Dumfries And Galloway

Construction is now underway on nine multi-modal transport hubs in Dumfries and Galloway, which will bring new active and sustainable transport options to communities across the region. 

The £68.6 million Whitesands Project in Dumfries, combining major flood defences with significant public realm improvements, is set to start in Spring next year after receiving approval by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Dumfries and Galloway Council will consider the future of the Whitesands Project – combining a major flood protection scheme with significant public realm improvements – at its Full Council meeting on Thursday 11 December.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is to consider plans to kick-start the regeneration of the long-derelict Former Interfloor Factory site in Heathhall, Dumfries.

The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust has launched an international fundraising campaign to save the historic farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne and more than a quarter of his entire body of work.

More than £1 million is being invested in the Stranraer railway line this month as Network Rail carries out essential improvements. 

Renewable energy pioneer Drax is to invest around £15.4 million in a major refurbishment of its historic Glenlee power station.

Work is progressing at a new £4.1 million development that will deliver nine new homes and a housing office hub in Stranraer.

Manufacturing firm Eco Group is to invest in a major new manufacturing site in Dumfries, where it will produce recycled glass panels for the housing and general construction markets. The firm has more than doubled its footprint in south-west Scotland by investing in a 60,000-square-foot manufacturin

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has helped Windy Standard III Wind Farm reach a significant construction milestone with the first pouring of concrete on turbine foundations.

Zapgo, the UK-based electric vehicle charge point operator dedicated to bringing rapid and reliable EV charging to handpicked local destinations, has unveiled a new rapid EV charging site at the Tesco Express store in Lochmaben, Lockerbie.

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has helped Sanquhar II Wind Farm reach a significant construction milestone with the first pouring of concrete on turbine foundations. The civil engineering firm is the principal contractor for the £400 million 44-turbine scheme that straddles both Dum

Councillors of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee will receive updates on the council’s capital investment programme when it meets tomorrow. Within the report, several significant projects are highlighted that are transforming communities across the regi

Dumfries and Galloway Council has set out an ambitious agenda to deliver high-quality affordable homes and sustainable development across the region.

The Old Bridge House Museum – the oldest house in Dumfries – has been receiving some extra care and attention over the past month.