A woman from Bargrennan, near Newton Stewart, is living on £1 a day for five days to raise awareness of extreme poverty.
Ruby Marr is taking part in the "Live Below the Line" challenge, which is a campaign taking place in the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA simultaneously, with more than 20,000 people spending 5 days living below the line.
Mrs Marr has been raiding the reduced sections of the local supermarktes and grocery stores to try and find the cheapest food available.
She is raising money for UNICEF an has been finding the task harder than she first thought.
"In today's world, extreme poverty and inequality are unjustifiable and unfair. Live Below the Line demonstrates the problem in a concrete way, while raising money to address the problem.
"I have been browsing the supermarket shelves, buying the odd item to stick in the freezer - but seriously, to eat well, on £5 for five days, is indeed a challenge.
"It has been quite a learning curve price comparing. I am sure, after all of this is over, my weekly grocery bill will drop dramatically."
A charity, which finds homes for ex-racing greyhounds, is marking its ten year anniversary. And the Dumfriesshire and Cumbria Greyhound Rescue charity has something else to celebrate - staff there are about to re-home their 800th dog.
Adopted greyhounds in Carlisle Credit: ITV
Members of the charity brought their adopted dogs to an anniversary event today at the Old Town Hall in Carlisle.
Good support for 'Destination Dumfries and Galloway'
Marshall Swalwell supports the idea Credit: ITV Border
Marshall Swalwell runs the Auchenlairie Caravan Park for 26 years and is a big supporter of Destination D and G, he told our reporter Ryan Dollard:
"At my Caravan Park we have a return rate of more than 80 per cent. That tells you that once people have experienced a holiday here they like it."
He added: "We just need to come together to get more people to make that first trip. Getting together as an industry we can market the total package we have to offer better. "
Destination Dumfries and Galloway conference is well attended
More than 70 businesses attended Credit: ITV Border
More than seventy representatives of tourism attractions all round Dumfries and Galloway gathered in Gatehouse of Fleet today to discuss ways of promoting the area better. "Destination Dumfries and Galloway" is designed to attract more british tourists to the area for mini breaks.
Tourism conference shares ideas about how to get more visitors to D&G
Wilma Finlay, Chair of Destination D and G: Credit: ITV Border
Wilma Finlay said:"We need to get together and really let people know what a fantastic area this is to visit. We have beautiful scenery, stunning coastline and so many activities for all ages."
She added: "If we can persuade people to make the effort to give Galloway a chance I know they'll come back time and time again."
Tourism conference aims to find ways of getting more out of tourism for Dumfries and Galloway
The area's beautiful countryside could lure more toursts Credit: PA
Destination Dumfries & Galloway (DD&G), the region's private sector led tourism industry organisation has organised the conference.
It's titled 'Lets ALL make D&G a Tourism Destination' and calls for every business to play its part in building the tourism trade.
It includes keynote speakers and show visitor research carried out by Destination Dumfries and Galloway.
Duncan McConchie, Vice Chair of DD&G and Managing Director of Laggan Outdoor said:
"The key message of this conference is that it's up to every individual tourism business in the region to be part of developing Dumfries and Galloway as a tourism destination."
The day will also give information on projects that are under way to attract more visitors to Dumfries and Galloway.
