Broken cattle grid sets off elderly couple’s airbags: Resident has to constantly pick up debris from damaged vehicles
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA CATTLE grid is in such appalling condition that it is wrecking cars, it has been revealed. Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk community council heard that the cattle grid had been “fixed” but the repair was totally inadequate. Anne Elliot of…
Trio of hopefuls
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsTOMORROW night the public of Langholm and surrounding areas will go to the polls to elect the 2019 Cornet. This year the three young men are Henry Jeffrey, who is standing for the second time, Lloyd Johnstone and Lawrence Ewart,…
Exhibiting a passion for wildlife
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentWendy Patterson of Newcastleton is currently exhibiting her paintings in the Welcome to Langholm shop in Langholm’s Market Place. Wendy runs a popular and award-winning wildlife watch group for youngsters in Liddesdale and says she is inspired by her surroundings.…
Langholm flooding plan hits cost hitch: Holmwood project likely to go up by £150,000, a 40 per cent rise
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA FLOOD protection scheme in Holmwood, Langholm may rise by up to £150,000, an increase of nearly 40 per cent on the original cost. The original estimate of £250,000 has now been revised up to between £375,000 and £400,000 after…
Fresh start
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Bowling SportBowling VICE-PRESIDENT Kevin Irving opened the New Town bowling club’s season in the presence of about 20 members. A fun triples bowl with three rinks for 18 members was played. Karl Nawrocki, president, sent his best wishes and thanked the…
Great finish to the season
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Annan U14 23 Langholm U14 24 LANGHOLM were out to do the double on their neighbour but after three minutes, they were four points down after an Annan try and conversion. This inspired the lads to retain the ball…
No fog on Tynemouth
Hounds AT WEST Woodburn Tynemouth and Ranger set off with…
Nine-wicket defeat
Cricket LANGHOLM 2nds began their campaign in the Sunday league…
Watsonians are supreme: Langholm Sevens is still one of the best tournaments in Scotland
Rugby WATSONIANS retained the Scott cup in devastating style at…
Cracking Copshaw Cabaret: Standing ovation for society’s first big production
Copshaw Cabaret brought the audience to its feet on both…
Capturing history in the spoken word: Langholm voices included in Ewart Library ethnology project
THE recording of voices talking about lost ways of life…
A fresh start in Eskdale
In our final instalment on the life of Janet Armstrong,…
Water births to laptops - a midwife’s life
THE speaker at the Canonbie SWI meeting this month received…
New Zealand envoy visits scenic Eskdale: Sheep farmers discuss opportunities and challenges
EVERYDAY life, farming and the history of a remote and…
Motorbikers find the best breakfast in the Borders
MEMBERS from the Morecambe Bay and Estuaries Advanced Motorcyclists group…
Kirsty’s On Call Africa
FOR more than 20 years Langholm Rotary Club has been…
Four are lying for Copshaw Tub
FOUR candidates have put forward their names for the 2019…
Objections may prompt a lengthy public inquiry: Double yellow lines proposal in High Street remain unresolved
THE proposal for double yellow lines in Langholm High Street…
Ciaran’s fundraiser is a slam dunk
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsCIARAN Park of Langholm Academy volunteers twice a week at Langholm Day Centre. Sandra Graham, manager, told him that after the day centre was refurbished, they hoped to buy a therapy bed. He decided to do a fundraiser for them…
Day takeover bid for retailer fails
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsWOMENSWEAR retailer Bonmarche claims a £5.7m takeover offer by Philip Day undervalues the company. Last month Mr Day, who owns Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, acquired more than half of the company’s shares through holding company Spectre, triggering a mandatory takeover…
Great achievement
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Karate SportNE of Langholm’s most well-known sportsmen has been honoured with a lifetime achievement at the Annandale and Eskdale sports awards. Philip Gunn, who set up the karate club three decades ago, was one of many sportspeople honoured at the Langholm…
Flooding a huge concern for windfarm objectors: Faw Side protesters say Ewes and Langholm are at risk from development
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsTHE risk of flooding to homes, roads, businesses and farms in the Ewes valley and downstream in Langholm has been highlighted by a group fighting a proposed windfarm. The Faw Side Community Group (FSCG) says that the extraction of peat…
