Katrina Macleod joins the team and is keen to see the town’s potential recognised.

Fox and Hound are set to trial live caption glasses in accessibility pilot.

The team at Midsteeple Quarter are delighted to welcome Heather Taylor as our Community Engagement and Communications Coordinator.

A new-look collective of local enterprises are spearheading trade at The Smithy on Dumfries High Street - and they are encouraging everyone to get behind them.

Picture gallery: Our community-owned building The Standard was packed as people supported the launch of a special cook book and art exhibition.

The Front Shop at The Standard offers opportunities to support people, enterprises and charities in all sorts of ways - as the repeated returns of the pop-up store from Ashagifts highlights.

We are working with with Jupiter Artland to bring JUPITER+DUMFRIES to our High Street, opening new opportunities

Application date extended: We are recruiting a Finance and Administration Co-ordinator, a vital behind-the-scenes role in our organisation. Could it be you?

We have started work to identify options for the long-term regeneration of three more of our community-owned buildings by commissioning Dumfries architecture firm Robert Potter and Partners to carry out a feasibility study.

Business and Employment Minister Richard Lochhead has hailed The Standard as a “fantastic example of what community-led regeneration can achieve”.