Stafford McDowall has been named in Gregor Townsend's 15 for Saturday's game with Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Cample Line, Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, The Sove Network and Wigtown Festival Company will receive the funding over the next three years.

Hundreds of properties in southern Scotland are still without power five days after Storm Eowyn battered the region. SP Energy Networks has confirmed that 303 properties in Dumfries and Galloway are without electricity and a handful in the Scottish Borders.

An accident has closed a major Dumfries and Galloway road at rush hour. The Dumfries bypass section of the A75 has been shut by police between the Cuckoo Bridge and Dalscone roundabouts. Traffic is already queuing in the area and motorists are advised to avoid the area, with emergency services on the scene.

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SCOTS are bracing for snow and ice as the country is slapped with a fresh weather warning. The latest yellow alert comes days after Storm Eowyn, with hundreds of people left without power for a

Castle Kennedy near Stranraer makes a special map of visitor attractions beholden with legends, myths and dark secrets produced by the Scottish Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show and Andy The Highlander.

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

Storm Éowyn is battering the west coast as a rare red weather warning has come into effect in Scotland. The area covered by the high winds alert - which lasts until 17:00 - has been extended to include most of Dumfries and Galloway. It already covered most of the central belt, including Glasgow, Edinburgh and some islands.

Adventure doesn’t stop after dark in Scotland, from twilight kayaking along the River Tay to pitch-black bungee jumps in the Highlands.

However, charity Fair Scotland said it - along with others - was under threat while many events had already been lost. Dumfries and Galloway Council said "positive discussions" were ongoing ...

Fewer than 2,000 online surveys have been completed so far on plans for a new national park in Scotland, according to the body in charge of