FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Wigtown - Caught on Camera

Book Lovers Are Paying £175 a Night to Work in a Scottish Bookshop — and It's Booked Until 2028

Experience a unique holiday at The Open Book in Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town. Run a second-hand bookshop, enjoy self-catering accommodation, and immerse yourself in the literary scene.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

A book lover's dream stay: inside the viral Scottish Airbnb where guests can run a high street bookshop

The Open Book has a waitlist so long that it would take 119 years to get through it

Evening Standard · Mar 27

Book Lovers Run Shop At Unique Bookshop Airbnb In Scotland‌

Guests live out their dream of owning a bookshop by the sea in Wigtown, Scotland, through Airbnb's first bookshop holiday experience.

Zenger · Sep 19, 2024

Conservatives claim victory in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West by-election

Richard Marsh saw off the challenge of Ian Gibson of the SNP to take the seat that had been held by Labour's Sandy Whitelaw

Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022

Galloway Association of Glasgow celebrates 230th anniversary dinner

The Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown and guests from as far afield as Somerset and Inverness came along to mark the occasion

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

Dumfries and Galloway councillor quits less than six months after being elected

Sandy Whitelaw has stood down from representing Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, with a by-election set to be held in the coming weeks

Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022

Scottish writers find success in international poetry competition

THE winners of Scotland’s international three-language poetry prize have been revealed at an event at Wigtown Book Festival.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2022

Wigtown Book Festival returns to celebrate literature in Scotland's Year of Stories

ONE of Scotland’s most beloved book festivals is set to get underway on Friday.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2022

Scotland's national book town inspires campaign for Irish equivalent

INSPIRED by a Scottish book festival, a campaign has been launched to establish the rural community of Granard as Ireland’s first ever Book Town.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2022

Galloway Mountain Rescue Team members awarded Queen's Platinum Jubilee medals

Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown, Mrs Aileen Brewis, made the presentation at the team’s base in Newton Stewart

Daily Record · Jun 17, 2022