All set for Sevens heaven!
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Community News Rugby SportAfter 115 years, the Langholm Sevens has lost none of its appeal, and this weekend’s tournament promises to be one of the best yet, writes KENNETH POOL The first Langholm Sevens – or Sports as they were known then –…
A LAODS legend with a passion for athletics
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsOBITUARY: BRENDA ISABEL MORRISON 1938-2023 by Alan Weatherstone Brenda Morrison, who has died aged 84, was a stalwart of Langholm Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society – an organisation that came to define her. For over 64 years she performed in…
Storm over windfarm plans
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Community NewsNew 62-turbine scheme ‘unacceptable’ say campaigners A massive new windfarm near Langholm will destroy roads, cause untold disruption to traffic, and damage the local business and tourist economy, it has been claimed. The proposed development, at Teviothead, will consist of…
Back of the net!
Week: 15 | 13th April 2023 | Football News SportGirls’ Football Club thrilled by new goals and first aid kits Football-mad youngsters are celebrating after receiving new training and first-aid equipment.Langholm Girls run regular sessions at U10, U12 and U14, with teams now regularly travelling outside the town for…
Langholm’s Centre of attention!
Week: 15 | 13th April 2023 | Community NewsLangholm Day Centre has been a hive of activity of late. The Centre purchased a fantastic wheelchair-accessible greenhouse and are starting to plant their spring plants, flowers and some vegetables with members and their friends from Play Care. The greenhouse…
A mind-boggling menace!
Week: 15 | 13th April 2023 | Community Newcastleton NewsDriver Emma forced into ditch by ‘absolutely huge’ potholes By Gilly Fraser The beautiful and popular hill road between Newcastleton and Langholm is in danger of becoming a no-go area for most vehicles – because of its ever-worsening potholes.We’ve been…
Back to the future!
Plan for state-of-the-art Heritage Centre to revitalise Langholm Ambitious plans…
Council unveil pothole cash pot
£30m earmarked for workers to repair our crumbling roads More…
Funding boost leaves group In Stitches
Langholm textile sessions to extend to other communities It was…
The diverse and improbable journey of an adventurer
REVIEW: James Ketchell: ‘It’s all mental’ Wednesday 29th March at…
A love that money can’t buy
Today, a heartwarming Easter story of two tiny pals who…
Junior runners excel in Championships
Medals for unstoppable kids from Langholm and Canonbie For many…
Drivers needed for vital service
Elderly and infirm rely on ACTS vehicles for hospital visits…
Committee says farewell to Roger
Chairman steps down after 21 years’ dedicated service It was…
Revised centre plans to be presented to the public
Meeting will inform about sports centre latest after development rethink…
Award for rugby star Scarlett
Langholm rugby star Scarlett Crossan Brown has been honoured for…
Busy Copshaw mum’s virtual marathon bid
Emily will take on London challenge…using phone app A Newcastleton…
All hail the poppy president!
Plant expert Helen elected head of worldwide club The E&L’s…
Residents fire back
Week: 12 | 23rd March 2023 | Community NewsRifle range opponents: ‘We don’t hate guns, but plan puts profits before peace in tranquil Eskdalemuir’ Opponents of a proposed high-velocity rifle range have hit back at claims, made in the E&L, by the man behind the controversial plan. Last…
Mountain memories for Alastair’s fund
Week: 11 | 16th March 2023 | Community NewsRotary talk in aid of cancer charity which supported family A fundraising campaign in memory of a much-missed son of Langholm is to be boosted by a talk in the town next week. Alastair Davies was a member of the…
‘The people who object to our shooting range just don’t like guns’
Week: 11 | 16th March 2023 | Community NewsControversial plans for a long-range rifle range at Clerkhill are back on the table. The objections are well documented–but the man behind the scheme says he’s just misunderstood Nick Brownlee reports According to the sat-nav, it’s a little over 13…
Pickles cleared for pulpit
Week: 11 | 16th March 2023 | Community NewsChurch exonerates Langholm minister after police complaint – but separate row over anti-Catholic outburst rumbles on Langholm’s controversial Church of Scotland minister has been cleared to return to the pulpit after a 10-month suspension. But parishioners have been told that…
Triumphant return for Fiddle Club
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsPacked house as musicians converge on Langholm Langholm Accordion & Fiddle Club made a welcome return after what has been a long break – and there were plenty of musicians, and music fans, on hand to make last week’s event…
Time to spring into action to ensure your summer garden looks stunning!
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Community E&L Life GardeningThe arrival of March means some astute planning – and plenty of elbow grease – is required to get the very best out of your beds and borders, writes HELEN KNOWLES Meteorological spring started on March 1 – but at…
Farewell to a sports-mad family man
OBITUARY: BRYAN RAE (1951-2023) Bryan Rae, who has died aged…
Kids out of control?
Teen gang blamed for vandalism spree…yobs giving Langholm kids a…
High Noon at the Eyesore
As Erskine campaigners finally met with the council last week,…
Leo proves he’s top dog!
Youngster lands debut win in canine competition Newcastleton youngster Leo…
Moor funding is nowt to grouse about!
Award will improve iconic birds’ wild Langholm habitat A project…
Movement at Murtholm
After four years, delight as work finally starts on 200-home…
Cheviot Champ
Langholm farmer Jim Robertson of the Becks has added to…
Another soaring success for Matilda & Co
Langholm girls smash personal bests at national athletics meet A…
Fugitive Neville behind bars
Fugitive Neville behind bars A Canonbie car dealer, who helped…
D-Day for Erskine campaigners
Council chief to visit Langholm Eyesore Hundreds sign petition demanding…
Langholm tyros make their mark
An up-and-coming Langholm contingent were in the Hawick U18 squad…
A fine farewell to a true son of Langholm
OBITUARY: James Grieve Hotson (1945-2023) Hundreds of people attended a…
Wattie great idea for Langholm’s ace Arch!
Week: 07 | 16th February 2023 | Community NewsFacelift will transform short-cut into community info point A well-known Langholm thoroughfare is set for a much-needed facelift. Wattie’s Arch, which connects the High Street with David Street at the rear, has provided a cheeky shortcut for generations of Muckle…
ON THE RUN
Week: 07 | 16th February 2023 | Canonbie Community News• Canonbie conspirator avoids arrest• Neville’s lenient sentence increased• He helped Ryan’s killers to escape As he walked free from court last year, with the anguished shouts of the victim’s family still ringing in his ears, Ross Neville must have…
Sweet revenge for improving Legion
Week: 06 | 9th February 2023 | Football News SportVisitors reduced to nine as Langholm continue winning streak Langholm Legion 2 Greenlaw 0 Legion’s momentum in 2023 looks to be building after a second successive victory on the 3G, with a strong defensive performance which offered Greenlaw little chance…
Funding bonanza for Langholm charities
Week: 06 | 9th February 2023 | Community NewsGrants secure future for local groups and communities It’s been a rare old week for Langholm’s charities, campaigns and good causes, with more than £50,000 of confirmed funding – and plenty more on top of that. The Langholm Initiative’s bid…
‘I ask myself why? But there will never be an answer’
Week: 06 | 9th February 2023 | Community NewsA year ago, Veronika Zolotoverkha fled the war in Ukraine for a new home in Langholm. Here, she has found love and security – but she can never escape the tragedy of her homeland The day her world changed forever,…
‘I unfolded it – and almost wept’
Week: 06 | 9th February 2023 | Community News NostalgiaFound: the 260-year-old map at the heart of Langholm’s history Hand-drawn document used in legal battle with Buccleuch A hand-drawn map, symbolising one of the defining moments in Langholm’s long history, has been rediscovered after more than 260 years. The…
Burnfoot family dyed-in-the wool creators
A favourite childhood hobby has led to the creation of…
Murtholm care homes ‘in 18 months’
Plans to build 35 homes for elderly and disabled people…
Burns at Gilnockie
The Famous Gilnockie Burns Supper took place last weekend and…
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Langholm seal promotion As the referee’s whistle blew to signal…
‘There were a lot of tears. It was brutal’
Langholm star Bomber is back – but still scarred by…
Road is like ‘a badly ploughed, frozen field’
More pothole horror stories revealed by E&L readers It’s not…
Cannabis plant for Langholm
Medicinal cannabis to be grown in Muckle Toon £2m ‘farm’…
Whisky Run results
Here are the full results from the New Year’s Day…
Ewes Ladies launch Burns Season
The Burns Night season got off to a splendid start…
The girl who’s putting a new spin on the humble Frisbee
GB star Amelia is tipped for the top – and…
Farmers need to adapt to climate changes
No-one could understand the need to work with the seasons…
Hole-y unacceptable!
Langholm pothole misery grows Fed-up residents contact E&L The pothole…
