Dumfries is today launching its official bid to become the UK’s newest city.The campaign is calling for all residents, businesses and communities to show their support for the Queen of the South to become the first rural city in the country.The honour is granted through a competition for UK towns held to coincide with significant royal milestones, this time as part of the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, next year.If the Dumfries bid is successful, it would see the town become the first city in the south of Scotland.Dumfries Provost Tracey Little is leading the committee making the bid.She said: “This will be a community-led bid with the aim of bringing benefits to the whole of Dumfries and Galloway.“Giving us city status
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