Young carers in Dumfries and Galloway urged to seek support if they're struggling with coronavirus lockdown

All 24 of the council’s libraries have been shut during lockdown but the customer service team continued to operate at half of them, including Dalbeattie and Gatehouse.Ten of the 12 sites will see a reduced library service restart, with Kirkcudbright also partially resuming.

“He is actually a bit big for his breed. His head is a good size and shape and he is two or three inches taller than the average Leonberger.“He is trained for the water so if someone gets into difficulties he will swim out and bring you back to shore but if you’re in a sailing dinghy he can take a rope and pull you to shore.

He added: “We reopened on June 29 and it’s been phenomenal, the loyalty we have had has been great.“I’ve had people who’ve spent £400 or £500 at a time.”

Last year the volunteers held 363 drop-in clinics and saw 4936 service users.

cuffed in connection with the haul after a Mercedes Benz Sprinter van was stopped on the M74 northbound, near Abington, at around 4.15pm on Thursday, 23 July 2020. Officers from the Dumfries and Galloway Road Policing department searched the vehicle and found 30kg of coke.

tinue to benefit the UK after Brexit.” He added: “It is, in fact, good housekeeping, which rightly is being scrutinised by parliament and which the government aims to complete in the national interest swiftly, effectively and efficiently.“The UK Government has repeatedly made clear that the NHS will not be part of any future trade agreements and ministers stand by that commitment.“In Scotland the NHS is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, who set their own policies and

He added: “Anything after four months of being shut is going to be positive but we are probably running at 55 to 58 per cent capacity in the industry.

Despite a positive outcome so far, Cassandra admits it has been a worrying time, saying: “We had a period where we were really worried.“There was no support for the self-employed and we had no idea what we were going to do, so if it hadn’t been for the grant scheme the council distributed I’m not sure what we would have done.”

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We told just weeks ago how benefits advisers fear a leap in the jobless total once the Westminster Government begins to wind down the furlough scheme from next month.Bill McCormack of Dumfries Welfare Rights has told how he fears an unemployment “time bomb”.

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“They are booked solid right through to September,” Mrs Sutton said, “and holiday home sales have orbited since we opened up. We have had six viewings and four sales already.” She added: “People seem to be thinking twice about flying abroad and facing possible quarantine.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A charity has enlisted more than 50 volunteers to provide support to anyone struggling to cope mentally during and after the coronavirus lockdown.The new service has been set up by the charity FAMS, which is now in its seventh year of operation.An initial 27 trained volunteers are on hand to respond to phone calls, video calls, text messages and emails from anyone contacting FAMS.Chat.The new service launched several

Dumfries and Galloway will be lifted today.Travel curbs were retained in parts of the region last Friday after a "cluster" of Covid-19 cases was discovered.Twelve people were confirmed to have been infected.

"Your willingness to comply with the test and protect system has been absolutely invaluable."I also want to thank all of the public health staff in Dumfries and Galloway who have been involved in the management of this incident."

carers receive the support they need and deserve.” A spokesperson for Bury Council said: “We support hundreds of carers across Bury, all of whom do a magnificent job caring for our most vulnerable people, often in difficult circumstances.