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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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

More than 10,000 people have been part of the project to boost numbers in southern Scotland.

It will deliver a "root cause" review of issues which forced the closure of a multi-million pound school site in Dumfries

The cannabis farm was found when fire crews responded to reports of a burning smell.

Susan Deacon resigned from the Scottish Police Authority last month, describing it as "fundamentally flawed"

They win all three constituencies in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway with reduced majorities.

Nikki Birgit Campbell and her 23-month-old daughter, Rhea, were pulled from their car as it filled with flood water.

Goods worth tens of thousands of pounds are taken from the Currys PC World site in Dumfries.

An independent investigation into construction failings at DG1 delivered a string of recommendations.

Outgoing SPA boss Susan Deacon says a "clutter of organisations dabbling about" is not sufficient scrutiny.

Prof Susan Deacon's resignation means the SPA is looking for its fourth chair in six years.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon denies opposition claims of a "crisis" after Susan Deacon resigns as chairwoman of the SPA.

Leaflets on how to prevent fires in the home and what to do if one starts are being distributed across Scotland.

Barriers and new signs will be put up near the area where James and Susan Kenneavy's car washed up on a beach.

The annual campaign is the first since new police roadside drug-detection kits were introduced.

The 52-year-old died after his vehicle hit the central reservation and left the road near Lockerbie.

It follows the collapse of the old structure which forced a road closure near the historic site.

A council says it "very much regrets" the incident following work to reduce risks at a harbour.

A study could pave the way to developing a watersports activity centre in the south west of Scotland.

The Scots forest has led the way in raising awareness of light pollution and promoting stargazing.