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Difficult times for NHS nationally and locally Recent news coverage in the Free Press has underlined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on other more...

Support local businesses as they make welcome return The good news that a raft of coronavirus restrictions have been lifted across Scotland is extremely welcome...

A decision to allow a Dumfries family, originally from Pakistan, to remain permanently in the UK was right and just. That was the view of Dumfries and Galloway...

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack's statement on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Secretary of State for Scotland Alister...

Volunteer community activists at Whithorn have been commended by the local MP on their latest success. Alister Jack praised the team behind the redevelopment of...

Borderlands Growth Deal steers steady course for better times ahead At the geographical heart of the UK, the Borderlands has a unique position straddling the...

The Borderlands region is at the geographical heart of the United Kingdom and has a unique position straddling Scotland and England. For so many people criss...

Borderlands launchpad It was heartening yesterday to witness online the formal signing of the Borderlands Growth Deal, a remarkable coast-to-coast initiative...

Several thousand jobs in south-west Scotland are, at least, partly supported through exports. This was revealed in figures from Fraser of Allander Institute...