▁it ▁also ▁covers ▁Castle ▁Douglas , ▁Kir kc ud br ight , ▁G ret na ▁and ▁news ▁in ▁W igt own shire ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Str an ra er . ▁Its ▁sister ▁paper ▁is ▁the ▁Gall ow ay ▁News ▁which ▁covers ▁the ▁Gall ow ay ▁area ▁more ▁in ▁depth ▁with ▁Castle ▁Douglas , ▁Kir kc ud br ight ▁and ▁Dal be att ie ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁towns ▁in ▁its ▁patch . ▁Both ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁Re ach ▁pl c . ▁The ▁Standard , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁prints ▁twice ▁week ly ▁on ▁a ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁a ▁Friday . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁regional ▁newspaper ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁Week ly ▁New sp aper ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁Scotland ▁by ▁the ▁New sp aper ▁Society ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁also ▁won ▁Scottish ▁Week ly ▁New sp aper ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Press ▁Awards ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Dum f ries ▁& ▁Gall ow ay ▁Standard ▁website ▁ ▁Category : New sp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Category : Re ach ▁pl c ▁Category : D um f ries ▁Category : 1 8 5 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Scotland <0x0A> </s> ▁C ut B ank ▁is ▁a ▁literary ▁journal ▁that ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with