Business
There are 2 convenience stores at each end of the town. Several successful businesses are also in the town and the town is once again thriving with many houses planned to be built over the next ten years. There is also a Post Office and a Bank on the main street.
The town has suffered genteel poverty in past times but it now prospers on a mix of agriculture, light industry and tourism with significant numbers commuting the short distance to Dumfries.
Many inhabitants commute to the nearby Arla Foods factory, which produces 2 million bottles of milk per week.
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