Low wages contribute to more food bank use
Week: 4 | 27th January 2020 | NewsReport shows a 22 per cent rise in use in Scotland in 18 months A GROUP, which distributes food parcels in Annandale and Eskdale, recorded an increase from 331 in 2018 to 421 in 2019. Kate’s Kitchen is based in…
Neil is auctioneers’ group champion
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentTHE Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed an executive director to intensify its fight for the interests of members and the wider livestock industry. Neil Wilson has started work with the highly-respected organisation and brings with…
Food parcels are only the start
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Lifestyle NewsHAZEL Thompson, manager at Kate’s Kitchen, has watched demand steadily grow and her view is that delays in receiving benefits cause most of the problems. She said: “Demand is increasing all the time. It’s weird. It’s generally a steady increase…
Positive response to holiday pod proposal
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Lifestyle NewsBusiness wants to expand park to attract more overnight visitors A HOLIDAY park outside Newcastleton has applied for planning permission to build 17 pods to provide short-term holiday lets. Riverview Holiday Park at Mangerton opened in 2002 when planning permission…
Town’s ambition to be a creative place
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Arts and Entertainment NewsOutPost Arts receives funding to run art clubs for all enthusiasts AN AMBITION to make Langholm a creative place for young and old has taken a significant step forward. OutPost Arts has launched its 2020 project, A Creative Place. It…
Purr-fect” partners cool as cats on the ice
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Arts and EntertainmentLibby and Mark score sevens and go forward to next round THEY looked the “purr-fect” partnership and, after scoring another four sevens, Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty looked like the cats who got the cream. In their second Dancing on…
Up to 20 turbines are on cards for Bentpath
Developer proposes to construct a windfarm in Meggat Valley A…
The Moldova Experience
Copshaw schoolboy Dean Armstrong learns new house building skills to…
A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea
For E&L Life Editor Gilly Fraser, an unexpected joint project…
Finding the stars in Copshaw
The brand new Liddesdale Performing Arts Society brought Copshaw audiences…
Libby... the finest girl!
A SENSATIONAL performance on the ice produced an astounding first-round…
School for troubled kids will create 30 new jobs
THE man behind plans to open an independent school in…
Conan takes gold
Running TEENAGE runner Conan Harper won a team gold medal…
Call to act quickly over dangerous Eskdale road - Water pours on to the A7 at same spot as an earlier landslide
HEAVY rain and high winds disrupted travel last Saturday and…
Mascots United
Rugby A TOTAL of 90 youngsters and their families from…
Sounds of the past - Original school bell to be rehung at the new primary
AN IMPORTANT piece of Langholm’s heritage has been rescued and…
A previous year test
The Muckle Toon Pantomime returns with festive fun for all the family
What links Langholm with 15th century Italy? A well-established and…
Kippford & Rockcliffe Circular via Rough Island.
Week: 52 | 28th December 2019 | E&L Life WalkingDistance: 4.6 miles if you include Rough Island or 3.5 miles if you omit it. Total Ascent: 352ft including the highest point on Rough Island. Start Grid: NX837553. Map: OS Explorer 313. Time: 2.5 hours in theory, but you’ll probably…
Blue Flight in the pink at Kelso: Blue Flight in the pink at Kelso
Week: 51 | 21st December 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing ED CHAMBERLIN will lead the ITV racing team when they make their appearance at Kelso Racecourse this Saturday. Together with regular pundits Mick Fitzgerald, Luke Harvey and Sally Ann Grassick, plus commentator Richard Hoiles, Chamberlin will present four races…
Academy plant sale flourishes
Week: 50 | 16th December 2019 | NewsIT’S time to get planting so make a bee-line for the Langholm Academy plant sale next week. The pupils have been busy growing various flowers, plants and vegetable plants to sell at their annual sale next Wednesday, May 29. New…
Langholm lads help Hawick
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Morrison’s Academy 17 Hawick High School 41 THREE Langholm lads helped Hawick High School to their first win of the boys’ schools cup final when they beat Morrison’s Academy to take the U16 bowl final. Hughie Donaldson, Ben Jardine…
Langholm come third in athletics final
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | Athletics SportAthletics LANGHOLM and Canonbie primary schools competed at Annandale and Eskdale primary schools Sportshall Athletics finals in Moffat last Friday. In the large schools’ event, which attracted six entries, Langholm were third behind Moffat and Newington. The Annan school now…
Hat-trick but still a defeat
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | Football SportFootball Langholm Legion 3 Tweeddale Rovers 4 THE whole match was a struggle for Legion but, despite two men being red-carded, they scored three goals through Brian Mattinson. Legion struggled to find their groove on a wet afternoon and the…
Langholm rugby holds its head high at awards
Rugby LANGHOLM Rugby Club was in fine company at the…
A garden of delights from GQT
IT MAY be the bleak midwinter but that doesn’t mean…
A most exciting year for initiative team: Langholm body calls for public to attend AGM and find out more
THE Langholm Initiative has been here for 25 years writes…
Chance to buy land offers a “new dawn”: Consultation underway on the potential purchase of Holm Hill
A COMMUNITY buy-out of Holm Hill will provide a new…
Excellent duo top the bill
By Iain Bell LEONARD Brown and Malcolm Ross topped the…
Everyone a winner at awards to celebrate rural life
JUDITH Johnson’s three decades of work in the community of…
Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
A FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
ONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Young Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional…
Lighting up Langholm
THE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and…
Santa’s little helpers
LANGHOLM teenagers Emily Hislop and Jessica Kenny were in good…
Government cuts would damage recycling efforts
DECISION to bring waste services back in-house could be costly…
A humdinger of a match
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Rugby SportU14 Rugby Langholm U14 68 Moffat U14 28 TUESDAY night’s clash between Langholm and Moffat was always going to be a humdinger of a match, with only a score between the two teams the previous week. The home team got…
Emerging talent at Kelso
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing FATHER Christmas will be greeting young racegoers at Kelso Racecourse’s Festive Family Raceday this Sunday. There will be fun activities for children in the Pavilion Marquee next to the parade ring where older racegoers can enjoy a view of…
Have Pen Will Travel
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsHAVE Pen Will Travel is the most apt name for an exhibition of original drawings, sketchbooks and publications currently on show in The Look Out in Langholm. Dwayne Bell, local boy made good, has included his now best-selling sketches of…
£27k for Eskdale: Windfarm company gives grants to three organisations
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | NewsMUCKLE Toon Media, the owner of the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser, has been awarded a grant of £10,000 to support the social enterprise. Two other organisations in Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk have also received funds from Muirhall Energy which is…
Sweeping changes to refuse collections
Week: 48 | 28th November 2019 | NewsDumfries and Galloway Council staff were in The Buccleuch Centre on Monday 25th November explaining their proposed waste collection scheme to members of the public. Display boards and staff were on hand to talk people through the proposals. This scheme…
Youth Rugby
Week: 48 | 28th November 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Report by Davie Oliver Annan Under 14s: 44 Langholm: 18 On Wednesday November 20 the Under 14 rugby team travelled to Annan to play the first game of the season playing a well drilled and well coached Annan side…
Meet Katherine and her traffic cone hat
CANONBIE Probus Club and visitors from Langholm Probus enjoyed a…
Fiasco of farcical fun: Langholm’s popular am-drammers play to big houses at The Buccleuch Centre
Langholm Operatic and Dramatic Society presented ‘Clutching at Straws’ to…
Legion secures vital win
Football Langholm Legion 2 Jed Legion 1 FINLEY Dell was…
North Berwick sees determined performance from Langholm
Rugby Langholm RFC 13 North Berwick 7 LANGHOLM RFC showed…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Railway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension…
Rave Review | BARBARA DICKSON & Nick Holland
Venue: The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm | Reviewer: Rachel Norris SCOTLAND’S…
Breeding sheep to adapt to weather
RESEARCH looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to…
Speaking with one voice
Launch showcases skills to take on Langholm’s regeneration THE news…
New Town, new store
As one door closes, another opens on TT Road After…
Town's regeneration vision scoops £60k
AN AWARD worth £60,000 is being given to the Langholm…
Ellie’s life in the fast lane
Cycling AN INTERNATIONAL cyclist with family connections in Eskdale was…
