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For the next three months, three sites including Dumfries and Galloway are participating in one of Scotland's most eye-catching festivals.

The British Bank has announced they are closing a number of stores across the UK including four in our region.

Officials behind the agency tasked with transforming the area's struggling economy have been finding out what local people think.

The entertainment retailer confirmed the news following a weak Christmas period, leaving uncertainty for thousands of jobs.

Arragon's Cycle Centre in Penrith has been shortlisted from more than 600 entrants in the awards from across Britain.

HS2 will see trains travelling at speeds of up to 250 miles an hour between London and north west England from 2033.

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New Look is to close its store in Carlisle, putting around 35 jobs at risk.

The fashion retailer will cease trading from the property in The Lanes Shopping Centre on 3 November.

It's understood the decision may have been influenced by competition from rival businesses, as well as financial pressures.

The company has concluded a strategic review into the future of the site. The first jobs will be lost in June 2019.

A new campaign to attract more visitors to the south of Scotland has been given a £500k funding boost by the Scottish Government.

Stead McAlpin near Carlisle announced last week that it was making 19 workers redundant - around a third of the workforce.

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