Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsA VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm and Eskdale made significant progress at two public drop-in events on Monday. The Langholm Alliance, which is made up of eight sub-groups, has worked for two years to put together…
Proposed turbines will devastate landscape: More than 100 objectors claim windfarm will damage their valleys
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsMORE than 100 public objections to a windfarm development in the Ewes valley have been recorded up until last Wednesday. The 104 responses to Faw Side, which is being proposed by Community Windpower Ltd of Cheshire, have been published by…
MP impressed by campus expansion
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony campus near Parkgate, Dumfries expand further as a rural centre of educational excellence. In the coming years the 260-hectare estate, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) could double the current…
Artist portrays a hill shepherd’s life
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleLANGHOLM & District Art Club welcomed Felicite Scott and Lorraine Morton to present an illuminating introduction into the life and works of contemporary artist Victoria Crowe. They led members through the life of Crowe, from her early years spent in…
Making sense of cancer
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsLucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and a friend are organising a coffee morning to coincide with the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, run by Macmillan Cancer Support. THREE years ago our family’s lives were turned irretrievably upside…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsA MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site in Eskdale could create dozens of jobs. An application to build a 1.5-hectare glasshouse at the Craig by Neil Ewart is currently being processed. As part of the application, Mr…
Lamont joins deal-makers
LIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
ONE of the best show days in years produced a…
He’ll be coming round the mountain - 42 times: Langholm runner completes a classic Lake District challenge
THE challenge was to run 42 of the highest peaks…
Wayne starts career on the beat
A FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police…
More than an Ambleside amble
Jogging MUCKLE Toon Joggers Kirsty Ash, Pauline Irving and Mhairi…
Clegg breaks two British records and wins silver: World Para swimmer is really happy with his progress as he looks to Tokyo
Swimming STEPHEN Clegg broke two British records on his way…
Do more for communities
A REGIONAL MSP has urged the Scottish government to do…
Will inclusive growth work for Langholm?: Conference discusses how communities can reduce inequality
LANGHOLM was represented at a national conference which gave an…
Lorry drivers advised to “keep on parking”: Council never wanted to impose restrictions in village square
LORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
AFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
AN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out…
A final family picnic before tragedy strikes: Clouds of war gather over a Langholm family’s idyllic summer
EIGHTY years ago on September 3, 1939 Britain declared war…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | News SportA REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health and well-being and provide a venue which supports making Langholm a better place to live. There is potential for employment and small businesses, to create a social hub, attract visitors,…
16 pairs for Irving cup
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Bowling SportBowling LANGHOLM Old Town Bowling Club attracted 16 pairs for the Jim Irving pairs’ cup last Saturday. After three matches, playing eight ends a match, the semi-finalists, all New Town, were Carolle and Paul Warwick against Sue Roebuck and Luke…
Miller steps up into rugby captain role
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Rugby SportRugby HAVING been denied promotion last season by a league restructuring, Langholm RFC are very keen to get on with East league business. It kicks off this Saturday with an away fixture at North Berwick. The team trained well over…
Healthy entry for this year’s Doctors’ Run: Ryan smashes it with a well-paced run and youngsters have fun in the sun
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Athletics SportDoctors’ Run RYAN Milligan scorched round the eight-mile Doctors’ Run course last Sunday and came home in 48.47. His blistering pace meant runner-up Dean Winter crossed the line in 53.48 followed by Alex Jarzyna 55.44. Alex and his team-mates Martin…
Crossdykes construction commences in earnest: Communities will benefit by more than £300k from windfarm
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsCONSTRUCTION has begun on a windfarm near Langholm without the support of government subsidies. Muirhall Energy of Lanarkshire started work at Crossdykes north west of the town on Monday. The event was attended by members of Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk…
The Holm Showed us: Sunshine on Copshaw
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsFARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a gripping interbreed contest at the Holm Show last Saturday. Glen, of Bonchester Bridge, won with his Texel after judge Jim Sinclair placed him ahead of a North Country Cheviot ram,…
Aaron’s sheep wins
THE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm…
Hold the front page! We’re up for an award: E&L Advertiser is on shortlist for a rural resilience accolade
THE E&L Advertiser’s Hold the Front Page! project has been…
Paul is Borders champ
Bowling PAUL Warwick of Langholm won the Borders single-handed championship…
Iona’s had a busy August
Athletics IONA Jamieson, 13, who is also supported by the…
Fire Belle has other ideas
Hounds THE fields have begun to improve as kennels start…
Donaldson turns out for Hawick
Rugby IN THEIR final pre-season games Hawick and Hawick Force…
Hottest of days makes for some tense cricket:
Langholm 1st XI secure one-wicket victory against Edenhall at home…
An eagle named Ally NAMED ALLY
CONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the relocation of six white-tailed sea eagle…
Langholm chillis on telly: BBC’s Landward comes to town to film its passion for spice
DOUGIE Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, was in…
Ban on lorry parking is proving unpopular: Residents say they were unaware of consultation on restrictions
A BAN on lorries parking in Newcastleton’s Douglas Square has…
Eagle death shocks team:Golden eagle project suffers setback after young bird killed
ONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
A CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target…
We are the champions
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | SportTHREE girls from Langholm are jumping for joy after multiple successes at two gymnastics competitions last weekend. Sadie Cropper, Freya Blaikie and Matilda Brockley took part in the Dumfries Y Club championships last Saturday and at the Dynamic Gymnastics Academy in…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through a project supported by the South of Scotland Economic Partnership (SoSEP). It will share £220,710 with Peebles, Newlands, Tweedsmuir, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright and Kirkconnel and Kelloholm. The project will be run…
Keira flies high
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | SportShow jumping Kiera Graham, age 11, and her pony Gwen, from Gin Case, Canonbie, competed successfully at the British show-jumping championships. Heading down to Stoneleigh on Tuesday 6th August, they had qualified for the British Novice Championship and the British…
Weather against Home Hill Race
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Athletics SportHill Race WE HAD hoped for a bigger turnout this year, but the weather was against us. As the rain poured down and the local folk turned out to marshal, we were beginning to think the flooded roads and threat…
Callum is champion
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Golf SportGolf 16-year-old Callum Jeffrey from Langholm travelled to Selkirk Golf Club last weekend to compete in the Borders Golf Association Championships. Callum who was a recipient of “Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Award Funding in 2019 produced a fantastic round…
National championship for Langholm’s Lewis: Gold medal win in Grangemouth makes athlete National U20s champion
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Athletics SportAthletics LEWIS Bell was pronounced the new Scottish National Under-20 200m Champion after he secured the Gold Medal at the FPSG National U20 Athletics Championships at Grangemouth in a time of 21.86 seconds. One of his local training partners, 16-year-old…
Liz is jumping for joy
LIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
THE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival…
Show will shine despite weather
THE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is…
Timing seems perfect for moorland buyout: South of Scotland MSP, Colin Smyth, backs the bid to buy
THE potential community buy-out of thousands of acres of Langholm…
New hub for Outpost Arts: Focal point for arts organisation will bring great benefits
AN EXCITING new opportunity for creative people of all ages…
Band’s successful season
LANGHOLM pipe band has had an extremely busy summer-time playing…
Michael's art is Finding the Light
Fans of the work of Claygate-based artist Michael Batey can…
Fourteen wet and windy miles along the wall
MONIQUE Steele, her sister Colette Mather and Colette’s 14-year-old daughter…
Unseasonal weather wreaks roads havoc transport havoc
by Sharon Tolson EXTREME weather conditions caused widespread disruption during…
Gilsland winner has lots of scope
Hounds ONLY one pup ran the produce trail for dogs…
Legion kick off in cup: Football team go into their 25th season ready for the top flight
Football LANGHOLM Legion will celebrate their 25th year this season.…
Gordon anchors team innings
Cricket LANGHOLM 2nds enjoyed a four-wicket victory over Stainton last…
