COVID puts paid to second Common Riding
Week: 26 | 1st July 2021 | Common Riding NewsMembers reluctantly cancel Langholm’s 2021 event
Mr Grumpy wins for Sharon
Week: 25 | 30th June 2021 | Community NewsA LANGHHOLM amateur photographer has won the top prize in a regional competition as part of the Royal Highland Showcase 2021. Sharon Tolson’s photo of Mr Grumpy, the town’s pet heron, was the overall best photo in Dumfries & Galloway…
Global Warming or Hypocrisy?
Week: 25 | 25th June 2021 | LettersSO, NEW forestation is proposed in our area, no doubt deemed essential to fight global warming. What hypocrisy it all is. More good farming land going to commercial forestry, no doubt with government subsidy handouts. Yet, we are to have…
Langholm misses out on major investment
Week: 25 | 24th June 2021 | NewsTown comes too low on index of need to qualify for funding
Book tells of ages past
Week: 24 | 23rd June 2021 | Community News ReportersA BOOK about Westerkirk in the year 2020/21 is ready and is now on the library website for everyone to see. Bits and pieces will be added in the future but, if anyone wants to contribute to the book, contact…
Pauline awarded BEM
Week: 24 | 18th June 2021 | Community NewsAward given to resilience team leader
Plan revealed for trees on two Eskdale farms
Timber processor wants to plant 450 hectares next to Claygate
Memories of Joe's shop
A BLAST from the past was uncovered during renovation works…
Murtholm site masterplan recommended for adoption
Council agreement will pave way for 200 houses if applications…
Promote your event on the Town Website
“What’s on” page is an effective way to publicise your…
Summer blockbuster
Project to show how generations faced adversity 75 years apart
Fragile Community faces more Turbines
NEWCASTLETON community council has responded to a proposal for a…
Speed Limit zone change leaves residents baffled
Council made changes to the zoning without any consultation
Two options under review for 2021 Common Riding
Lifting of restrictions may give members more opportunities
Cannabis oil company raises £2m to sell shares
Medicinal drug greenhouse production aspires to create 50 jobs
Major funding boost for vital parent groups
Public vote earns Langholm Playcare £12k for family support
Charming and popular lady
Elizabeth Calvert, By her son, Robert Calvert ELIZABETH Calvert was…
Mundell wins with a larger share of votes
Conservative retains Dumfriesshire seat with 4,000 majority
Kiosk will be used at last
Week: 18 | 10th May 2021 | Community NewsTHE Langholm Initiative has announced it took over ownership of the kiosk at the Kilngreen from Buccleuch last Friday. The boards of the Initiative and Tarras Valley Nature Reserve (TVNR) are investigating the possible uses it could be put to.…
Fly-tipper seen while dumping her fridge
Week: 18 | 7th May 2021 | NewsSecond item left in Eskdale in a week highlights waste problem
Can crumbling castle be saved from collapse?
Week: 18 | 6th May 2021 | NewsPart of Langholm’s history in danger of disappearing altogether
Langholm designers showcase latest collection
Week: 17 | 3rd May 2021 | NewsRose’s Wardrobe Vintage launch their first summer collection
Row over hub’s role in serving its community
Week: 17 | 30th April 2021 | NewsValidity of a questionnaire on catering for shooters is doubted
Residents in fear of their lives every day
Week: 17 | 29th April 2021 | NewsNeighbours are extremely concerned about the state of the spire
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Public asked to give support
Specially-brewed Duke's Ale a hit with HRH
A Langholm man tells of his company’s relationship with the…
Ranges reclassed as major developments
Council declares both applications at Eskdalemuir as invalid
Langholm-brewed real ale is a real hit
Borderlands Brewery’s Esk Blonde sells out in twelve hours
Eskdale tributes to Prince Philip
TRIBUTES have been paid to the Duke of Edinburgh by…
Day Centre applauded for its endless support
Staff and volunteers deliver over 10,000 meals during lockdowns
Library provides update
2020, the year of the pandemic, brought much of Westerkirk…
£500k price tag stops Holmwood flood plan
Residents to be offered individual protection measures instead
Rachel moves on after 21 years as Editor
Change in the air at Muckle Toon Media
Historic deal to buy moor signed
For the first time Langholm owns Tarras Valley
Massive jobs boost to meet demand for PPE
Enterprise agency gives biggest grant so far to boost economy
On the trail of bunny and friends
LANGHOLM Regeneration Group’s Easter trail, which starts next weekend, has…
CCTV will protect Newcastleton from crime and flooding
Week: 12 | 25th March 2021 | NewsCommunity Council raises £34k to install cameras to deter criminal activity
German film crew on Langholm Moor
Week: 11 | 22nd March 2021 | Community NewsLANGHOLM Moor showed its wildest side when a German TV crew spent four hours filming a documentary about the community buy-out last Friday. A bitterly-cold wind and freezing rain showers swept across the moor as the hardy crew and even…
Agency awards £92k to station conversion
Week: 11 | 19th March 2021 | NewsWork on building four flats is expected to be completed in May
Fears for traumatised war veterans on retreat
Week: 11 | 18th March 2021 | NewsMental health counsellor says no to Eskdalemuir rifle ranges ARMED forces veterans battling combat stress during retreats at Samye Ling in Eskdalemuir will be badly traumatised by the sound of gunfire from two proposed rifle ranges, it’s claimed. The Tibetan…
Council tax freeze avoids 3% increase
Week: 10 | 12th March 2021 | NewsDumfries and Galloway councillors vote for budget proposals
Eskdale shooters will bring jobs and income
Week: 10 | 11th March 2021 | NewsUp to half a million pounds will be spent annually in valley
Scottish Borders Council way off track with ruling
Committed rail group has asked for decision to be reviewed
Support vital
Lessons need to be learned from this
Nightmare jail ordeal after migrant incident
Canonbie lorry driver held in Dutch prison with no contact
Joshua smashes his target for operation
Canonbie schoolboy raises nearly £30,000 with friends’ help
Residents distressed over military exercise
And fears over shooting ranges operating without permission
Second year of devastation for Newcastleton
Up to 30 homes flooded as river Liddel burst banks
Langholm groups reap rewards from the wind
Thousands are paid by the Ewe Hill 6 windfarm to…
A big surprise
Congratulations to Rowanburn couple
Study identifies top 10 projects for funding
Nearly 1,000 ideas proposed on how to use windfarm grants
Reconnecting artists and audiences
DUMFRIES & Galloway Arts Festival is moving to July and…
Mill workers enjoy a cuppa
THIS photo of some of the Reid & Taylor mill…
Operation to change boy’s life costs £25k
Joshua turned down in Scotland but Liverpool hospital steps in
