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Donaldson penalty secures home win against Dunbar
18th September 2025 | Rugby SportHelped by new team shirts sponsored by Cullen Kilshaw A much-changed Langholm side played a great game of rugby at Milntown on Saturday to secure a hard fought but well-deserved victory over top of the table Dunbar RFC. Before the…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
18th September 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsBoard gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat Conservation Trust has thanked its many supporters after their petition to save the wild goats on Langholm Moor was given a sympathetic hearing at the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Board. The…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
18th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsPopular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy David Corrie Calvert was born on the 8th of August 1940, the only son of Edward and Isabella Calvert. He was a very well known and much liked figure around…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
18th September 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsRecognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh MBE of Annandale East and Eskdale received a prestigious lifetime achievement award at the UK wide Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) annual charity awards in Glasgow last week. Archie…
Langholm Athlete runs in Edinburgh Championships
11th September 2025 | Athletics SportAoiffion rounds off a fantastic year with two more medals Saturday was the finals of the UK Youth Development Athletics League at Wavertree Tree Stadium in Liverpool. Teams who had qualified for the UK finals included: Blackheath and Bromley Harriers…
Westerkirk Horticultural Society: A fine affair!
11th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Farming and Environment NewsIn this chaotic world, full of nonsense, a day at the Benty Show is like a breath of fresh air See this week’s E&L for a full list of Trophy Winners and lots of photos. Read much more in this…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Langholm Pipe Band stars at Braemar Highland Games
King and Queen were ‘blown away’ by the Muckle Toon’s…
No comment from the public on Kilngreen’s transport hub
Potential risks of cycling on an E-bike down the A7…
Great start in first league match of new season
Tranent succumbs to LRFC in impressive away win Langholm RFC…
Holm Show 2025
Copshaw’s big day expertly captured by the Camera Club Words…
Dumfries & Galloway’s bold vision for future housing needs
Councils new Local Housing Strategy sets out five key priorities…
Certain Bluetongue controls to be relaxed
The Scottish Government has announced it’s to relax certain controls…
Fly-tipping in the area reaching epidemic level
Most roads around Langholm have seen junk dumped Fly tipping…
67 entries need 6.30 start for Langholm Golf Open
Tommy Hope takes the title in a closely fought competition…
Bus services review leaves passengers wanting better
From the Co-Op to Eskdalemuir, new timetable has crucial holes…
Kelso Ram Sales looking healthy despite virus
Extra rams forward despite extra red tape due to Bluetongue…
New season, great start for the Men of Milntown
Langholm triumphs against Hawick Quins in memorial match Saturdays match…
Copshaw celebrates its 500th Clatter
21st August 2025 | Lifestyle NewcastletonCommunity mag has been published since 1983 The Copshaw Clatter has reached an amazing milestone in its long and illustrious career with the publication of its 500th edition. The very first Clatter hit the streets of Copshaw in July 1983,…
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
21st August 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsMoonman and locals feature in screening at the Edinburgh Festival “Out of the world and into Langholm” is a phrase well known to many travellers who have journeyed across the south of Scotland. However, it provided the ideal headline for…
Langholm Common Riding 2025
31st July 2025 | Community NewsCornet Ewan Patterson carried out his duties last Friday in a calm, unassuming manner and was a credit to his family and to Langholm.From the minute he collected the flag, supported by his Right and Left-hand Men to the handing…
Horseracing results from Friday & Saturday
31st July 2025 | Horse Racing SportFull results from Friday afternoon Mercury Stakes – 6 Furlongs: 1st Noteable – Jared Huggan; 2nd Another Star – Eoin Sheehan; 3rd Nobody’s Biz – Reese Holohan Eskdale Plate – 7 Furlongs: 1st Days Like These – Lewis Hislop; 2nd…
Double the wild deer in Scotland since 1990
31st July 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentThe number of wild deer in Scotland has doubled since 1990 and now stands at around one million. That’s the claim by the country’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) which says that deer are now a leading obstacle to achieving Scotland’s…
Canonbie success in Post Office bid
31st July 2025 | Canonbie Lifestyle NewsCanonbie Community Enterprise has been successful in its bid to take over Canonbie shop and post office after 20 months of determined negotiations. At lunchtime on Monday the keys were handed over to the organisation by the previous postmaster Andrew…
Readers' suggestions for the beleaguered bandstand
D&G’s design has long been a controversial Muckle Toon topic…
Everyone is behind Ewan
Family ties and a heart for Langholm have nurtured Ewan’s…
MSP backs bid for new Langholm cash machine
SOUTH Scotland MSP Craig Hoy has visited the new Post…
New Lidd owners have many plans for old Holm hostlery
Liddesdale’s fresh mine hosts have worldwide experience The first weekend…
And so, it all begins once again!
The Benty Rideout ushers in another Langholm Common Riding fortnight…
Scottish Woodlands hear Warblaw concerns
Organisations and residents voice issues at recent Environmental Impact Meeting…
New one-way system for Elizabeth and Caroline Streets
Proposals put forward further to a request from residents and…
...Pureous Bunkumus...
It’s that time of year again! It may have been…
Creation weaves a new future
Langholm textile project launches new centre along with new hope…
Engaging with Ewan
Spur Do 2025 Cornet Patterson being presented with his spurs…
Unwanted changes coming to Langholm Town bus service
Lifeline local transport is in danger of having itsoperation reduced…
Simon is club champ: Ian is a life-member
Celebrations all round at Langholm Golf Club Langholm Golf Club…
Only 58 days to prepare for the Holm Show 2025!
3rd July 2025 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonHolm Show schedules will be in local shops and on the event’s revamped website next week – so it’s time to start planning which classes to enter. If you choose to go for the paper version, it will cost 50p…
Miraculous sunshine for Ewan’s Street Party
3rd July 2025 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsHenry Street and Moodlaw Point residents turned out in force to wish their Cornet all the best for the upcoming festivities It’s a wee while since Henry Street had its own Cornet. We’ve had a couple of Jubilee Cornets and…
Fleetwood Macnificent!
3rd July 2025 | Arts & Entertainment Arts and EntertainmentMark Hallam reviews Buccleuch Centre success The visible five of the Go Your Own Way (GYOW), Fleetwood Mac tribute band, backed by their extraordinary support team produced a simply stunning auditory and visual spectacle at the Buccleuch Centre at Friday night’s…
Further hurdles for Canonbie PO takeover
26th June 2025 | Canonbie NewsCanonbie Community Enterprise’sdisappointment with owner’s u-turn Canonbie Community Enterprise (CCE) Ltd held their annual general meeting last Thursday and it was well attended by about 40 people who were disappointed with the news that Mr Scott had refused the group’s…
Huge message sent to Scotland’s decision-makers
26th June 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsCampaigners are pressing for goats to receive fully-protected status Campaigners fighting to save wild goats on Langholm Moor have reacted with anger to the Scottish Government’s announcement that it does not have any plans to help the animals by granting…
Alan does Doddie proud with 37 Potholm loops
26th June 2025 | Cycling News SportExtreme weather ends marathon effort after a total of 188.5 miles Alan Miller of Langholm set out to raise as much money as possible for the ‘My Name’s Doddie Foundation’ by cycling around the Potholm loop as many times as…
Academy welcomes inspiring visitor
Challenging disability stereotypes is how Hari overcame adversity Last week…
‘Forgotten Fleece Tales’ is a masterpiece in wool
High-quality exhibition curated by Ardbeag Crafts and Creation Mill showcases…
Paul Young to ‘lay his hat’ at The Buccleuch
Paul Young will go back on the road with a…
Thoughtful gift for popular bowler
Rob receives a trike from fellow Old Town members As…
Alan's big Challenge for Doddie charity
Last year Alan Miller challenged himself to cycle 20 laps…
No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’
SNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in…
Langholm's Front Three have a great Day out at Hawick Common Riding
Read much more in this week’s E&L available at your…
Scottish Opera's 'LAUDER' on tour
Revival of show to mark 155th birthday of Harry To…
School sprint silver for Langholm pupils
Speedy youngsters impress in Grangemouth The Scottish Primary Schools 4…
New recruits needed for life-saving community service
Village’s First Responders a critical resource When someone suffers a…
Suckler cow numbers are in decline UK-wide
Soaring beef production disguises the problem Sucklers cows are crucial…
