Dumfries And Galloway

An official Open Day was held this week to celebrate Turning Point Scotland’s new Hera Grange housing in Dumfries, which provides care and support services to tenants enabling them to be part of the community. Hera Grange, which boasts 11 bungalows, a staff and resident activity hub as well as

Work has begun on the first phase of a major multi-million pound redevelopment at Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries. RH Irving Construction was selected to carry out the phase one works following a competitive tendering process. The project is being managed by construction project management specialist

Early plans are in the pipeline for around 60 new homes for social rent in Dalbeattie. Cunninghame Housing Association plans to build the development on the outskirts of the town across from the learning campus.

Midsteeple Quarter, the community-owned enterprise shaping a new future for Dumfries town centre, has awarded the contract for construction work on its first phase of major redevelopment. RH Irving Construction has been selected to transform the disused former Baker’s Oven site at 135-139 High

Dumfries and Galloway Council has appointed hub South West Scotland to develop the new Dumfries High School.

The Scottish Government has approved planning permission for a wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway after the local authority failed to respond to an appeal over the project.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has received planning permission to build 89 new homes on a former lorry depot site at Locharbriggs. Designed by Collective Architecture, the development forms part of the Association's plan to deliver 800 affordable homes across the region

Tenants will benefit from cheaper bills, warmer homes and help the environment thanks to 150 new energy-efficient properties being built by Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP).

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is bringing to market the former Penman Engineering site at Locharbriggs, Dumfries as large industrial premises or a redevelopment opportunity for sale.

Alba Developments has welcomed the final approval of its plans to build 200 new homes in Gretna.

A new director has joined the board of Eco Group. Paul Currie has been promoted to operations director of the Annan-based firm.

A Berwickshire based company has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed by a concrete panel. BSW Sawmills Limited pled guilty to health and safety breaches committed between 1 June 2017 and 6 October 2017 at Dumfries Sheriff Court on 28 September 2021.

With a steadily increasing client base and consistent demand for Home Reports and professional property advice, the Dumfries office of chartered surveyors DM Hall has just moved to substantially bigger offices in the town.

Dumfries and Galloway Council will this week be asked to support a bid to create a "green port" at Cairnryan. Members of the council's economy and resources committee will receive an update on the Greenport development linked to the ports of Cairnryan and be asked to agree on the bid submission

Multi-discipline business Eco will today open its new state-of-the-art company HQ in Annan which was built by the company during the pandemic. For company founder Eddie Black, the statement building, which includes a world-class multi-million-pound processing plant also assembled by his own tea