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Little Wigtown bring the Americana sound to Geelong’s Pistol Petes Food N Blues - Forte Magazine
Little Wigtown bring the Americana sound to Geelong’s Pistol Petes Food N Blues Forte Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 27 November 2025 🕒 9:52 pm
The tiny Scottish 'book town' that was named best for Christmas visit - Daily Record
The tiny Scottish 'book town' that was named best for Christmas visit Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 27 November 2025 🕒 12:36 pm
Tiny Scottish town with under 1000 people named best to visit this Christmas - TheNational.scot
Tiny Scottish town with under 1000 people named best to visit this Christmas TheNational.scot
📢 Published on 📅 23 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Small Scottish town with under 1000 people named best to visit this Christmas - Yahoo News UK
Small Scottish town with under 1000 people named best to visit this Christmas Yahoo News UK
📢 Published on 📅 22 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Wigtown's water supplies to be protected from vandals - BBC
Wigtown's water supplies to be protected from vandals BBC
📢 Published on 📅 14 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
The Wigtown cafe loved by locals and visitors who come from far and wide - Great British Life
The Wigtown cafe loved by locals and visitors who come from far and wide Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 3 November 2025 🕒 12:16 pm
Young driver, 21, airlifted to hospital after horror two-car smash on Scots road - The Scottish Sun
Young driver, 21, airlifted to hospital after horror two-car smash on Scots road The Scottish Sun
📢 Published on 📅 1 November 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Young woman airlifted to hospital after horror crash in Scots town - Daily Record
Young woman airlifted to hospital after horror crash in Scots town Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 1 November 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Creetown make it two wins in a row with victory over Wigtown & Bladnoch - Daily Record
Creetown make it two wins in a row with victory over Wigtown & Bladnoch Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 23 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The bookshop and a café that's a ‘shining example of Wigtown’s literary spirit’ - Great British Life
The bookshop and a café that's a ‘shining example of Wigtown’s literary spirit’ Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 20 October 2025 🕒 11:04 am
Borders To Booktown - A Fourth Adventure For Shona The Vet - DGWGO
Borders To Booktown - A Fourth Adventure For Shona The Vet DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 14 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Haunted castles and holy caves: Inside Scotland’s hidden south-west - TheNational.scot
Haunted castles and holy caves: Inside Scotland’s hidden south-west TheNational.scot
📢 Published on 📅 12 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'In era of Sandie Peggie, this brave woman raised the alarm over gender war' - The Herald
'In era of Sandie Peggie, this brave woman raised the alarm over gender war' The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 8 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival Weathers The Storm - DGWGO
Wigtown Book Festival Weathers The Storm DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 7 October 2025 🕒 8:48 am
Alan Little: Appetite for Scottish independence is dependent on 'weather' in Westminster - The Scotsman
Alan Little: Appetite for Scottish independence is dependent on 'weather' in Westminster The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 6 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book festival weathers Storm Amy with increased ticket sales - BBC
Wigtown Book festival weathers Storm Amy with increased ticket sales BBC
📢 Published on 📅 6 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival diary: AI's thoughts on love and how a small town can rally emergency musicians - The Scotsman
Wigtown Book Festival diary: AI's thoughts on love and how a small town can rally emergency musicians The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 5 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival Diary: How Lord Robertson's talk made the lights go out and the bonkers world of Wigtown - The Scotsman
Wigtown Book Festival Diary: How Lord Robertson's talk made the lights go out and the bonkers world of Wigtown The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 4 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The Elvis tribute performer from Bangkok who has won a major Scottish poetry prize - The Scotsman
The Elvis tribute performer from Bangkok who has won a major Scottish poetry prize The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 4 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Nicola Sturgeon says Nigel Farage is 'selling snake oil' with Reform UK party - Daily Record
Nicola Sturgeon says Nigel Farage is 'selling snake oil' with Reform UK party Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 30 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Tamara Fulcher wins Anne Brown Essay Prize for ‘touching’ exploration of homelessness - Scottish Field
Tamara Fulcher wins Anne Brown Essay Prize for ‘touching’ exploration of homelessness Scottish Field
📢 Published on 📅 30 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'I moved to Dumfries & Galloway due to my love for The Wicker Man' - The Herald
'I moved to Dumfries & Galloway due to my love for The Wicker Man' The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 30 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Volunteering is a passion project for festival-goer Gillean - The Southern Reporter
Volunteering is a passion project for festival-goer Gillean The Southern Reporter
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'Incredible' newspaper exhibition at Wigtown Book Festival features 'rare' 1909 Scotsman edition - The Scotsman
'Incredible' newspaper exhibition at Wigtown Book Festival features 'rare' 1909 Scotsman edition The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'Deeply touching' exploration of homelessness wins Anne Brown Essay Prize 2025 - The Herald
'Deeply touching' exploration of homelessness wins Anne Brown Essay Prize 2025 The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 28 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Del Amitri frontman gets Wigtown Book Festival underway - The Herald
Del Amitri frontman gets Wigtown Book Festival underway The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 27 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Scotland’s National Book Town prepares to welcome the world - Great British Life
Scotland’s National Book Town prepares to welcome the world Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 25 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Cameras will roll at book festival - DNG Online Limited
Cameras will roll at book festival DNG Online Limited
📢 Published on 📅 23 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Visit Wigtown Book Festival and you could end up in a new Scottish movie - Great British Life
Visit Wigtown Book Festival and you could end up in a new Scottish movie Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 10:10 am
Cameras ready to roll at Wigtown Book Festival - BBC
Cameras ready to roll at Wigtown Book Festival BBC
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival: Visitors will get chance to feature in brand new film, as Nicola Sturgeon attends - The Scotsman
Wigtown Book Festival: Visitors will get chance to feature in brand new film, as Nicola Sturgeon attends The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Glasgow Herald journalist shortlsited for non-fiction writing prize - HoldtheFrontPage
Glasgow Herald journalist shortlsited for non-fiction writing prize HoldtheFrontPage
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The highlights of this year's Wigtown Book Festival - Great British Life
The highlights of this year's Wigtown Book Festival Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 20 September 2025 🕒 11:06 am
What The Dickens? Can Book Festival’s AI Experiment Bring Author Back To Life? - DGWGO
What The Dickens? Can Book Festival’s AI Experiment Bring Author Back To Life? DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 18 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival HQ Returns To Its Birthplace - DGWGO
Wigtown Book Festival HQ Returns To Its Birthplace DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 16 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Bookshop hosts couple’s happy ever after - DNG Online Limited
Bookshop hosts couple’s happy ever after DNG Online Limited
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Camelon Juniors set up Scottish Cup cracker against Albion Rovers after ten-goal win - Falkirk Herald
Camelon Juniors set up Scottish Cup cracker against Albion Rovers after ten-goal win Falkirk Herald
📢 Published on 📅 11 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
World’s First Airbnb Bookshop, world record in Wigtown, Scotland - worldrecordacademy.org
World’s First Airbnb Bookshop, world record in Wigtown, Scotland worldrecordacademy.org
📢 Published on 📅 10 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Gets Set For 2025 Annual Festival Of Children’s Literature And Storytelling - DGWGO
Wigtown Gets Set For 2025 Annual Festival Of Children’s Literature And Storytelling DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 9 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fairytale ending: Couple tie the knot in Scotland's only bookshop Airbnb - The Herald
Fairytale ending: Couple tie the knot in Scotland's only bookshop Airbnb The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 8 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Bladnoch Distillery announces partnership with Wigtown Book Festival - The Scotsman
Bladnoch Distillery announces partnership with Wigtown Book Festival The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Be Prepared – Wigtown Explores How Clean Underpants Help You Survive Armageddon - DGWGO
Be Prepared – Wigtown Explores How Clean Underpants Help You Survive Armageddon DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 2 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Scotland’s Own Essay Prize Aims To Promote Fresh, Intelligent, Thought Provoking Writing - DGWGO
Scotland’s Own Essay Prize Aims To Promote Fresh, Intelligent, Thought Provoking Writing DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 2 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Booktown and beyond… the future is bright for Dumfries and Galloway - The Herald
Booktown and beyond… the future is bright for Dumfries and Galloway The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 29 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Vance family's Limousin cross bullock crowned champion of champions at Wigtown - The Scottish Farmer
Vance family's Limousin cross bullock crowned champion of champions at Wigtown The Scottish Farmer
📢 Published on 📅 14 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
I visited Scotland’s version of Stars Hollow - a quaint town home to 15 bookshops - The Scotsman
I visited Scotland’s version of Stars Hollow - a quaint town home to 15 bookshops The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown publisher launches new book featuring Scottish girl who wishes she lived in the Wild West - Daily Record
Wigtown publisher launches new book featuring Scottish girl who wishes she lived in the Wild West Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 11 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'Bucket list' town praised as 'Scotland’s version of Stars Hollow' - Daily Record
'Bucket list' town praised as 'Scotland’s version of Stars Hollow' Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 11 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'Beautiful' town famous for its bookshops 'like something from TV show' - Glasgow Live
'Beautiful' town famous for its bookshops 'like something from TV show' Glasgow Live
📢 Published on 📅 11 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'Magical' book town with 'cosy shops' reminds fans of TV show - Bristol Live
'Magical' book town with 'cosy shops' reminds fans of TV show Bristol Live
📢 Published on 📅 11 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Book festival announces line-up - DNG Online Limited
Book festival announces line-up DNG Online Limited
📢 Published on 📅 8 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival: Nicola Sturgeon and Justin Currie in line-up - BBC
Wigtown Book Festival: Nicola Sturgeon and Justin Currie in line-up BBC
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Greg Hemphill and Nicola Sturgeon among Wigtown headliners - The Herald
Greg Hemphill and Nicola Sturgeon among Wigtown headliners The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Chewin’ The Fat And Balamory Stars To Appear At Wigtown Book Festival - DGWGO
Chewin’ The Fat And Balamory Stars To Appear At Wigtown Book Festival DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to appear at 2025 Wigtown Book Festival - Daily Record
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to appear at 2025 Wigtown Book Festival Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Nicola Sturgeon to discuss her autobiography at Wigtown Book Festival - The Herald
Nicola Sturgeon to discuss her autobiography at Wigtown Book Festival The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Show to become first Scottish agricultural show to host live birds since movement ban - Daily Record
Wigtown Show to become first Scottish agricultural show to host live birds since movement ban Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 4 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Show to host first live birds since avian flu - The Scottish Farmer
Wigtown Show to host first live birds since avian flu The Scottish Farmer
📢 Published on 📅 2 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Isla Rosser-Owen returns to Wigtown Book Festival as CEO - The Bookseller
Isla Rosser-Owen returns to Wigtown Book Festival as CEO The Bookseller
📢 Published on 📅 17 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Festival Company appoints new CEO - Arts Professional
Wigtown Festival Company appoints new CEO Arts Professional
📢 Published on 📅 17 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
NEW CHIEF ANNOUNCED FOR WIGTOWN BOOK FESTIVAL - DGWGO
NEW CHIEF ANNOUNCED FOR WIGTOWN BOOK FESTIVAL DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 16 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
New Wigtown Book Festival chief has 'ambitious plans' - BBC
New Wigtown Book Festival chief has 'ambitious plans' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 16 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Director Adrian Turpin to leave Wigtown Book Festival - Great British Life
Director Adrian Turpin to leave Wigtown Book Festival Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 8 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Global Fellowship: A Summer of Reading Unlike Any Other - Colby News
Global Fellowship: A Summer of Reading Unlike Any Other Colby News
📢 Published on 📅 4 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Woman Unveils Plans For Female Funded Scottish Big Screen Movie - DGWGO
Wigtown Woman Unveils Plans For Female Funded Scottish Big Screen Movie DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 29 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Body found in search for man missing from dinghy - STV News
Body found in search for man missing from dinghy STV News
📢 Published on 📅 16 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Body found in search for 72-year-old sailor who went missing off the Scottish coast - Daily Record
Body found in search for 72-year-old sailor who went missing off the Scottish coast Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 16 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Body found in search for man, 72, missing from dinghy - BBC
Body found in search for man, 72, missing from dinghy BBC
📢 Published on 📅 16 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Dinghy found in search for missing sailor named by police - STV News
Dinghy found in search for missing sailor named by police STV News
📢 Published on 📅 15 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Missing sailor, 72, feared dead after vanishing off coast of Scotland as police reveal worrying update - The Scottish Sun
Missing sailor, 72, feared dead after vanishing off coast of Scotland as police reveal worrying update The Scottish Sun
📢 Published on 📅 15 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Coastguard search for missing man off Solway Coast - BBC
Coastguard search for missing man off Solway Coast BBC
📢 Published on 📅 14 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Air and sea search underway to find 'missing yacht' off Scottish coast - Daily Record
Air and sea search underway to find 'missing yacht' off Scottish coast Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 14 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Martyrs and manuscripts in Scotland’s ‘book town’ - PressReader
Martyrs and manuscripts in Scotland’s ‘book town’ PressReader
📢 Published on 📅 11 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Explore new Scottish road trip with EV guide for the South West Coastal 300 - Daily Record
Explore new Scottish road trip with EV guide for the South West Coastal 300 Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 8 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Family friend of teen who died from car accident says support has been 'amazing' | ITV News - ITVX
Family friend of teen who died from car accident says support has been 'amazing' | ITV News ITVX
📢 Published on 📅 30 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Teen killed in Wigtownshire crash named by police - The Herald
Teen killed in Wigtownshire crash named by police The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 28 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Man named following fatal crash on the A75 near Carsluith. - Police Scotland
Man named following fatal crash on the A75 near Carsluith. Police Scotland
📢 Published on 📅 18 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
We bought the 200-year-old local pub in our tiny forgotten Scottish town - The Scottish Sun
We bought the 200-year-old local pub in our tiny forgotten Scottish town The Scottish Sun
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The Wigtown Ploughman: Pub saved in Scotland's 'forgotten place' - BBC
The Wigtown Ploughman: Pub saved in Scotland's 'forgotten place' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 12 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Three teenagers arrested after boy, 16, assaulted in Dumfries and Galloway town - Daily Record
Three teenagers arrested after boy, 16, assaulted in Dumfries and Galloway town Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
End of Adrian’s chapter at the Wigtown helm - DNG Online Limited - DNG Online Limited
End of Adrian’s chapter at the Wigtown helm - DNG Online Limited DNG Online Limited
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Two boys and girl charged after 16-year-old attacked - STV News
Two boys and girl charged after 16-year-old attacked STV News
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Scottish literary festival director departs after 20 years - Arts Professional
Scottish literary festival director departs after 20 years Arts Professional
📢 Published on 📅 9 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival director to step down after 20 years - BBC
Wigtown Book Festival director to step down after 20 years BBC
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Adrian Turpin to step down as director of the Wigtown Book Festival after 20 years - The Bookseller
Adrian Turpin to step down as director of the Wigtown Book Festival after 20 years The Bookseller
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival: Creative director to stand down from much-loved festival after two decades - The Scotsman
Wigtown Book Festival: Creative director to stand down from much-loved festival after two decades The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
TURPIN LEAVES BOOK FESTIVAL ROLE AFTER 20 YEARS - DGWGO
TURPIN LEAVES BOOK FESTIVAL ROLE AFTER 20 YEARS DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Unveils Spring Weekend Festival Line-Up - DGWGO
Wigtown Unveils Spring Weekend Festival Line-Up DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 1 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
First pints set to be poured at new community owned pub in Galloway - Daily Record
First pints set to be poured at new community owned pub in Galloway Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 25 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fancy running a book shop that comes with an Airbnb in south-west Scotland? - The Scotsman
Fancy running a book shop that comes with an Airbnb in south-west Scotland? The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Special projects to help Dumfries and Galloway celebrate World Book Day 2025 - Daily Record
Special projects to help Dumfries and Galloway celebrate World Book Day 2025 Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival Organises World Book Day Events for 400 Classes Across the Region - DGWGO
Wigtown Book Festival Organises World Book Day Events for 400 Classes Across the Region DGWGO
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2025 🕒 8:00 am
The Scottish region that is on the up with stunning walks and unique attractions - Daily Record
The Scottish region that is on the up with stunning walks and unique attractions Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Scotland's Book Town saved - Daily Record
Scotland's Book Town saved Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 12 February 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Wigtown Book Festival – The NEN - North Edinburgh News
Wigtown Book Festival – The NEN North Edinburgh News
📢 Published on 📅 9 February 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Dumfries and Galloway's arts sector handed massive £2million boost thanks to Creative Scotland - Daily Record
Dumfries and Galloway's arts sector handed massive £2million boost thanks to Creative Scotland Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 31 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Glenn Cooksley's Wigtown Book Festival photo exhibition - Great British Life
Glenn Cooksley's Wigtown Book Festival photo exhibition Great British Life
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Wigtown's Open Book: The holiday that's a 'book lover's dream' - BBC
Wigtown's Open Book: The holiday that's a 'book lover's dream' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 31 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Baillie Gifford link ends at Wigtown Book Festival - BBC
Baillie Gifford link ends at Wigtown Book Festival BBC
📢 Published on 📅 5 June 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Wigtown Book Town: 'I started as a Girl Guide, now I run the festival' - BBC
Wigtown Book Town: 'I started as a Girl Guide, now I run the festival' BBC
📢 Published on 📅 16 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am

