Dumfries And Galloway

The site of a former high school in Dumfries is to become new affordable homes as the £130 million regeneration of Lochside moves forward.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed on next steps after an independent review of its bridges and structures. At the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 3 November, councillors noted the findings, the improvement work currently underway and the immediate and short-term actions being taken on

Work is starting this week on an investment project in the north west of Dumfries. The work, carried out by Wheatley, will include replacing roofs and carrying out repairs to the outside of buildings, helping protect homes from the weather and improve their appearance.

The new £53 million Dumfries High School opened in June and welcomed over 900 pupils.

Progress in decreasing vacant and derelict land and bringing long-term empty properties back into use in Dumfries and Galloway will be discussed in a report to councillors in November. On 3 November, the council's 2026 Vacant and Derelict Land and Property Strategy annual review will go before the E

Plans to include three additional housing projects, delivering 95 affordable homes within Dumfries and Galloway, will be considered by councillors next week. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee will be asked to approve the addition of three projects to the council's Strategic Housing Investment

Buccleuch Property has announced the success of the 18th edition of the Buccleuch Property Challenge, in which 99 teams crossed the finish line and raised over £22,500 for Venture Scotland.

Tesco has lost its judicial review challenge to Dumfries and Galloway Council's decision allowing Sainsbury's to open a supermarket at Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park, outside Dumfries town centre.

Work on a new £12.3 million housing development is set to start in Annan next week.

More than 200 projects with the potential to unlock £31.8 billion of investment across the South of Scotland have been identified in new research.

Plans have been submitted in Dumfries and Galloway for a new £16.5 billion data centre at the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear plant.

Plans for a replacement Kirkcudbright Bridge will move to the next stage if Dumfries and Galloway councillors approve £6.19 million of funding later this month. The funding would pay for the detailed work required before councillors decide whether construction should go ahead.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has approved plans for new homes at Findlater Court and Syme Road in Lochside, marking a major milestone in the area's regeneration.

Plans to create more affordable homes, help prevent homelessness and bring empty properties back into use across Dumfries and Galloway are set to be considered by councillors next month.

A new factory set to start manufacturing a world-first recycled construction product later this month has already created six new jobs. VASO Global is set to launch its first production line of high-performance structural composite panels at a new factory in Dumfries, which will transform housing an