Consultation is drawing to a close on plans to create a new national park in Galloway Dumfries and Galloway councillors have voted to respond to the official consultation on creating a new ...

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More than 300 delegates have gathered in south west Scotland to hear the case for a Galloway national park. The event in Gatehouse of Fleet heard how it could help with wider regeneration of the area.

Today’s vote, however, represents a more difficult and important decision for councillors, - and looks less likely to result in such a clear win for the No Galloway National Park campaign.

Mark Gibson OBE, a respected estate owner in Ayrshire, has called on both the public and fellow landowners to support the creation of a new National Park in Galloway, covering South and East Ayrshire.

An East Ayrshire landowner has backed the campaign for a Galloway National Park, saying that the plan, which is currently under consultation, could “create a better future for so many people ...

Dumfries and Galloway councillors have voted to respond to the official consultation on creating a new national park in the area as "undecided". Campaigners for and against the proposals for ...