Nine local projects in the Glenkens and surrounding districts have netted a combined £137,000 in the latest round of awards from the Blackcraig Wind Farm Community Fund.
Top of the pile was Local Initiatives in New Galloway (LING) which received £25,000 – the maximum grant available – for
its town hall renovation programme.
Dunscore Playpark Project also cashed in with £25,000 towards creating a new multi-use tarmac path round the playing fields.