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Dumfries (prononcé en anglais : [dʌmˈfɹiːs]; en gaélique écossais : Dùn Phris) est une ville britannique et un ancien burgh royal d'Écosse, capitale administrative du council area (après avoir été celle de la région) de Dumfries and Galloway et appartenant à la région de lieutenance du Dumfriesshire. De 1975 à 1996, elle est la capitale administrative du district de Nithsdale, au sein de la région du Dumfries and Galloway. Sa population s'élève à 38 000 habitants, y compris les villages de Locharbriggs et Cargenbridge.

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Dumfries Museum

Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, located in Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway, is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era. The museum also has the world's oldest working camera obscura. Admission is free, though a small fee applies for the camera obscura.

Maxwelltown

Maxwelltown (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Drochaid, IPA:[ˈkʰʲaun̴̪ˈt̪ɾɔxətʲ]) was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. In 1929 Maxwelltown was merged with the neighbouring burgh of Dumfries. Maxwelltown lies to the west of the River Nith, which forms the historic boundary between Kirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire. Maxwelltown was a hamlet known as Bridgend up until 1810, in which year it was made into a burgh of barony under its present name, later becoming a police burgh in 1833. Maxwelltown comprises several suburbs, including Summerhill, Troqueer, Janefield, Lochside, Lincluden, Sandside, and Summerville. The burgh of Maxwelltown straddled the two parishes of Terregles and Troqueer. In a referendum in 1928 the residents of Maxwelltown voted to join the burgh of Dumfries. The change took effect on 3 October 1929, and also transferred Maxwelltown from Kirkcudbrightshire to Dumfriesshire. The oldest remaining building within the Dumfries urban area is on the Maxwelltown side of the Nith, Lincluden Abbey. Queen of the South football ground is also on the Maxwelltown side. Some of the most notable local players for the club hail from the same side of the Nith, including Ian Dickson, Billy Houliston and Ted McMinn. Other buildings of note are the former Dumfries Mill, now the Robert Burns Centre, with visitor centre, museum, film theatre and restaurant. Dumfries Museum and Observatory and the Camera Obscura are further up on the hill as is the Sinclair Memorial. The former Benedictine Convent of the Immaculate Conception stands on a prominent position on Corbelly Hill. HMP Dumfries is at Jessiefield and the former Maxwelltown Burgh Court House is now flats. Maxwelltown railway station in the Summerhill area on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway closed in 1965.

Dumfries Sheriff Court

Dumfries Sheriff Court is a judicial building on Buccleuch Street in Dumfries in Scotland. The building, which still operates as the local courthouse, is a Category B listed building.

Municipal Buildings, Dumfries

The Municipal Buildings are based on the north side of Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The structure, which was the headquarters of Dumfries Burgh Council, is a Category C listed building.

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Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire

Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio Network. It broadcasts to Ayrshire. As of December 2022, the station had a weekly audience of 69,000 listeners according to RAJAR. The station rebranded from West Sound to Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire on 3 April 2023. On 12 November 2023, it was announced that the station would cease broadcasting on medium wave before the end of the year, but would continue on DAB.