As part of Challenge Poverty Week 2026, Dumfries and Galloway Council is encouraging residents to support their local foodbanks by taking part in a region-wide food drive from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October.
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work Services Committee has heard how early intervention and prevention services are helping improve outcomes for children, families and vulnerable households across Dumfries and Galloway, while work continues to address significant national pressures facing social work services.
Residents, community groups, land managers, businesses and organisations are being invited to share their views on biodiversity as part of engagement on Dumfries and Galloway’s draft Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP).
Service users at Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Stranraer Activity and Resource Centre (ARC) are celebrating after playing their part in a Guinness World Records achievement as part of the world’s largest online music quiz.
