An activity group for people aged 50 and over has become so popular that a second one has been set up to meet demand. The waiting list for theKilwinning Discovery Group, which started three years ago,became so busy that another one was establishedin 2025to allow more people to enjoy the programme. TheDiscoveryAward is a fun and free personal challenge for people aged over 50 and is run by the Discovery Award Federation. It has four categories for its challenges: Service In th

Bestselling author Sir Michael Morpurgo visited the Barony Campus on Friday as part of the Boswell Book Festival’s education outreach programme. Sir Michael spoke to P7 pupils from Lochnorris Primary School and S1 pupils from The Robert Burns Academy about his new book, Black Beauty – A Retelling. The Boswell Book Festival, held annually at Dumfries House, is described as the world’s only festival of memoir and biography. Organised by the Boswell Trust, the festival also incl

Park School has come out top in the Big Walk and Wheel – the UK’s largest walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling challenge. The challenge, which took place between 16 and 27 March, encouraged children and young people to travel actively to school and learn more about air quality improvements as a result. In 2025, 4,550kg of nitrogen oxide was avoided as a result of the ten-day challenge and 2,880 tonnes of CO² were avoided. Each day of the challenge, schools recorded how man