Dumfries and Galloway Council

A special meeting is being sought after a number of members quit the ruling Conservative group.

The burger giant withdrew plans for a second Dumfries drive-through when they faced refusal.

Four Galloway members blame centralised decision-making in the party as they form an independent group.

The Kirkcudbright Bridge closure left some residents with a five-mile detour to reach the town centre.

Next will open in an out-of-town retail park after a planning battle which has taken years to resolve.

Ecologists will use thermal cameras to check for their presence in the Whitesands area of Dumfries.

Next looks set to get approval to open a store at an out of town retail park in Dumfries.

A report outlines the deterioration of the structure which shut recently - splitting a town in two.