate child poverty.

A Dumfries boxing club boss is helping Parkinson’s sufferers with a new training regime in his gym.

When it comes to jewellery, Welsh gold is about as royal-approved as it gets. King Charles and Queen Camilla, Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle all sport Welsh gold, but it doesn't have to come with a royal price tag.

A warning has been issued to shoppers and workers ahead of the Trafford Centre's bus station being closed. The bus station, near the Regent Crescent area of the Trafford Centre, will close from midnight on Friday morning (May 31) until the end of service on Saturday, June 1.

Senga Greenwood and Alison Gordon have been appointed as climate officers for Nithsdale.

A move by Dumfries pupils could lead to defibrillators being made available in all schools as it is now under consideration by the Scottish Parliament.

The Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre in Kilmarnock is celebrating 10 years in the town.

A special garden open day will be taking place at a Stewartry estate next month.

The south-west’s very own Gaelic festival, Fèis an Iar Dheas, is gearing up for its big day out in Dumfries on June 8.

They survived the pandemic and have battled to carry on as energy costs have soared. But this is the last straw for some traders at Gorton Market.

Bury is set for its first Food and Drink Festival begins with dozens of stalls across the town centre and entertainment during the first half of the Bank Holiday weekend. The festival will see Bury town centre packed with pop-up food markets, artisan drinks, craft stalls, music and live entertainment between 9am – 4.30pm on Friday, May 24 and Saturday May, 25.

Dozens of people joined a search for a missing black Labrador that did a disappearing act on Sunday.