The new Dumfries school was closed just weeks after opening following three incidents.
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The new forum is looking at ways to try to tackle the "long-term challenges" facing the region.
Read morePolice Scotland hopes to reverse a trend which has seen the number of volunteer police officers more than halved.
Read moreA Scottish human rights group raises almost 200 concerns, many relating to the police and prison service.
Read moreNext submits plans to come back to a town two years after it left following a lengthy planning row.
Read moreThe new £1.5m tennis centre will be built in Dumfries as part of plans to increase participation in the sport nationwide.
Read moreThe Scottish government says it is still giving full consideration to the "complex issues" involved.
Read moreDevelopers say the new facility at Moffat can make a "big difference" to a south of Scotland town.
Read moreReversing the 1960s closure of the line is one option being taken forward by a transport study.
Read moreA study finds the annual celebration of literature in Wigtown makes a "tremendous contribution".
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South Scotland reporter, BBC Scotland news website
Dumfries and Galloway Council could become the latest to offer a bilingual greeting to visitors.
Read moreThe vote followed the death of the group's depute leader on the local authority last year.
Read moreNicola Sturgeon and Jackson Carlaw's row follows the collapse of a ceiling in a Broughty Ferry police station.
Read moreScotland's police chief says officers' accommodation alone for COP26 will cost "tens of millions of pounds".
Read moreThe UK government shows "lack of clarity" on funding the COP26 conference in Glasgow this year.
Read moreTechnology which can override encryption on some devices is to be rolled out across Scotland next week.
Read moreA financial package will allow the new facility to be built and fitted out in the south of Scotland.
Read moreRevised plans for the second phase of a multi-million pound educational overhaul are drawn up.
Read moreMany of the primaries and secondaries in Dumfries and Galloway have more classrooms than they need.
Read moreThe Scottish Ambulance Service reports a 2.7% increase in calls on the same period last year.
Read moreThe devices automatically pass on vital data about the patient to medics waiting in hospital.
Read moreThe Fire Brigades Union wants to remove demands that firefighters attend non-emergency accidents such as falls.
Read moreFollowing a multi-agency search on both sides of the border, the body and a car were discovered.
Read moreMore than 10,000 people have been part of the project to boost numbers in southern Scotland.
Read moreIt will deliver a "root cause" review of issues which forced the closure of a multi-million pound school site in Dumfries
Read moreThe cannabis farm was found when fire crews responded to reports of a burning smell.
Read moreSusan Deacon resigned from the Scottish Police Authority last month, describing it as "fundamentally flawed"
Read moreThey win all three constituencies in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway with reduced majorities.
Read moreNikki Birgit Campbell and her 23-month-old daughter, Rhea, were pulled from their car as it filled with flood water.
Read moreGoods worth tens of thousands of pounds are taken from the Currys PC World site in Dumfries.
Read moreAn independent investigation into construction failings at DG1 delivered a string of recommendations.
Read moreOutgoing SPA boss Susan Deacon says a "clutter of organisations dabbling about" is not sufficient scrutiny.
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BBC Scotland
Prof Susan Deacon's resignation means the SPA is looking for its fourth chair in six years.
Read moreFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon denies opposition claims of a "crisis" after Susan Deacon resigns as chairwoman of the SPA.
Read moreLeaflets on how to prevent fires in the home and what to do if one starts are being distributed across Scotland.
Read moreBarriers and new signs will be put up near the area where James and Susan Kenneavy's car washed up on a beach.
Read moreThe annual campaign is the first since new police roadside drug-detection kits were introduced.
Read moreThe 52-year-old died after his vehicle hit the central reservation and left the road near Lockerbie.
Read moreIt follows the collapse of the old structure which forced a road closure near the historic site.
Read moreA council says it "very much regrets" the incident following work to reduce risks at a harbour.
Read moreA study could pave the way to developing a watersports activity centre in the south west of Scotland.
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South Scotland reporter, BBC Scotland news website
The Scots forest has led the way in raising awareness of light pollution and promoting stargazing.
Read moreKadi Johnson accuses Police Scotland of institutional racism following the death of her brother in custody.
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South Scotland reporter, BBC Scotland news website
An end of life care expert calls for speedier decision making over a bid to build a new cancer centre in southern Scotland.
Read moreJustice Secretary Humza Yousaf said the inquiry would examine whether race played a part in the case.
Read moreTrain services to and from the Highlands and travel on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway have been disrupted.
Read moreIt comes less than six months after the £28m schools site in Dumfries was fully reopened to pupils.
Read morePolice believe the two drivers may have information about the assault on the 60-year-old in Dumfries..
Read moreFire crews were targeted six times in Scotland as they attended hundreds of incidents, including 359 bonfires.
Read moreIt comes after it emerged a council's original plan would require £10m of annual savings for 25 years.
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