Plans for a nursing home and residential development on a former golf course in Gretna are recommended for refusal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-13051508
The Liberal Democrat candidate in the Clydesdale constituency fails to lodge his nomination papers on time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657
Councillors approve the closure of a police station in Dumfries and Galloway as "surplus to requirements".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-12810909
A report raises concerns about watchkeeping on a ferry and boat involved in a collision which led to a teenager's death.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-12774233
The total value of fish landed by Scottish-based boats fell last year compared with 2009, provisional statistics suggest.
Galashiels-based drug firm ProStrakan reports a pre-tax loss of £600,000, against a loss of £15m a year ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-12771926
The public is asked to help plant 100,000 trees
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