Litter picks are to take place across one of the region’s main roads in the next few weeks.
Concerns have been raised about the amount of rubbish at the side of the region’s roads – both council owned routes and trunk roads, including the A75 which is managed by Amey on behalf of Transport Scotland.
And council workers are now set to swoop in to clear up some of the rubbish after Castle Douglas and Crocketford councillor, Pauline Drysdale, pursued the matter with the community asset team.
