Plans for 200 new homes in Gretna submitted to Dumfries and Galloway Council

Tributes have been paid to the “heroic” part-time firefighters who helped to contain a devastating wildfire blaze.

Dumfries and Galloway now has 246 confirmed coronavirus cases.

By Ellise Shafer

Holly Willoughby glowed in the spring sunlight as she showed off the fruits of her labour from her back garden.The This Morning presenter ditched her make-up to do a spot of gardening revealing how well her newly planted potatoes were coming along. Holly, who has been presenting a special social distance version of the ITV daytime show since being in lockdown, grinned from ear to ear as she leaned over the sacks nestles alongside her new vegetable plot.

More than 7,000 new homes could be built along the Calder Valley rail corridor under an ambitious new regeneration project.

More than 70 food parcels were delivered across the region in the first week of a new EatWell service by social landlord, Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP).

The region’s GP practices and accident and emergency departments are continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the battle to beat the coronavirus crisis, weddings are in lockdown and that is having a devastating effect on the region’s Love Town.

24 people in Dumfries and Galloway have died as a result of coronavirus.

Ambar Lucid has shared a new video for “The Garden Song”—the outro from her new album Garden of Lucid. The video, directed by Thevideoboy, follows her as she falls through the center of the Earth. Watch it below.

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway has risen to 192.

Hundreds of people across the region have been turning to Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service for help amid the coronavirus crisis.

Council leader Elaine Murray has backed union calls for a national policy on workers’ safety during the virus crisis.

Two Dumfries and Galloway police officers have gone viral with their attempt at the Blinding Lights TikTok challenge.

People are being urged to keep supporting their local shops in villages and towns around Dumfries and Galloway.

There are now 152 of confirmed coronavirus cases in Dumfries and Galloway.

Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus.

When pop artists are first introduced as "the next big thing," it can sometimes feel a bit manufactured. But as they grow older and have real-life experiences, that journey is reflected in the music. In the case of Diana Gordon, she has fervently peeled off a decade’s worth of layers to reveal her true form.

St Ann’s Hospice plans to build a £20m new facility on land next to its site in Heald Green.

Ten people in Dumfries and Galloway have died as a result of coronavirus.