Mid and Upper Nithsdale Councillor Jim Dempster said: “I wonder how often we could have used that £40,000 to support needy projects from 2015 until now.

Source: https://www.dng24.co.uk/heston-finally-gets-grant-after-eight-year-wait/

Most of them have “hardly walked more than a mile” in their lives, but 25 men from Upper Nithsdale hiked from Sanquhar to Thornhill recently in aid of a charity close to their hearts.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/upper-nithsdale-men-hike-sanquhar-31667629