Billy recalls his big day
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsBILLY Laidlaw, who is this year’s jubilee Cornet at Langholm Common Riding, went back to school to tell the pupils about his special year. Billy, who carried the flag in 1969, did a talk and showed memorabilia to the pupils…
Stakeholders must have say in agency: MSP puts forwards amendments to enterprise bill
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsA ROUNDTABLE breakfast has been held to gather views from stakeholders on the bill to establish a South of Scotland Enterprise Agency. The event was organised by Colin Smyth, South of Scotland Labour MSP. Attendees included business representatives, including Dumfries…
Tub Paula takes charge of the Copshaw bikes
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsNEWCASTLETON nurse and artist Paula Downey has been elected as this year’s Copshaw Common Riding Tub. It was Paula’s second time of lying for the village’s most coveted honour and she takes over from last year’s Tub Dave Mitchell. She…
Ivanhoe at the ready: A lifelong passion with the Armstrongs led to tour business
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | LifestyleBy David McVittie A COMMON sight around Langholm and the surrounding area these days is that of Sir Ivanhoe. No, not the one of Sir Walter Scott fame but rather the touring car of Armstrong Tours, the preferred mode of…
1,000 votes cast
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsIT WAS a night which will long be remembered in the Jeffrey household as Henry was elected Langholm Cornet 2019 at the second time of asking. Henry, 27, a music student and businessman, was overjoyed when he came out top…
It’s been some week for Henry
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsBy Scott McCarthy LANGHOLM folk braved the unseasonal weather in Edinburgh last Wednesday to support Henry Jeffrey in his Bachelor of Music honours degree recital at St Giles Cathedral, the culmination of his studies at Napier University. It was a…
Project to save lives secures more funds
A PROJECT to install eight defibrillators in Eskdale and Ewes…
Kerbside recycling to come to D&G: Councillors approve option to allow residents to recycle at home
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council is introducing a kerbside collection service…
Seven hours in Glen Lyon
Running SISTERS Carol Irving and Kirsty Ash ran Glen Lyon…
Three teams out for cricket
Cricket LANGHOLM got their 2019 league campaign off to a…
Special guest Jilly a hit with young rugby heroes: Former Scotland women’s captain presents medals at club’s awards night
Rugby Awards LANGHOLM Youth Rugby signed off their season in…
Craigs’ boys have grand night: Club’s future in safe hands
THE Castle Craigs Club held its annual boys’ night in…
Dream kitchen for Day Centre: Mary Buckley of Westerhall officially opens the new extension
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s transformation into a modern, fit-for-purpose building was…
Adam’s labour of love: Accordion and Fiddle Club chairman bows out after 30 years
AFTER being at the helm of the Langholm Accordion and…
Jilly . . . Langholm’s magical MasterChef: Humble champ charms and impresses the audience
STILL riding high after her success in this year’s MasterChef,…
Steps taken towards new sports centre
A TEAM has been put together to progress a project…
The bluebells of Eskdale
THE gardens at Westerhall near Bentpath will open once again…
Broken cattle grid sets off elderly couple’s airbags: Resident has to constantly pick up debris from damaged vehicles
A CATTLE grid is in such appalling condition that it…
Trio of hopefuls
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsTOMORROW night the public of Langholm and surrounding areas will go to the polls to elect the 2019 Cornet. This year the three young men are Henry Jeffrey, who is standing for the second time, Lloyd Johnstone and Lawrence Ewart,…
Exhibiting a passion for wildlife
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentWendy Patterson of Newcastleton is currently exhibiting her paintings in the Welcome to Langholm shop in Langholm’s Market Place. Wendy runs a popular and award-winning wildlife watch group for youngsters in Liddesdale and says she is inspired by her surroundings.…
Langholm flooding plan hits cost hitch: Holmwood project likely to go up by £150,000, a 40 per cent rise
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA FLOOD protection scheme in Holmwood, Langholm may rise by up to £150,000, an increase of nearly 40 per cent on the original cost. The original estimate of £250,000 has now been revised up to between £375,000 and £400,000 after…
Fresh start
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Bowling SportBowling VICE-PRESIDENT Kevin Irving opened the New Town bowling club’s season in the presence of about 20 members. A fun triples bowl with three rinks for 18 members was played. Karl Nawrocki, president, sent his best wishes and thanked the…
Great finish to the season
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Annan U14 23 Langholm U14 24 LANGHOLM were out to do the double on their neighbour but after three minutes, they were four points down after an Annan try and conversion. This inspired the lads to retain the ball…
No fog on Tynemouth
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Hounds SportHounds AT WEST Woodburn Tynemouth and Ranger set off with a good lead in the seniors and maintained this all the way, with Tynemouth winning comfortably down the finish. Castle Clansman and Strider led the senior maidens out over the…
Nine-wicket defeat
Cricket LANGHOLM 2nds began their campaign in the Sunday league…
Watsonians are supreme: Langholm Sevens is still one of the best tournaments in Scotland
Rugby WATSONIANS retained the Scott cup in devastating style at…
Cracking Copshaw Cabaret: Standing ovation for society’s first big production
Copshaw Cabaret brought the audience to its feet on both…
Capturing history in the spoken word: Langholm voices included in Ewart Library ethnology project
THE recording of voices talking about lost ways of life…
A fresh start in Eskdale
In our final instalment on the life of Janet Armstrong,…
Water births to laptops - a midwife’s life
THE speaker at the Canonbie SWI meeting this month received…
New Zealand envoy visits scenic Eskdale: Sheep farmers discuss opportunities and challenges
EVERYDAY life, farming and the history of a remote and…
Motorbikers find the best breakfast in the Borders
MEMBERS from the Morecambe Bay and Estuaries Advanced Motorcyclists group…
Kirsty’s On Call Africa
FOR more than 20 years Langholm Rotary Club has been…
Four are lying for Copshaw Tub
FOUR candidates have put forward their names for the 2019…
Objections may prompt a lengthy public inquiry: Double yellow lines proposal in High Street remain unresolved
THE proposal for double yellow lines in Langholm High Street…
Ciaran’s fundraiser is a slam dunk
CIARAN Park of Langholm Academy volunteers twice a week at…
Day takeover bid for retailer fails
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsWOMENSWEAR retailer Bonmarche claims a £5.7m takeover offer by Philip Day undervalues the company. Last month Mr Day, who owns Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, acquired more than half of the company’s shares through holding company Spectre, triggering a mandatory takeover…
Great achievement
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Karate SportNE of Langholm’s most well-known sportsmen has been honoured with a lifetime achievement at the Annandale and Eskdale sports awards. Philip Gunn, who set up the karate club three decades ago, was one of many sportspeople honoured at the Langholm…
Flooding a huge concern for windfarm objectors: Faw Side protesters say Ewes and Langholm are at risk from development
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsTHE risk of flooding to homes, roads, businesses and farms in the Ewes valley and downstream in Langholm has been highlighted by a group fighting a proposed windfarm. The Faw Side Community Group (FSCG) says that the extraction of peat…
Near miss against Victoria
Week: 15 | 11th April 2019 | Football SportFootball Langholm Legion 2 Selkirk Victoria 3 LEGION looked like they would reach a cup final for the second season in a row after scoring two goals within 15 minutes of the start of this Forsyth Cup semi-final. They started…
Cross country excellence: Langholm and Canonbie pupils show a clean pair of heels
Week: 15 | 11th April 2019 | Athletics SportCross Country CROSS country runners from Langholm and Canonbie primary schools excelled at last week’s annual Annandale and Eskdale championship at Grummel Park, Lochmaben. Langholm’s P7 girls’ team and P7 boys’ team both won their large schools’ races, while Canonbie…
Superstars one and all
Week: 15 | 11th April 2019 | Rugby SportRugby ANOTHER hugely-successful Langholm Lions and Cubs mini-rugby festival was held at Milntown in almost perfect playing conditions last Sunday, writes Davie Gordon. The festival was again sponsored by Wm Armstrong Group, Longtown, which has been a long-standing supporter of…
Millennials plot route to prosperity: Pidgin Perfect and Upstart give Langholm High Street a real buzz
THE High Street was buzzing last Saturday as families and…
Clan marks 500 and 50 year celebrations: Armstrongs have two reasons to shout from the rooftop
TWO historic events, one from 500 years ago and another…
Stunning landscapes
BOB McLure talked to members of the Buccleuch Centre patrons’…
Pupils draw their favourite wildlife
AUTHOR and wildlife artist Wendy Patterson read from her new…
Swimming and tennis may be big attractions: Project to reopen sports centre is ready to run feasibility study
A FEASIBILITY study into whether the sports centre in Townfoot…
Commission shows its worth to tenants
THE news that a Langholm couple are being allowed to…
A ray of African sunshine
A GROUP of 20 primary school children from Uganda, who…
£80,000 boost for groups in Eskdale: Windfarm cash aids projects for people of all ages and abilities
MORE than £80,000 is being pumped into Eskdale, thanks to…
Lewis wins at Tranent
Athletics LEWIS Bell competed in the Lothian trials at Meadowhill…
Success for Langholm Youth
Youth Rugby LANGHOLM Youth Rugby players enjoyed a successful day…
Club awards shield
MUCKLE Toon Sloggers and Joggers joined the ADAC Potholm run…
A victory to remember: Langholm lads help pave the way in decisive win over Jed
Rugby Hawick under 18s 43 Jed Thistle 7 THREE Langholm…
