It was great to get out and about at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston last Thursday and to meet many members of the farming and wider rural community from Wigtownshire.
I’ve been impressed over a number of years by the care and attention put in, often by volunteers, to keep Dumfries railway station looking at its best.
One of the most enduring issues of recent times in Dumfries and Galloway constituency has been the loss of normal cottage hospital services at Newton Stewart.
Dumfries and Galloway constituency MP Alister Jack and his wife Ann, pictured, took part in a service to mark the arrival at Westminster Abbey of the Stone of Destiny.
With interest building up to the crowning of King Charles III alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, in Westminster Abbey, I’m delighted to see how many special community events are taking place across the constituency.
I know from local businesses how concerned they were by the potential extra cost and time involved had there been a short timescale before the introduction of the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme for single-use bottles and cans.
