Dr Christina Mackaill’s regular job in a hospital A&E department is challenging enough – but when the scrubs come off her focus shifts to planning how to treat sick or injured astronauts. The Edinburgh-born medic (pictured) is one of several guests at this year’s...
The Wigtown Poetry Prize, an annual celebration of poets and poems in the country’s three indigenous languages, will this week have its first ever digital launch. The decision follows the success of last year’s online prizegiving ceremony (which was part of the...
Spring Fling 2021 will offer new and different ways to showcase some of the best contemporary visual arts and craft from Dumfries and Galloway. Organisers, Upland CIC, are delighted to announce plans for this year’s event which will be a vibrant mix of digital and...
The Galloway National Park Association has expressed disappointment at the outcome of yesterday’s debate in the Scottish Parliament and pledged to redouble its campaign. Emma Harper MSP put forward a motion setting out the many benefits that a National Park would...
World-class sculptures will be donated to a Scottish primary school and a housing association as part of a drive to broaden access to art. Glasgow-based Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) is gifting the works as part of what’s believed to be the first ever subscription...
