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The region has a number of local newspapers, and the contact details for these are given below.

• Dumfries and Galloway Council Communications Unit (has contacts for all national and local press):
  Susan Black, tel. 01387 260330
  
  
• Dumfries and Galloway Standard News Desk:
  Sharon Liptrott or David Bennett, tel. 01387 240330
  
  
• Dumfriesshire Newspapers (local free papers):
  Fiona Miller, tel. 01461 202417
  
  
• The Galloway News: tel. 01556 504141
  
  
• Galloway Gazette, Newton Stewart: tel. 01671 402503
  
  
• Wigtown Free Press, Stranraer: tel. 01776 702551

Dumfries and Galloway is covered by both BBC Scotland and BBC North West England. The commercial television station is Border Television, which covers Dumfries and Galloway, The Borders, Cumbria and Northumberland in England, and the Isle of Man.

• Local BBC Radio/TV news team:
  Willie Johnston or Colin Coulthard, tel. 01387 268008
  
  
• BBC Scotland Press Office: tel. 0141 338 2254
  www.bbc.co.uk/scotland
  
  
• West Sound Radio (local commercial radio station):
  Newsdesk Jo Leavesley, tel. 01387 250999
  www.southwestsound.co.uk
  
  
• Border TV, The Television Centre, Carlisle:
  tel. 01228 525101
  www.border-tv.com

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