Sensational new sensory room for Langholm Youth project
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community NewsXcel has provided one of the best publicly accessible sensory facilities in the region By Duncan Elliott After months of hard work, a few delays and some unforeseen issues we are now ready to introduce you all to the Xcel…
The 171st Langholm Show
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community E&L Life Farming and Environment NewsThe day of the 171st Langholm Show dawned and Langholm was blanketed in low cloud and drizzle. By eleven o’clock though, it was brightening up and the show field was ready to welcome visitors. By the afternoon the sun had…
Had by Haddington
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | News Rugby SportSlow start for Langholm gives home side the advantage but they secure try bonus away from home Langholm RFC took to the road again on Saturday this time to play Haddington RFC at Neilson Park.It was a side that had…
Loreburn remains 'wholly committed' to Murtholm
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community NewsE&L interviews housing association chief executive Kirsteen McGinn The E&L intends to keep asking questions and reporting back on issues that are of concern to the community. These include the Erskine Church, Warbla afforestation, flooding, gravel, and riverbanks and of…
Cammy Barnes LOVES Langholm x
Week: 38 | 21st September 2023 | NewsLast Friday, The Buccleuch Centre opened it’s doors to welcome rising chart star Cammy Barnes for his penultimate concert date of his Scottish Tour.This attracted an audience from as far as Fife and Glasgow as many of his other Scottish…
All our rugby yesteryears
Week: 38 | 21st September 2023 | News Rugby SportA great afternoon at Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club on Sunday with the reenacting of the first Hawick v Langholm rugby match from 1874 , final score 0 – 0 . Well done to all the players who took part…
It’s been all go on Langholm Showfield this week.
A veritable army of willing volunteers and committee members has…
Outdoor Fun in the September sun
We catch up with our young friends at Langholm Playcare…
Langholm Forum contacts Holyrood
Warbla petition prompts invitation to Gougeon Following an excellent response…
10th time lucky for Castleholm cricketers
Delight as LCC promoted to Premier League On their tenth…
Erskine Church saga reaches the airwaves
Denise Irving-Lang to be interviewed by Radio Scotland It’s encouraging…
There's still time to get your creations into Langholm Show
If you’re a baker, floral artist, photographer, gardener, crafter, knitter…
Flat roof problems for Langholm's Primary school
From no RAAC one week to wet rot and water…
Indefinite delay for Murtholm development
Loreburn announce moratorium on new-builds But promise Langholm project is…
Innov8-ive ideas to tackle isolation in kids
Gilly Fraser reports on Newcastleton initiative to instil pride and…
Cheers! Langholm's Beer Festival hailed a huge success
Joint venture by Buccleuch Centre and Borderlands Brewery goes down…
Langholm Day Centre grow their own
There’s nothing quite like the taste of home-grown tomatoes and…
Eskdale & Liddesdale schools declared safe
No RAAC detected in preliminary inspections Councillor Denis Male contacted…
Park breaks record
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Cricket News SportLangholm got back to winning ways on Saturday in decisive fashion with a 269 run victory over Gamblesby, featuring a record breaking innings from Gregor Park. Getting off to an inauspicious start with Tony Steele falling for just 1 with…
Jumping Matilda!
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | NewsLangholm athlete takes triple-jump gold in Cardiff 15-year-old Langholm Academy pupil Matilda Brockley won a gold medal for the Scotland U20 National Athletics team at the weekend. Competing in the Triple Jump at Cardiff International Sports Campus against teams from…
Holm Show 2023
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser NewsOh what a day that was – a day of delight for some and disappointment for others as must always be the case when any kind of competition is involved. We can’t all be winners alas – but actually we…
In-spired Thinking?
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Community NewsAfter 20 years, planning permission is sought for removal of Erskine Church spire Could Langholm’s biggest eyesore soon become a thing of the past? That’s the fervent hope of one campaigner who says a planning application to remove the spire…
The Fantastic Four
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Athletics News SportFour young athletes from Langholm travelled to Aberdeen this weekend to compete in the Scottish National Athletics Championships at Aberdeen Sports Village. Matilda Brockley, still only 15-years-old, won the U20 Triple Jump with a magnificent personal best jump of 11.92m,…
The 125th Canonbie Show
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsThe 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took place on Saturday despite storm Betty’s best attempts to blow everything away. There were 850 entries across the many different classes with the children’s entries being up by 140 mainly due…
Things looking rosie as fashion company expands
Local fashion brand Rose’s Wardrobe continues to grow, taking on…
Frustration grows over Murtholm delay
Work may not now begin until 2025 Loreburn “still committed”…
Councillor seeks solution to derelict Ford Mill site
Following several complaints from townspeople regarding the state of the…
And horseracing forbye!
Langholm’s Gormley shares Champion Jockey title Langholm Horse Racing Association…
New beginning for popular Copshaw hotel
GILLY FRASER reports as the Swan family reopen The Grapes The…
Common Riding Gallery
Henry's beard raises £3,000
Langholm’s Left-Hand Man, Henry Jeffrey is renowned for his longer…
Memories made, friendships forged
Another son of Langholm does his duty in an exemplary…
The Setterday Afore - no a bad day!
Esk gravel bank ‘not a concern’
Sediment build-up poses no flooding risk, say Campaigners and officials…
We're all behind you Chris!
With a smile and a song! Christopher William Tait has…
Low clouds but high spirits for the Benty Rideout
Holm Hill hits home with new funding
Week: 29 | 20th July 2023 | Community Newcastleton NewsUK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund to provide lion’s share It’s all systems go for the next phase of development on Newcastleton’s community buyout land on the Holm Hill following the confirmation of new investment worth £500k. That sum comprises £284k…
Raise a glass as to Borderland deal
Week: 29 | 20th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment NewsLangholm brewery teams up for new taproom venue in Carlisle A Langholm-based brewery is spreading its wings across the border as part of an exciting new entertainment project in Cumbria. Borderlands Brewery has teamed up with the Halston in Carlisle…
The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban
Week: 29 | 20th July 2023 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsNew owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do untold damage’ The new owners of land on Langholm Moor have banned hound trailing because they say it’s a threat to wildlife. The move has angered local enthusiasts who say…
Deflatulating daffodils
Week: 28 | 17th July 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsThe sight of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the breeze once inspired the poet Wordsworth to verse, now scientists at Scotland’s rural college believe the iconic golden flowers could play a major role in helping the environment. The SRUC boffins…
Questions and answers at the Buccleuch
Week: 28 | 15th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment NewsPoliticians quizzed as popular Radio 4 show comes to Langholm By Anthony Lane National political debate came to Langholm last Friday evening as the BBC Radio 4 programme Any Questions was broadcast live from the Buccleuch Centre. And there was…
Wash out frustration for Steele’s men
Week: 28 | 13th July 2023 | Cricket SportRain stops play, but Langholm still well placed in cricket league Langholm’s rematch with Staffield was abandoned on Saturday after heavy rain stopped play for the second time in the game. It meant disappointment for the Castleholm men, who had…
Children’s author makes a return to his Copshaw roots
Family collaboration over 4,200 miles leads to potential series of…
Walkers are Welcome
Walking back to happiness as new Langholm Walks website goes…
Enough is Enough!
Petition for vital health services to be restored to Langholm…
Jake Reid remembered by 40 pairs of bowlers
Memorial Tournament brings Langholm clubs together By Luke Tolson The…
25 years of down-right uniqueness
Copshaw Common Riding fills the heart and mind with something…
Government urged to order review of controversial Langholm forestry plans
By David Greybe Calls are growing for the Scottish Government…
Threat of minimum class sizes is worrying parents
As D&G grapples with the funding gap, rural schools may…
Dozens take their ‘First Bite’
Nicole ‘very busy’ as her long-awaited new café opens in…
The 'Green tail is wagging the docile dog'
The Scottish government’s decision to ban the use of the…
Al takes the editor’s chair
Born and bred Langholm man takes charge of the E&L…
Pureous Bunkamous...abundant Holm humour
Prepare for lift-off Copshaw – this coming weekend is like…
The march of the windfarms
80-turbine EDF site now planned for Liddesdale Plans for yet…
