Category: Press Release

Celebrating Galloway Place Names

The Galloway Glens Place Names Day marks a celebration of recent work to better understand and interpret Galloway’s Place Names. Social media posts through the day will build to an…
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Webinar for D& G Businesses to apply for new licence

South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) and Dumfries & Galloway Council join forces to host the ‘must-attend’ digital session for businesses in the region who now require a short-term let…
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Galloway Glens Winter Programme launches

This week sees the launch of the Galloway Glens Winter Programme, a series of eight events covering everything from Geese to Romans, with everything in between… Join us, and a…
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Faces from the past revealed at Whithorn

Talking 3D digital reconstructions of a young 14th-century woman and a cleric with a cleft palate  were unveiled as part of this year’s Wigtown Book Festival. The Whithorn Trust Event,…
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Galloway Nobel Prize winner James Mirrlees honoured with lecture and birthplace plaque 

Galloway Nobel Prize winner Sir James Mirrlees was honoured this weekend when a plaque was unveiled at his birthplace and an annual lecture series named after him was inaugurated at…
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From rock stars to astronomers – Wigtown Book Festival enjoys a stellar first weekend

Wigtown Book Festival has got off to a great start with a host of compelling speakers ranging from Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross, TV’s Red Shepherdess Hannah Jackson (pictured above…
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Festival of Folklore

Festival of Folklore IV Has Landed

Festival fever has hit Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway, with the triumphant return of the Festival of Folklore! Award-winning storytellers and Festival founders, Mostly Ghostly, are delighted to announce their…
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“Crucial” new survey of tourism businesses launched in South of Scotland as operating challenges grow

First South of Scotland Destination Alliance ‘barometer survey’ aims to gain vital insight into how tourism businesses in the region are faring and their priorities for the coming year  …
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Record breaking Oyster Festival hailed ‘incredible success’  

Stranraer Oyster Festival has been hailed as an ‘incredible success’ by organisers. More than 18,000 people attended the community-led event, which is now one of Scotland’s biggest food festivals, a…
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Vision for South to become Scotland’s leading cycling destination

The first ever cycling partnership strategy for the South of Scotland will aim to ensure the region becomes Scotland’s leading cycling destination. The strategy aims to embed cycling in people’s…
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