A trio of Dumfries and Galloway councillors have formed a breakaway political group called the Democratic Alliance.
Councillors Dougie Campbell (Dee and Glenkens), Iain Howie (Castle Douglas and Crocketford), and Willie Scobie (Stranraer and the Rhins) have resigned from the previous Independent Group following what they describe as “farcical” political games.
The men insist that they will not be aligned with any of the big three political parties and will be “true independent voices” for the people of Dumfries and Galloway.