News at a glance
Community spirit
CANONBIE community council’s chairman Jim Fleming praised the work of members through what has been a busy year in his annual report.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Honour for sportsman
MORE than half a century of involvement in rugby and golf has earned Langholm man Neil Stevenson a major prize at the Annandale and Eskdale sports awards.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Fewer young people jobless
THE number of young people claiming unemployment benefit in southern Scotland has fallen compared with last year, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Good for business
CUTTING red tape for businesses and introducing a flat-rate pension will benefit employers and the retired in southern Scotland, say the area’s MPs.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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All welcome aboard P6!
THE sinking of the Titanic was Langholm’s P6 pupils’ topic for the play they performed at their open afternoon for families and friends last Thursday.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Integrated care services
THE development of the integration of health and social care in communities took a step forward when Dumfries and Galloway’s health and social care partnership considered the emerging proposals under which health and social care services will work together even more closely.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Details of plan to get gas explained
BUCCLEUCH Estates has hosted a presentation for councillors and community councillors in Langholm and Canonbie on the coal bed methane gas extraction proposal in Eskdale.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Tea time for heart foundation
THE Langholm branch of the British Heart Foundation is holding an afternoon tea on Saturday, May 18, in the day centre.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Art on wall at the town hall
STUDENTS of the Gilnockie art class are displaying a fine collection of works in Langholm town hall gallery until tomorrow.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Continuity’s council aim
CANONBIE community councillors want their new constitution to maintain the ruling that office bearers are elected only after an election and serve the full term of the council.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Four-way fight for Tub
FOUR candidates have put their names forward for the honour of being the Copshaw Common Riding Tub in 2013.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Muckle Toon at action stations
LANGHOLMITES are being urged to be adventurous this weekend and turn out to cheer on the runners, cyclists and mountain-bikers who are competing in their hundreds at the first Muckle Toon Adventure Festival.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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First president back for anniversary lunch
CANONBIE Probus Club celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the club with a lunch in the Eskdale Hotel last Wednesday.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Jenny in film with superstar Tim Roth
CANONBIE actress Jenny Pike has landed a role in a film starring Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs actor Tim Roth.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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One head for three schools good idea
A PLAN to employ one headteacher for Langholm Academy and Langholm and Canonbie primary schools creating a seamless service for pupils from three to 18 is being broadly welcomed.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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We’re for the high jump to help charity
TWO Langholm office workers are swapping suits for jumpsuits when they brave the giddy heights of the Forth Road railway bridge to do a 165-feet charity abseil.
Last updated 16 May 2013
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Trial date set
TRIAL has been set for December at Dumfries Sheriff Court in a case in which a woman is accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in Langholm.
Last updated 9 May 2013
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Cannabis was ‘for own use’
A 42-YEAR-OLD man, who was found growing cannabis plants with a potential street value of £10,000 in the bedroom of his home in Langholm, claimed it was for his own use.
Last updated 9 May 2013
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£500,000 bedroom tax fund set aside
DUMFRIES and Galloway council has allocated nearly £500,000 this year to help people affected by the bedroom tax.
Last updated 9 May 2013
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Government stopping Chapelcross schemes
ANY prospect of building a new power station at Chapelcross is being limited by the Scottish government’s position on nuclear energy, says Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire.
Last updated 9 May 2013
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