Warm hubs across Dumfries and Galloway are opening for a third day.
And there are also five food vans operating to help those who are still without power.
A number of properties across the region are still without power following Storm Eowyn on Friday.
The Local Resilience Partnership has used information from SPEN to decide which hubs should open from 12noon until 9pm today.
A council spokesman said: “These are the nearest places to pockets of power outages in often remote areas of the region where we have identified additional support is needed:
“There will be a mixture of support available at the warm hubs provided by the Local Resilience Partnership including free soup and filled rolls, free hot drinks, free bottled water heating, phone-charging (bring your phone charger) and friendly faces.”
The warm hubs can be found at:
- Dalbeattie: Birchvale Theatre
- Johnstonebridge: Johnstonebridge Community Centre
- Lockerbie: Lockerbie Ice Rink
- Moniaive: Moniaive and Glencairn Memorial Institute
- Powfoot: Powfoot Hotel
- Stranraer: The Ryan Centre
- Thornhill: Old School Thornhill
- Wanlockhead: Wanlockhead Inn
- Whithorn: South Machars Community Centre, and New Town Hall
The spokesman added: “These warm hubs and food trucks supplement the efforts that are taking place across affected communities in Dumfries and Galloway to support those who remain affected by power outages.
“Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Care at Home teams continue to support the most vulnerable in our communities, providing welfare calls and visits.”
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The five food vans, which have been open since 7am today, are at:
- Colvend, Dalbeattie, DG5 4QD
- Parton, Castle Douglas, DG7
- Kirklea, Waterbeck, DG11 3EY
- George Street, Whithorn, DG8 8PZ
- Princes Street Car Park, Lochmaben, DG11 1PJ
SPEN engineers are continuing their efforts to restore power to those still without electricity.
Colvend Primary, which has been shut all week, finally reopened on Thursday, with Cummertrees Primary now the only closed school.
Youngsters are advised to go to partner school Carrutherstown Primary.