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Former Council Chief Honoured for Lifetime of Public Service in West Lothian A former council executive has been celebrated by Edinburgh Napier University for a distinguished career of serving the public in West Lothian over six decades. Alex Linkston was presented with an honorary doctorate during a graduation event for students from ENU’s Business School…

Labour Government Abandons Plan to Ban Smoking in Beer Gardens In a surprising turn of events, the Labour Government has decided to retract its proposal to ban smoking in beer gardens. The initial announcement came from Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month, suggesting a potential ban on smoking in outdoor hospitality venues. However, Health Secretary…

Dumfriesshire to Honor Animals In War In a special outdoor service to be held on Armistice Day at the Devil’s Porridge Museum, Dumfriesshire will pay tribute to Animals In War. The event, taking place on Monday, November 11, will include a two minutes’ silence at 11am at the museum’s Animals At War Memorial followed by…

Woman Confronts Noisy Neighbour at 4am, Sparks Debate A woman took to Reddit to share her frustration with a neighbour who regularly starts his noisy truck at 4-5am, disrupting her sleep and that of other residents on the street. The woman, who remained anonymous, revealed that her neighbour, a man in his twenties, idles his…

Disappointment has been expressed over the failure of South Lanarkshire Council to commemorate the centenary of the Rutherglen Cenotaph. A local resident, Dorothy Connor, had hoped the council would mark the 100th anniversary of the war memorial’s unveiling on October 26, 1924. Despite reaching out to Council Leader Joe Fagan and Provost Margaret Cooper to…

A Scottish nurse is honouring her late father by embarking on a 60km ultra-marathon to raise awareness for men’s mental health. Imogen Sharp, a 25-year-old ICU nurse, lost her father, David, to suicide when she was just nine years old. Describing him as a “very happy, loving, generous man,” Imogen revealed that her father was…

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the country’s largest teaching union, has expressed its approval of the decision to abandon plans for a four-and-a-half day week in secondary schools in Dumfries and Galloway. The EIS raised concerns about the lack of clarity and numerous unanswered questions surrounding the controversial proposals. The Dumfries and Galloway councillors…

Dumfries and Galloway Council is pondering the idea of reducing support for music festivals and altering bin collection frequencies, among nearly 50 other propositions as part of a budget consultation. The financially-strapped council is contemplating scaling back its assistance for the Youth Beatz music festival and changing household bin collections to every three weeks. These…

Dumfries and Galloway councillors are poised to approve local place plans for four communities in the region. Residents in Gretna, Rigg, Gretna Green, Springfield, and St John’s Town of Dalry have been actively involved in developing proposals for these plans over the past year. These local place plans (LLPs) are aimed at empowering communities to…