News News and updates from Dumfries and Galloway Council

Last updated 9am, Wednesday 2 July.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is pleased to confirm that all school transport services will operate from the beginning of the next academic year, ensuring every eligible child has access to safe and reliable transport to and from school.

Dumfries and Galloway Council will reopen Kirkcudbright Bridge to cars and light vans from 7am Wednesday 2 July 2025, operating under single-lane traffic control. This follows a comprehensive programme of structural assessments, safety checks, and proposed mitigation measures.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to supporting employees through service change, as part of a new redeployment policy. The council also confirmed its existing position of no compulsory redundancy will remain in place – reaffirming a long-standing commitment, originally made in 2015.  

Dumfries and Galloway Council has officially achieved Disability Confident Leader status – the highest level of accreditation under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme.