Power plant update

CANONBIE Probus Club president Bryan McKinnie welcomed John Grierson, site manager of Magnox Limited Chapelcross, and Sean Marshall, communications manager, to the meeting last Wednesday.

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Neville in the hot seat at fire service

THE man who will lead the fire and rescue service in Dumfries and Galloway from next month is Neville Wright.

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Soup and sale event nets £350

THE Canonbie United parish church group of dedicated helpers held their monthly soup kitchen and table top sale in the village hall and raised £350.

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Newcastleton primary school news

TASTER sessions: As a follow-up to Vision 2014 Year of Sport, further taster sessions have been offered to the school. So far there has been cross country, led by members of Teviotdale Harriers in preparation for the Hawick cross country championships weekend and bowling by the Hawick club. A cricket club will start shortly followed by floorball. Plans are well underway for a health week in March.

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Hopes of takeover for community bus

UNANIMOUS backing has been given at a meeting to discuss the future of Langholm’s community bus to bring it under the Annandale Transport Initiative’s wing.

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Eight home carers hired

EIGHT new home carers have been recruited by the council’s care and support services for Langholm and Canonbie, bringing the number up to 28.

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An appetite to support Kirsty’s Africa mission

THE Rotary Club of Langholm is holding a soup kitchen in the day centre to raise funds for On Call Africa, a Scottish-based charity which was started by, among others, local woman Dr Kirsty Luescher.

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Celebration of local hero taking shape

AN EXCITING two-week celebration of the life of the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong is beginning to take shape.

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Post office to be reopened

BORDERS MP Michael Moore has welcomed news that temporary arrangements have been made for the Post Office in Newcastleton to be reopened.

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£10,000 boost for outdoor festival

THE group organising the first Muckle Toon Adventure Festival is celebrating after being awarded a grant of £10,000.

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Time to cut the red tape, say businesses

CUTTING red tape, bureaucracy and costs were the topics being debated around the table at a business breakfast organised by Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell in Langholm last Friday.

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Pros and cons of life in the valley

A LACK of jobs, housing, shops, transport and access to education and training are some of difficulties highlighted during a survey of life in Eskdale.

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Look out for bogus workers

POLICE are reminding the public to be vigilant as bogus workmen travel the area offering to do outdoor jobs now it is spring.

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Coffee break raises £350

MEMBERS of the Newcastleton SWRI held their annual coffee morning in the village hall last Saturday and raised about £350 for their funds.

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Fridges dumped in ditch

TWO fridges have been dumped by the side of a minor road just outside Langholm.

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Festival choir on song to take home trophy

CANONBIE P3 and P4 pupils delighted the judges at the Dumfries music festival last weekend and walked away with the trophy.

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Extend hours bid

ASHLEYBANK Investments has applied for permission to vary the hours of operation at the multi-purpose leisure centre in Maxwell Place Langholm

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Even the snowcan’t stop the music

THE bad roads after heavy snow did not deter the musicians from turning up at the Langholm accordion and fiddle club meeting in the Royal British Legion clubrooms last Wednesday and it was another enjoyable night.

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Warning after oil in sewage network

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