News from Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway has 400 new jobs in the pipeline following tourism ...
A conference held at the Easterbrook Hall yesterday laid out proposals to increase the value of tourism in Dumfries and Galloway from £300 million to £330 million. Councillor Colin Smyth, who launched the tourism strategy, said it should “result in an ...
Dumfries and Galloway College students set to host live music fundraiser for ...
A group of Dumfries and Galloway College business students have organised a live music charity event at the Granary pub on Loreburn Street. All proceeds gathered at the gig will be donated to Dumfries and Galloway Sands, which supports families who ...
Firefighters took more than five hours to bring 600m-long wildfire under ...
The blaze was on rough terrain between the Ayrshire town of Barrhill and Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway. Three-foot high flames swept across more than 600m of grassland as fire crews battled to protect a nearby forest from the moving threat.
Wildfire burns 600m across field during five-hour blaze
Fire crews were called to the blaze on grassland in South Ayrshire at around 1.20pm on Tuesday. They worked for more than five hours to tackle the large wildfire, which was burning on rough terrain between the South Ayrshire town of Barrhill and Newton ...
Crews win fight with wildfire between Barrhill and Newton Stewart
Fire crews fought for more than five hours to bring a large wildfire under control on rough terrain in south west Scotland. The incident happened between Barrhill in South Ayrshire and Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway on Tuesday. About 15 ...
Fire crews battle blaze near forest
The crews tackled three foot high flames across 600m of grassland between Barrhill, in south Ayrshire, and Newton Stewart, in Dumfries and Galloway. Around 15 firefighters used handheld beaters and a high pressure jet to extinguish the flames yesterday ...
Photos from Dumfries and Galloway
Laurie Arms, Haugh of Urr Crocketford Loch under ice Springholm A75 in the snow Dalmun Loch Patrick, Kirkpatrick Durham Motte of Urr looking north from B794 Milton Loch Misty morning Brooklands Burn Brooklands Burn Church Road Dalbeattie Town Crest (A711 - Dumfries road entrance)
Hotels
The Urr Valley Country House Hotel The Urr Valley Country House Hotel
Ernespie Road
DG7 3JG Castle Douglas
Trewan Bed and Breakfast Trewan Bed and Breakfast
97 William Street
DG5 4EE Dalbeattie
The Market Inn Hotel The Market Inn Hotel
7 Queen Street
DG7 1HX Castle Douglas
Other places
Ae Amisfield Annan Annan Water Ardwell Auchencairn Auchenmalg Auldgirth Back of the Hill Balmaclellan Balmaghie Bankend Bankshill Bargrennan Barnbarroch Barvennan Beattock Beeswing Bentpath Blackcraig Blackerne Blackparks Industrial Estate Boreland Borgue Brasswell Bridge of Dee Bridge of Urr Brydekirk Caerlaverock Cairnryan Cample Canonbie Cargenbridge Carronbridge Carrutherstown Carsethorn Carsluith Carsphairn Carty Castle Douglas Castle Kennedy Castlemilk Caulkerbush Challoch Chapelknowe Clarebrand Clarencefield Claygate Closeburn Colfin Collin Colvend Corrie Corsock Courance Craigenquarroch Crawick Creca Creebridge Creetown Crocketford Crossmichael Cummertrees Dalbeattie Dalry Dalswinton Dalswinton Village Dalton Dornock Douglas Hall Drummore Drumsleet Dryfeholm Dumfries Duncow Dundrennan Dunragit Dunscore Durisdeer Durisdeer Mill Eaglesfield East Cluden Village Eastriggs Ecclefechan Edingham Eliock Elrig Enterkinfoot Ervie Eskdalemuir Evertown Garlieston Gasstown Gatehouse of Fleet Gatelawbridge Gelston Georgetown Glaik Glencaple Glenlochar Glenluce Glentrool Greenhill Gretna Gretna Green Halleaths Hardgate Harelaw Haugh of Urr Heathhall Heck Hightae Hoddom Holywood Howes Innermessan Irongray Isle of Whithorn Islesteps Johnstonebridge Keir Keir Mill Kelhead Kelloholm Kelton Kettleholm Kildrochat Kilquhanity Kingholm Quay Kippford Kirkbean Kirkcolm Kirkconnel Kirkcowan Kirkcudbright Kirkgunzeon Kirkinner Kirkmahoe Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Fleming Kirkton Kirtlebridge Knockvennie Knowe Langholm Laurieston Leswalt Lochanhead Lochans Locharbriggs Lochfoot Lochmaben Lochnaw Lochrutton Lockerbie Lowthertown Mabie Mainsriddle Maxwelltown Mennock Middlebie Middleshaw Mill Hill Millhousebridge Minnigaff Mochrum Moffat Moniaive Monreith Morrinton Mossdale Mouswald New Abbey New Galloway New Luce Newbie Newbridge Newton Stewart Newtonairds Old Minnigaff Palnackie Palnure Park Parkgate Parton Penninghame Penpont Port Logan Port William Portling Portpatrick Powfoot Racks Rhonehouse Rigg Ringford Rockcliffe Roundstonefoot Rowanburn Ruthwell Sandhead Sandyhills Sanquhar Sarkbridge Shawhead Shearington Sibbaldbie Sorbie Southerness Southwick Speddoch Springfield Springholm St Anns St Mary's Isle St Mungo Stoneykirk Stranraer Templand Terregles The Stell Thornhill Tinwald Tongland Torthorwald Townend Townhead Townhead of Greenlaw Troqueer Tundergarth Twynholm Tynron Wamphray Wanlockhead Waterbeck West Freugh Westerkirk Whauphill Whinnyhill Whithorn Wigtown Yeskett