SCOTLAND’S largest rural performing arts festival has an international platform this year for the first time. Combining an outdoor travelling stage, pop-up performances in unexpected locations and a digital programme packed with world-class artists, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival is returning in a new format for over ten days this July. Starting on Friday (16th), there are 60 events blending music, theatre, dance, comedy and spoken word. New director Melanie Purdie (below) told the Sunday National the festival would mark the start of the highly anticipated return to theatre, gigs and shows following the coronavirus lockdowns. Purdie said the festival, which had to be cancelled last year because of the pandemic, was a “vital” component of the country’s arts calendar each year.
Castle Douglas tourism hub is back in business
Joy as community-owned Heart of Galloway (HoG) service set to resume.
Carolyn Yates and Piper Booth outside the Heart of Galloway in Castle Douglas (Image: Dumfries And Galloway Standard)
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A Castle Douglas tourism hub is to restart operations after being mothballed for months by the pandemic.
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From left to right, Russell students Arnav Dharmagadda, Ashley Steele, Morgan Clifton and Brody Kilburn display STLP plaques. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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AFTER 18 years with Mayhew, CEO Caroline Yates has stepped down as CEO to take up an internationally focused role within the animal welfare charity. Effective today, Howard Bridges has joined Mayhew as Interim CEO, bringing a vast amount of experience from the various senior and CEO roles he has held at animal welfare and veterinary organisations.
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