A moving symbol of support for all those affected by the war in Ukraine has been created in the window of The Press as the people of Dumfries rally to support those in need.

Take a peek into Dumfries’ print history and learn about the everyday language of the print room – just don’t get ‘the wrong end of the stick’! With tools-of-the-trade, locally printed materials from the past, and AV installations by John Wallace.

We are delighted to announce Midsteeple Quarter has been granted Listed Building Consent for The Press (117 High Street). Listed building consent is the mechanism by which planning authorities ensure that any changes to listed buildings are appropriate and sympathetic to their character. It helps to protect what is a rare and unique building.

Midsteeple Quarter have three prime location spaces that are now available for our community to use on a temporary basis. We want to breath life into these new spaces in the heart of our hight street. Do you have a business idea you would like to try out in one of these spaces as a temporary use?

Midsteeple Quarter are delighted to be working with D-LUX Festival of light this Decembe as they return to Dumfries High Street with an exciting new project called ‘Wrap the Toon’,

Midsteeple Quarter has recently acquired two prime location spaces in Dumfries. These are now available for our community to use on a temporary basis. We want to breath life into these new spaces in the heart of our hight street. Do you have a business idea you would like to try out in one of these spaces as a temporary use?

Midsteeple Quarter have reached an exciting stage in their plans and are pleased to announce the purchase of 113-115 and 117-119 High Street.  This is a huge step forward for the regeneration of Dumfries High Street by this community-led organisation.

On Thursday 10th October and Saturday 12th October open public consultations session were held at ‘The Oven’ (135-137 High Street, Dumfries). The local community were invited to come along to view plans and research material from the Feasibility Study into the potential development of 113-115 High Street and 117-119 High Street as part of the Midsteeple Quarter project for Dumfries town centre.