Dumfries High School Social Subjects

.@colinsmythmsp wants to introduce a Member's Bill to establish an Older People’s Commissioner for Scotland, with duties including raising awareness of the rights and interests of older people. The consultation on his proposals closes on 23 October: ow.ly/GVQX50PX29x

Today Community Officers have been on footpatrol targeting anti social behaviour hotspots in #Dumfries. Whilst on patrol we charged a male & female for drinking alcohol in a public place & then seized drugs from a male following a targeted stop search. #CommunityPolicing

17 July 1944 | Jane Haining, a Church of Scotland missionary in Budapest perished in the German Nazi Auschwitz camp. Her last message to friends was a postcard asking for food. She ended her letter with the words: “There is not much to report here on the way to heaven.” Jane Haining (b. 6 June 1897) was arrested in Budapest by the Gestapo and later deported to Auschwitz. On 14 May 1944, she was registered in the camp as prisoner 79467. She was recognized by @yadvashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

📣Today we're celebrating Suffrage Lecturer Jane Taylor – baptised in #Stranraer #DumfriesandGalloway #OTD in 1827 Born to a wealthy family Jane was the eldest of 11 children & helped raise her siblings after the early death of her mother. 1/ #scottishhistory #womeninscotland