Alive has a brand new feature on the station.

The last Friday of every Month, Kath Lord-Green from Insight Training presents a 10 minute digest on what’s happening in your town.

This month Kath spoke to Cheif Executive of Dumfries & Galloway Chamber of Commerce Gordon Mann.

The podcast of the interview will be available shortly.

Do you have any stories for Kath to look at for the May programme? Email her now info@insighttcc.co.uk

Did you miss Stig Nordkill’s Interview with Gus MacPherson earlier today? If so you missed a great interview discussing Queen of the South FC’s future as a club, and their odds of staying in the first division, as they near the end of the season. A must for any football fan.

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Listen to Hugh again on our Podcast.

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As Dumfries gets set to cast it’s vote on May 3rd, Lee will be joined in the studio by John Charteris, Conservative Candidate for the Lochar Ward and Jeff Leaver of the Labour Party.

The candidates will be explaining why they feel that they can deliver for both their Ward, and Dumfries. As well as which, they’ll be answering the questions that you want answered, get in touch with your questions.

Send them in by e-mail : hello@aliveradio.net and put Lee Medd Live, in the subject box to ensure your question gets to Lee before the submission deadline of midday Tuesday May 1st.

Then tune in Wednesday from 9pm as Lee asks the questions that you want answered, Listen in as…. Dumfries Decides.

Why the cryptic title?  This is the name of Dumfries Poet Hugh McMillan’s blog. http://drumsleet.blogspot.co.uk/

Join is this Friday as reviewer Fiona Blackwood interviews Hugh about his poetry, influences, awards and shares a laugh or two.

Hugh launches the “Thin Slice of the Moon” at Gracefield Arts Centre next Wednesday but you can get a generous insight into his life and writing at 1.30pm on Friday 27th April. 

Many thanks to Bibliographic Data Services based at the Crichton Business Park in Dumfries for arranging Hugh.  It’s a fun interview and we know you will enjoy hearing “life and Poetry”, the McMillan edition!

Shortly after broadcasts the podcast will be available for download on www.aliveradio.net

Moniaive’s internationally famous Folk Festival is back and as big and bold as ever.

Enjoy Cairn Chorus, Siobhan Miller, Michelangelo the stilt walker,

Tony Bonning storyteller, Cape Breton Step Dance

Fiddle, harp, accordion, guitar, flute/whistle, slow sessions

Plus the awesome Andy Irvine and the splendid sound of Galloways own “Dangleberries”

Click on the Folk festival icon on the right hand side and find out more

Sessions in the Craigdarroch and the George all weekend, and probably elsewhere.

Weekend pass covering all events and camping £40/ £25.  All tickets available online www.moniaivefolkfestival.co.uk or from Wendy Stewart on 01387 820 241.

We’ll be looking at what happened when the Prime Minister came town.

We will look at the launch of the main political parties local election campaigns and in a follow-up to our launch show, we look at the employment schemes launched in the past 25 years and ask if the “Youth Contract Scheme” will last?

Tune in this Wednesday night between 9pm-11pm, only on Alive 107.3fm.

Today Pauline was speaking about space.

In the city, space, is a precious and expensive comodity while in the country space can be more or less taken for granted.

No matter, if we have little or a lot, we have to make the most of it.

Consider teh space at your disposal, both inside and out.  Appreciate how each room relates to the next, no room exists in isolation.

Before making any (often) expensive changes ask yourself, how the space makes me feel? Is it comfortable? What do I tolerate but not exactly like in the room?  Finally what do I dislike?

If you cannot answer those questions simply take everything out of the room and reassess it in that state.  Note however different times of day and night and even weather can make a difference.

If you have  a big room or want to separate space up, you do not need to build a wall!  You can use free standing folding screens which may be plain or themed.

Decorative tricks are good to amend space or give an illusion.  For example use stripes and patterns to create larger or smaller spaces.

The most important thing to remember is to be aware of what is appropriate to you.  Be independent of style and fashion norms.  Everyone loves a home that is unique!

I’ll be back in a fortnight talking about large spaces.  Join me then.

Pauline x

Join Mark Smith on Drivetime with more interior design tips from Pauline Jack.

If you have a small flat, you can make it appear much bigger.

If your house is cold and dark, we have ways to make it warm and light.

Tune in from 4.30pm for Pauline’s top tips!  Plus find out more about Hollywood Carpets by clicking the Hollywood tile on the right.

At Alive we are excited about Comlongon Rocks, being held in the grounds of Comlongon Castle, Clarencefield on Saturday the 5th of May.

The great local entertainment showcases the awesome bands we have here in Dumfries.  Artists include an incredible 48 acts!!! These include :

Xavia

Finding Albert

More from Jim

The Common Empire

Prawn Gumbo

Without Reason

Turbyne

Nicola Black

Witness the Fall

The Darcy DaSilva Band

Pablo Eskimo

Iron Claw

Jay Ingram

Zoe Bestel

Emma Forman

The Uzis

To find out more about all the acts playing, click the Comlongon Rocks icon on the right hand side.

Get your tickets soon to make sure you don’t miss out on a great day.  There is a lot for the kids to see and do too.  Listen in on the Friday Magazine Show this week from 12 noon to find out whats happenin’.

This exciting festival raises funds for Cash 4 Kids and Cancer Research.

Tickets are £17 . Ticket hotline; 01387 870283