Stevie is club champ
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | Bowling SportBowling LANGHOLM New Town Bowling Club hosted its presentation of prizes night for the 2019 season in Langholm Social Club last Saturday. Twenty-four people attended and members received prizes from Paul Mitchell, vice-president, who stood in for Roddy Innes, president,…
Vital point gained with a struggle
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | Football SportFootball Langholm Legion 0 Newtown AFC 0 LANGHOLM Legion had to work extremely hard to gain a vital point in last Saturday’s Division A league fixture on the 3G. Legion had been on the receiving end of a heavy defeat…
Teams try their hardest: An excellent turnout of sides makes for a busy tournament for youngsters
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby LANGHOLM Lions and Cubs hosted a festival at Milntown on a beautiful sunny morning last Sunday. Langholm Blue P2/3s had nine players and five games so they were in for a busy morning and the whole squad applied themselves…
University professor designs first “tunabot”: Former Langholm pupil examines how fish swim so fast and far
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsA LEADING American university professor, who attended Langholm Academy, has invented a “tunabot”. Hilary Bart-Smith, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Bart-Smith, was interviewed on the BBC World Service about the project she is doing at the University of Virginia.…
Physio’s research will help identify strokes: Dawn Lamb’s work is aiding the diagnoses by A&E clinicians
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsAN ADVANCED specialist physiotherapist in acute stroke and neuro-rehab has been awarded a post-graduate certificate in clinical research with distinction from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University. Dawn Lamb, who lives in Langholm, has a special interest in…
Sprinter’s ice challenge: Libby hopes to impress judge John Barrowman on TV show
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsA DOUBLE Paralympic champion is set to appear on the small screen in the New Year as she takes to the ice in one of the nation’s most celebrated reality TV shows. Libby Clegg, whose family live in Langholm and…
Tories and Labour pick their candidates: Mundell and Chisholm prepare for a Christmas general election
LABOUR and the Con-servatives have announced their candidates in the…
A mural paints 1,000 words
THE launch of Mural Stories, a project to decorate walls…
Two vital elements to promote quality of life: Town’s tourism and health and social care are in the spotlight
THE Langholm Alliance steering group recently held a public consultation…
Pumpkin run
THINGS that go bump in the night were much in…
Family sport fun day
A SUCCESSFUL free family sports day was run in the…
MP: It's Brexit now or election showdown
ESKDALE’S MP has pledged to continue to back the Prime…
Champion biker
A BIKE trials rider from Newcastleton has won the overall…
Karate medallists
Karate WORLD Traditional Karate Organisation karateka from Langholm, Dundee, Edinburgh…
Blue Flight in flight at Kelso
Horseracing RACEGOERS will get an early opportunity to see several…
Gormley ends flat season with a smart win for leading owner
Horse Racing LANGHOLM jockey Jamie Gormley rode one of two…
Unique bothy is restored
PRIORSLYNN Bothy in Canonbie hosted an open day recently, giving…
Loughborough learns lessons around Langholm
IF YOU were to design a visitor centre to reflect…
The vegetables say it all
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | LifestyleMARGO and Gerald Smith, the owners of Netherby Hall, Longtown opened the doors of the hall for a fabulous fundraising weekend for Maggie’s Cancer Care and their wonderful restored 1.5-acre walled garden. Emma Tennant, painter, gardener, amateur botanist and historian…
Firm’s community work earns award nomination: Langholm windfarm developer is in line for a national prize
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsTHE developer of the Crossdykes windfarm near Langholm has been nominated for a prestigious national award in recognition of its work to engage with the community. Muirhall energy is one of four shortlisted in the best engagement category of the…
90% want flood scheme: Newcastleton residents have their say on wall and other options
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsNINE out of 10 Newcastleton residents, who responded to a survey, believe the community must have a flood protection scheme. An interim report by Scottish Borders Council on a public consultation showed 89 per cent thought this should be the…
Going wild in the woods is so much fun
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU went into the woods last Thursday, you were sure of a big zip line… Wild Eskdale took a group of seven to 10 year olds into the woods for a couple of hours, kicking off the holiday club…
Having a fun-gi time, won’t you join us? Mycologists hold their get-together in Langholm countryside
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsA GROUP of fungi enthusiasts are so impressed by their finds around Langholm that they plan to hold another annual trip here soon. The Scottish Joint Foray brings amateurs and experts together for one week every year to record and…
Bank customers to lose post office cash service
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsBarclays Bank says it will introduce its own cashback scheme
Bursting with ideas: Moorland community consultation attracts positive interest
THE options for the future management of an area of…
GP earns care award nomination
A GP in Newcastleton has made it to the finals…
Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Residents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and…
Little White Rose blossoms
TAKE a stroll down Langholm High Street and pause for…
Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may…
Club is taken for a ride
MEMBERS of Langholm Probus Club enjoyed being taken for a…
Teenage athletes perform at their best
RUNNER Iona Jamieson of Langholm and biker James Moffatt of…
Relay success for kids
Relay A TRIO of P7 Canonbie school boys won their…
Double win for Jock’s dogs
Hounds THE two Langholm hounds trained by Jock Fawkes have…
Scarlett scores five tries at festival
Rugby SCARLETT Crossan Brown of Langholm played in the second…
Force to be reckoned with
BAILEY Donaldson of Langholm played for Hawick Force last weekend…
Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
A LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how Scottish Borders Council can cut £5m a year for the next five years from its budget. The council has launched a consultation to help inform the upcoming budget which will…
Heartening music: Aly and Phil give thumbs-up to fundraiser
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleEVERYONE was in good heart for the Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham gig at the Buccleuch Centre recently. The Langholm branch of the British Heart Foundation held a fundraiser on the night and the musicians gave it their wholehearted support.…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsTHE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore driven grouse shooting alongside the conservation of hen harriers on Langholm moor has been published. The report comes as a group seeks to take on ownership from Buccleuch of the…
Perfect conditions at Kelso
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Horse Racing SportTHE track at Kelso is in perfect condition for the valuable fixture this Sunday. The racecourse has just been announced as the winner of the Racecourse Association Jumps Track groundstaff awards 2019. Jonathan Garratt, managing director of Kelso Races Ltd,…
Bobby Moon shines brightly
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | SportHounds THE Langholm Show trails at Sorbie Farm last Sunday managed to dodge the rain for most of the day. The first trail for the Podge McGimpsey trophy was for senior hounds and there were six entries. As they jumped…
Russell hooks a knighthood
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby RUSSELL Anderson of Langholm is one of three experienced forwards to make the move from Melrose 1XV to play for the Southern Knights, adding significant strength to the pack. Anderson, a hooker, started playing rugby in his hometown and…
Impressive home victory against struggling Inverleith: Callums smash the defence in a fine display of rugby from Langholm
Rugby Langholm 53 Inverleith 0 LANGHOLM gave a fine display…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
ENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to…
It’s sew simple to recycle
PUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time…
Huge opportunities to help boost jobs market: Eskdale will benefit from a £15m investment in Chapelcross
A £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross…
Just champion for Campbell
ONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
A VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western…
Partnership award for young people
A LEADERSHIP award for young people in Eskdale is being…
“Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Awards
Welcome to Langholm Awards The “Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions…
Eagles soar at Teviothead
Hounds THE sun was out in full force at Teviothead…
450th appearance for Johnson
Football Greenlaw 3 Langholm Legion 2 LEGION let a two-goal…
We play our best rugby in the wettest weather: Youth rugby players shrug off the rain and produce their best games
Rugby THE Langholm Youth Rugby teams – and their supporters…
