River Esk: ‘Action needed now’
Week: 39 | 29th September 2022 | Community NewsFlood risk grows as council dithers over protection scheme There are calls for urgent action to sort out the increasingly chaotic state of the river Esk in Langholm. Fears have already been raised about a build-up of gravel and weeds…
Church Service remembers HM Queen Elizabeth
Week: 38 | 25th September 2022 | Community NewsRESPECTS: A Service of Remembrance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was held at Langholm Parish Church on Sunday, attended by John Hammond, a deputy Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire. Also in attendance were Margaret Pool of the Worship Committee, and veterans…
Langholm girls give their all
Week: 38 | 25th September 2022 | Football News SportEncouraging signs despite defeat in tough debut By Calum Graham Langholm’s Under 14 girls football team made their long-awaited match debut on the 3G pitch last weekend. Their opponents were Heston Rovers Utd from Dumfries, who currently play in the…
High street law firm to merge with Borders group
Week: 38 | 22nd September 2022 | Community NewsFamily business founded more than 50 years ago in Langholm A long-standing Langholm law firm has announced it is to merge with a company based in Galashiels. Stevenson and Johnstone was founded more than 50 years ago by Richard “Dick”…
COP this, Langholm
Week: 38 | 22nd September 2022 | Community NewsMuckle Toon chosen to host stage of global relay Langholm is to play its part in a global event spanning nearly 5,000 miles and involving 18 countries. And the organisers of the world’s longest non-stop relay are looking for folk…
January, February, now Langholm in November
Week: 37 | 16th September 2022 | Arts and Entertainment NewsSinger Barbara Dickson returns to The Buccleuch Award-winning singer Barbara Dickson will embark on a thirteen date UK tour in November, 2022 alongside her long-term keyboard player Nick Holland.“Playing live has always been my first love,” Barbara says, “and I…
Bumpy landing for Armstrong clan
Gilnockie event curtailed, but family’s visit a great success Neil…
‘A rock of stability, reassurance and compassion’
Tributes reveal how the Queen spanned political divides in her…
Countdown begins for Armstrong visit
Langholm ready to greet astronaut’s family Excitement is building as…
Copshaw petrol station has proved to be a lifesaver
Having its own community-run petrol station has saved villagers in…
Keeping it Country in Langholm
Back by popular demand, following a sell-out tour last year,…
All set for new season at Milntown
Rugby The new rugby season kicks off on Saturday with…
‘It’s worse than Covid – but I’ll survive crisis!’
Brewer Stuart defiant as energy hikes threaten beer industry By…
Give us Hope for treatment
Anger grows as Langholm medical services disappear Concerns are growing…
Nicky's a Master Blaster!
Nicky P’s 151 keeps hopes alive as rain stops play…
Veronika's emotional thanks
A special show hosted by Fiona Armstrong raised more than…
From Russia, with love
Billionaire’s 300k gift saw Tarras Valley Nature Reserve over the…
Creation Mill delight at major funding boost
Textile team gears up for more community workshops The Langholm-based…
Buccleuch back in the black
Week: 31 | 5th August 2022 | NewsStaycations boost Estate’s profits after pandemic Buccleuch has posted a healthy return to underlying profit in a “difficult” pandemic year. But the property investment and land management group is warning that challenging conditions are likely to persist within its business.…
We’re all football crazy now!
Week: 31 | 4th August 2022 | Football News SportBy Penny Johnstone The impact of the Lionesses historic win against Germany in Euro 2022 on Sunday is being felt in Eskdale, inspiring the next generation of girl players. The England women’s team beat Germany 2-1 in extra time at…
Reaching for the stars... well done to Ruairi!
Week: 31 | 4th August 2022 | Common Riding NewsHuge crowds and great atmosphere welcome back Langholm Common Riding 8 page pictorial in this week’s E&L Advertiser. Available online HERE
Howzat for real community spirit?
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Community Cricket News SportPublic digs deep after thieves strike at cricket club By Nick Brownlee and Gilly Fraser Kind-hearted folk have rallied round Langholm’s cricketers after thieves broke into their clubhouse and made off with nearly £3,500. The raid last week left the…
All eyes on Cornet Ruairi
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Common Riding NewsWishing Ruairi all the best! As Common Riding Day approaches at last, let’s make it one to remember!
Spooky Men: a capella quirkiness
Week: 29 | 22nd July 2022 | Arts and Entertainment ReviewBy Sheena Harvey, Castle Bytham, Lincs A collection of ten men singing unaccompanied about their eyebrows does not seem like a recipe for an entertaining evening. That’s probably what you’d think if you’d never come across the Spooky Men’s Chorale.…
Flagging up Langholm
By Brian Hinchcliffe Langholm gets in the mood Bright and…
New home button for the Holm
People who visit Newcastleton often find they have something in…
Great weekend kicks off 2022 celebrations
Under beautiful blue skies, more than seventy riders gathered for…
Bowler presented
A dinner was hosted by Langholm Young Riders on Friday…
Shot down!
Officials rule Clerkhill range must be demolished By Penny Johnstone…
Ruairi banishes the baby-blues!
On Wednesday, Langholm Baby & Toddler Group held a party…
From windy weather to too hot for hounds!
At Newcastleton on Wednesday night the hounds and supporters were…
Public Meeting
From Dawn to Dusk
The first of a series of extracts from Betty Little’s…
Suited and booted for the Royal Garden Party
Last week a garden party was held in the grounds…
Holm is where the heart is
Much-missed event finally returns to Copshaw Organising agricultural shows takes…
Faw Side campaigners ‘pleased’ with inquiry
Wind farm objections heard at Langholm meeting Campaigners fighting a…
KEEP AWAY!
Week: 27 | 7th July 2022 | NewsSightings of ‘Britain’s most dangerous plant’ in Langholm Dog-walkers have been put on high alert after reports of potentially lethal hogweed growing in Langholm. And, with the summer holidays upon us, parents have also been warned not to let children…
‘Scott would have been so proud’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Community Lifestyle NewsParents give heartfelt thanks for Langholm bowls memorial Last week, we reported on the inaugural Scott Morrison Memorial Open Pairs bowling competition, held in Langholm in memory of a promising young student from the town who died in a tragic…
‘Wolf-whistles? We’re too busy listening to Radio 4!’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Lifestyle NewsAs shock research suggests Britain’s macho builders are now embracing their sensitive sides, PENNY JOHNSTONE finds out if the trend has reached Langholm. Are the days of wolf-whistling builders, tucking into greasy breakfast baps while pop music blares from their…
All aboard the late-afternoon last bus
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Community NewsFury as X95 night service to Carlisle is axed by Border There’s anger in Langholm after the late-night bus service to and from Carlisle was suddenly axed. Border Buses announced this week that its popular X95 service, which also calls…
‘We feared foot & mouth was back’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsFarmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak By Gilly Fraser Farming families who lived through the nightmare of foot and mouth have spoken of their horror at news of a possible fresh outbreak. Last week, fear once…
‘Blame the Duke’, Loki tells Langholm
Week: 25 | 24th June 2022 | News ReportersBy Penny Johnstone Rapper wades into buyout debate in latest book Langholm is an “ageing, sleepy village, completely landlord-locked…with the young flocking to the central belt to find opportunities”. That’s according to Scottish author and rapper Darren McGarvey, whose new…
Tub Turnbull’s ‘Ride Oot Bye’
By Gilly Fraser For the first time in three years,…
Aussie singers to spook The Buccleuch
As thunderous as a herd of wildebeest, as sly as…
‘My boy is broken-hearted’
Lennon, 12, left devastated after ‘despicable’ thieves target his beloved…
Institute raises a cuppa to 100 wonderful years
Retiring president Nancy McLure welcomed members and guests to the…
Showing Charolais
By Gilly Fraser “The Royal Highland Show is special for…
Drummer Kyle kills it with Brandon & Co
Sheer delight is etched on Kyle Grieve’s face as he…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
After torrent floods derelict church, residents unite in campaign to…
Brandon aims to push the right buttons in Langholm
By Penny Johnstone Lovers of traditional Scottish folk music are…
Leila's a vintage virtuoso!
If vintage clothes make you think of mothballs and third-hand…
New owners for town's 20-year Erskine eyesore
But clamour grows to tear down derelict, ‘dangerous’ High Street…
Add a splash of Monet to your borders!
Nasturtiums create ‘ribbons of colour’ in summer gardens
The blissful sound of silence
Residents celebrate after church bells are finally silenced
