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The new Dumfries school was closed just weeks after opening following three incidents.

Organiers of the Dumfries event say crowds were up 16% at this year's edition which concluded at the weekend.

The site in southern Scotland - which first opened in 1712 - needs to find a new owner by the end of May.

The new forum is looking at ways to try to tackle the "long-term challenges" facing the region.

Police Scotland hopes to reverse a trend which has seen the number of volunteer police officers more than halved.

A judge jails a couple who left a seven-month-old baby girl with a dislocated elbow to cry in pain for days.

A Scottish human rights group raises almost 200 concerns, many relating to the police and prison service.

Next submits plans to come back to a town two years after it left following a lengthy planning row.

The new £1.5m tennis centre will be built in Dumfries as part of plans to increase participation in the sport nationwide.

The Scottish government says it is still giving full consideration to the "complex issues" involved.

Developers say the new facility at Moffat can make a "big difference" to a south of Scotland town.

Reversing the 1960s closure of the line is one option being taken forward by a transport study.

Commuters across the country are warned that wintry conditions could affect journeys.

A study finds the annual celebration of literature in Wigtown makes a "tremendous contribution".

Dumfries and Galloway Council could become the latest to offer a bilingual greeting to visitors.

The herd in south west Scotland might assist with studies looking at prolonging life expectancy.

The Section 60 order was brought in after the fatal stabbing of a Southampton teenager.

Police are concerned two armed groups in an area of Southampton may attack each other.

The vote followed the death of the group's depute leader on the local authority last year.

Acts from the US and the UK come together in honour of Scotland's national bard in Dumfries.

Nicola Sturgeon and Jackson Carlaw's row follows the collapse of a ceiling in a Broughty Ferry police station.

The 59-year-old from Dumfries said his diabetes meant he was not able to have intercourse.

Scotland's police chief says officers' accommodation alone for COP26 will cost "tens of millions of pounds".

The UK government shows "lack of clarity" on funding the COP26 conference in Glasgow this year.

Dozens of staff are made redundant as a result of the decision blamed on 'cash flow challenges'.

Technology which can override encryption on some devices is to be rolled out across Scotland next week.

A court heard Marco Tondo, 32, kept the dogs in cramped conditions at an address in Bishopbriggs.

A Dumfries couple in their 70s were attacked at home by robbers who made off with jewellery and cash.

A financial package will allow the new facility to be built and fitted out in the south of Scotland.

Revised plans for the second phase of a multi-million pound educational overhaul are drawn up.

The man and woman failed to seek urgent medical help for the seven-month-old despite her injuries.

Many of the primaries and secondaries in Dumfries and Galloway have more classrooms than they need.

The research centre set up to improve Scotland's response and recovery in extreme conditions.

The Scottish Ambulance Service reports a 2.7% increase in calls on the same period last year.

The devices automatically pass on vital data about the patient to medics waiting in hospital.

Queen of the South striker Stephen Dobbie signs a contract extension, keeping him with the Dumfries club until 2021.

Jordan Henderson took the forms from Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in a bid to obtain painkillers.

The agreement involves two projects in southern Scotland where construction has yet to begin.

The Fire Brigades Union wants to remove demands that firefighters attend non-emergency accidents such as falls.

The pilot programme hopes to help staff unwind after attending "difficult or traumatic events".

Following a multi-agency search on both sides of the border, the body and a car were discovered.