Holyrood is being asked to take action on the “negative impact” vacant, abandoned and derelict sites are having on the region’s communities.
South Scotland SNP MSP Emma Harper is to lead a national Members Debate in the Scottish Parliament with a determination to get these sites – and others across the country – turned into “useful community assets” rather than vandalised and rotting “eyesores”.
In her motion she will highlight experiences of Dumfries and Galloway residents living near places like the former Interfloor factory in Dumfries, the George Hotel in Stranraer and the Central Hotel in Annan – which are all thorns in the side of local communities.
