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 Wigtown Book Festival. Sir James (1936-2018) was born at Mill Cottage Minnigaff – the son of a bank teller who was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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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 right) and actor Gerda Stevenson to Astronomer Royal Professor Lord Martin Rees and Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean. Audiences took advantage of sunny weekend weather…
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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 fourth Festival of Folklore will run from Wednesday 21st – Sunday 25th September. Having come through some pretty big challenges in 2020 and 2021, the…
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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 The South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) has launched its first ‘barometer survey’ of tourism and hospitality businesses in the South of Scotland, aiming to…
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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 higher attendance than the previous event in 2019 despite extreme weather warnings and heavy rain. The three day festival celebrates Scotland’s only remaining wild, native…
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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 lives in the south, and ensure it becomes the most popular choice for shorter, everyday journeys by 2032. The document has been created by the…
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As part of the Solway Firth Partnership’s ‘Kirkcudbright Bay Views’ project, funded by the Galloway Glens Scheme, a new information panel has been installed in the Doon Car Park. This illustrates the walk along the Senwick shore but also aims to give background to the question of whether it is the ‘Doon’ or ‘Dhoon’. The…
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The second annual Music at the Multiverse weekend saw Glasvegas and the Bluebells take the Main Stage while revellers packed the new Dance Tent. Rain showers did nothing to deter the audiences for the opening day of this weekend’s event at the spectacular Crawick Multiverse, Dumfries and Galloway. The first of the big name acts…
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The South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) has teamed up with the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) to help owners of B&Bs, unlicensed guest houses and holiday lets across the South of Scotland to prepare for new regulations concerning short-term lets. Businesses in the South of Scotland must ensure they are fully informed about new…
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The Scottish Oyster Shucking Championship returns after two year break, taking centre stage at the Stranraer Oyster Festival in early September. The festival is inviting contenders to battle it out for the title of Scotland’s Shucking Champion. Taking place on Saturday 3rd September 2022 , the Scottish Shucking Championships will see the winner go on…
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