Langholm’s treasured fortnight begins all over again for 2026
Week: 30 | 23rd July 2026 | Common Riding NewsPerfect weather as Cornet Hope leads seventy-plus riders to The Benty “Time is a horse that never tires. Whether you spend the day admiring the view or struggling against the wind, it carries you forward all the same, until one…
Langholm to Dumfries bus service a possibility
Week: 29 | 16th July 2026 | NewsACTS is looking for vital feedback from potential users Annandale Community Transport Services (ACTS) is exploring the possibility of introducing a new 7 day a week bus service connecting Langholm – Gretna – Annan – Dumfries with stops serving our…
TV celebrity pays a visit to The Olive Tree
Week: 29 | 16th July 2026 | LifestyleCopshaw folk were given the chance to do a bit of starspotting last week when a celebrity dropped by to visit. TV Presenter Guy Martin was in the area with a crew doing some filming, though he stayed tight-lipped on…
The Eskdale Experience Exhibition Preview
Week: 29 | 16th July 2026 | Arts Arts and EntertainmentLangholm heritage enthusiasts have curated and excellent Common Riding showcase The Eskdale Experience’s exhibition focusing on Langholm Common Riding opens in the old post office tomorrow at a private launch. Cornet Tommy Hope will be there to help kick things…
20 years of XCEL Summer Trips
Week: 29 | 16th July 2026 | Arts and Entertainment SchoolThe Xcel Project is celebrating twenty years of offering trips for local young people during the summer school holiday period. The Xcel project started in September 2005 and in the Summer of 2006 worked in partnership with the Eskdale Sports…
Canonbie Brig parapet crushed
Week: 29 | 16th July 2026 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsA reader from Canonbie got in touch to tell us about an incident outside their front door on Monday.The trailer of an articulated lorry caught the stone wall on the village side of the bridge turning it to rubble.Lucky there…
Broadband on Langholm High Street 'lacks fibre'
Businesses frustrated by the slow roll-out Businesses and residents on…
Pureous Bunkumus 2026 style!
Copshaw Correspondent Gilly Fraser reports from the heart of it…
Graduation season brings three more local luminaries
Katie Adamson from Newcastleton graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with…
Moffat Mountain Rescue set to work on Warblaw
Local walker with nasty knee injury brought to safety By…
Tracking Tommy to the Cornet's Street Party
…a sociable end to a busy weekend It has become…
“Stop talking and start delivering” for farmers
NFU Scotland used the platform of the Royal Highland Show…
Canonbie Community Enterprise has its eyes on further goals
Canonbie Community Enterprise held its AGM on 23rd June. The…
Double GOLD again for Aoiffion
Aoiffion McVittie Brangan became another two times Scottish Champion on…
IRVINE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT GETS FULL PLANNING CONSENT
This is great news for Langholm and the surrounding area…
Public concern over Buccleuch’s Hall Burn solar farm plans
Impact on property values, noise pollution and traffic are the…
Rev Morag is called to a new parish
A new chapter in Ministry – a letter from her…
LANGHOLM’S AOIFFION IS TO RUN FOR SCOTLAND
BRING ON BELFAST | Not only is she supporting Scotland…
Second round of Prostate testing brings total to 230
Week: 25 | 20th June 2026 | LifestyleMore public awareness and sessions like this help tackle the issue The Langholm Alliance has held a second Prostate Cancer Blood Testing Site, at Langholm Rugby Club providing 150 men with free PSA blood tests. Following the overwhelming success of…
Primary School Awards with Cornet Tommy Hope
Week: 25 | 19th June 2026 | SchoolA great occasion with special awards from Hawick’s 1514 Club and Common Riding songs to boot! …read much more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE
Langholm lads shine among the Souters o' Selkirk
Week: 25 | 18th June 2026 | Common Riding Lifestyle NewsAnother successful outing, this time to Selkirk Common Riding, for Langholm’s Front Three. …read much more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE
Scottish Championships for Langholm girl stars
Week: 25 | 18th June 2026 | Athletics SportAoiffion’s Under 16 times faster than the Under 20s Four pupils from Langholm Academy travelled to Grangemouth on Friday and Saturday to compete at the Scottish Schools’ National Athletics Championships: AVA BELL | EVELYN BELL | AOIFFION McVITTIE-BRANGAN | MOLLIE…
If at first you don't succeed...
Week: 25 | 18th June 2026 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonResilient campaigners seek second petition The first bid to get protected status for the wild goats on the moors between Newcastleton and Langholm may have fallen at the Scottish Government stage, despite being backed by a 22,000-signature petition, the biggest…
Langholm cellist returns home for summer concerts
Week: 25 | 18th June 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsLangholm cellist Will Archibald will return to the region this summer for performances in Carlisle and Dumfries before beginning his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London in September. The 18-year-old, who is currently completing his A Levels…
D&G Council rejects tourist levy
Councillors voted last week to halt work on a visitor…
Langholm Cornet made very welcome at Hawick Common Riding
Once more, Langholm was well to the fore with the…
Second place in the league for Langholm
Calbeck bowled out for 35 as Steele takes six wickets…
Drones to help peatlands
Nearly 30,000 football pitches worth of peatland was restored in…
Posh new signs but with baffling content
They look really smart but have a number of omissions…
David and pals tackle the Lairig Ghru...
…and raise £9,000 for The Beatson By David Jeffrey, On…
Langholm RFC holds Awards Night
Langholm Rugby Club held their end of season awards presentation…
Community Council will work to replace play park equipment!
Buccleuch Park style facility envisaged After last week’s shock removal…
Disappointing progress in flood mitigation action
Mark Hallam reports on latest flooding meeting with Council officials…
Town’s infrastructure issues highlighted at meeting
Caroline Street, Holmwood, Drove Road and other problems were addressed…
School classes reduction plans angers community
An announcement by Scottish Borders Council that it’s planning to…
Trailing Tommy: Langholm's Front Three become Mosstroopers
Langholm Cornet Tommy Hope sets off on his Common Riding…
New Solar and Battery Scheme proposed for Canonbie area
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Canonbie Community NewsHall Burn site earmarked for potential 300GWhrs project Buccleuch Group is inviting local residents to a public exhibition to learn more about proposals for a new solar and battery energy system (BESS) project near Canonbie. The new project, known as…
Sheep fleece market is showing signs of growth
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Farming and EnvironmentAfter years of sheep fleece prices hitting rock bottom, the market is showing significant signs of improvement.The National Sheep Association says farmers who in recent years haven’t even bothered attempting to sell their fleeces should definitely send their clip in…
Mountain biking tracks would attract visitors
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Cycling SportExcellent video shows how it is a ‘no-brainer’ We recently reported in the E&L in relation to the transport hub being created in Langholm that The Stove has been working with the Xcel Project. The aim of the work was…
Newcastleton mourns the loss of true Liddesdale lady
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Community NewcastletonSandy Richardson played a huge part in the life of Copshaw Holm Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Copshaw resident who has died following a short illness.Sandy Richardson played a huge role in village life, starting with a twelve-year…
Dedicated volunteer Avril leaves a rainbow of memories
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Community Lifestyle NewsOBITUARY: Avril Leonilda Olivia Bannatyne née Baird Avril was born on Saturday 20th April 1946 to Robert Baird and his wife Olivia – née Capaldi – in Lambhill, north Glasgow. Avril was always proud of both her Scottish and Italian roots.…
Castle Craigs Club welcomes new Cornet
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L Life NewsThe Castle Craigs club held its annual general meeting in the Crown Hotel last Friday evening with thirty-five members in attendance. President Graeme Murray welcomed Cornet Hope to the meeting along with Right-Hand Man Patterson and Left-Hand Man Donaldson. Graeme…
Tradition continues with Hope at Helm
Thomas Hope is elected to carry Langholm’s Burgh Standard for…
Legends of Langholm Cricket Club
Cricket Memories Throughout the summer Langholm Cricket Club is celebrating…
D&G Farm worker takes on Doddie challenge
A Dumfriesshire farm worker and his partner are to embark…
Post Office celebrates a successful first year's trading
Community really happy about the return of an essential service…
Newcastleton photographer captures the light fantastic
By Gilly Fraser Colin Hamilton first saw what he describes…
Promise of Heritage Centre that never materialised
End of the road as Langholm’s Waverley Mill and area…
Rusty start to the season at Nunwick
5-wicket defeat prompts Langholm to up their game By Graham…
Lydiafield residents make a return visit to the Muckle Toon
Day Centre welcomes homecoming for residents of Annan Care Home…
Langholm Sevens 2026
Marvellous weather fetches a huge crowd of rugby enthusiasts to…
Plainly pathetic parking poses potential problems
Alliteration aside, it’s plain dangerous There was a bit of…
A gem in Langholm's retail crown
G. J. Latimer & Co celebrates 144 years on Langholm…
Sheep-worrying figures down but still too high
New figures on incidents of livestock worrying in Scotland are…
