Virus setback for Murtholm housing
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | NewsScheme is delayed by three months but could still be on time THE construction of extra-care sheltered housing on the Murtholm in Langholm has been delayed for three months.This is because of the Scottish government’s instructions to close all development…
Nostalgia
Week: 15 | 9th April 2020 | Nostalgia25 years:£420 boost for summer outing Around £420 was raised towards the summer outing for the elderly with a coffee morning in the Mission Hall on Saturday. The event was organised by the Langholm branch of Age Concern and Secretary…
Brown’s the Butcher opens
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsA welcome new shop as High Street starts to make a come-back A NEW food shop has opened for business in Langholm.But, because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brown’s Butchers has decided to only take orders for deliveries at the moment.The…
Day’s tree appeal dismissed
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsPHILLIP Day, owner of The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, has lost his appeal against his international firm of solicitors, Womble Bond Dickinson, after he was prosecuted for felling 43 trees on a site of special scientific interest in 2010 and constructing…
London in lockdown
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | News ReportersA Langholm man’s perspective on the capital in quarantine By Nicol Nicolson THE FIRST thing that strikes you in present-day London is the abundance of delivery drivers. I live on a street saturated with takeaways and, when evening falls, there’s a…
Amazing support from the community
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsLangholm COVID-19 support group garners 900 members We are living in a time of crisis and it’s heartwarming to know that people all over the world are pulling together to help each other, none more so than our local heroes…and…
The Rainbow Connection
Following the coronavirus lockdown, many families in Langholm have decided…
AMAZING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
We are living in a time of crisis and it’s…
Restaurant Review : The Boathouse Glencaple
Reviewer: Clare Rogerson Boreland We pulled up into a nice…
Lockdown in the Land of the Long White Cloud
Rhea Cavers AFTER a couple of months of travelling round…
Walk the Walk
E&L Life columnist Gavin Graham has an ambition to walk…
From a reader's point of view
Sophie’s column last month about the advantages of growing up…
Langholm Sevens cancelled
LANGHOLM RFC has regretfully taken the decision to cancel next…
RAVE REVIEWS... Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow
A RAINY day in Glasgow; what is a girl to…
Money does grow on trees in Eskdalemuir
FIVE miles along a rough forestry track north of Eskdalemuir…
Langholm goes live!
A NEW project has been started during this difficult time…
Village at odds with official flood report
Diaries show residents were left to cope on their own…
Health helpline set up to manage more demand
NHS24 opens dedicated service as a response to virus crisis…
Virus may put paid to most treasured event
Week: 13 | 26th March 2020 | NewsCommon Riding cannot take place in its customary way THERE will be no Langholm Cornet this year. The inevitable but shock decision was made by the Common Riding trustees and members on Tuesday. The unprecedented international health crisis, which is…
Electric vehicle ports coming to Langholm
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | NewsCouncil is waiting for a sub-station to be built on the Kilngreen WORK is progressing to install electric charging points for vehicles on the Kilngreen in Langholm. A sub-station needs to be put in place before the points are put…
Beef sector could be more efficient
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentTHERE is ‘considerable opportunity’ to improve the efficiency of the beef sector in Scotland, according to new research published by Scotland’s Rural College. Future policy should also consider positioning Scotch Beef as a high-quality, slow-finishing, grass-reared product to differentiate it…
£3.5m price tag to buy Langholm Moor
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | NewsPrivate donations and crowd-funding will be essential to success AT LEAST £3.5m will have to be raised in the community through private donations and crowd-funding to buy Langholm Moor from Buccleuch, it has been revealed. The Langholm Initiative’s community buy-out…
Joint response
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | NewsDUMFRIES and Galloway Council leader Elaine Murray has called a full meeting of members tomorrow to consider swift measures to prepare the local authority for the coronavirus pandemic. The council has been co-ordinating a response alongside NHS Dumfries & Galloway…
Community rallies to support people at risk
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | NewsCOMMUNITY and business life in Eskdale and Liddesdale is grinding to a halt as the coronavirus COVID-19 tightens its grip on the UK and around the world. Venues are closing their doors and user groups are cancelling their meetings and…
Double celebration
Rugby RUGBY fans from Langholm enjoyed a double celebration when…
More stock is sold, average prices fall
LIVESTOCK sold through Scotland’s auction marts fetched £482.m last year,…
Langholm teenager is elected to parliament
Cameron is keen to start his fledgling parliamentary career A…
Region poised to deal with potential outbreak
All 33 tests for virus in Dumfries and Galloway are…
Project awarded £600k
Trust to develop Buccleuch House for learning and enterprise MORE…
Moorland purchase reaches critical stage
EXCLUSIVE: Public urged to get behind buy-out and sign petition…
Academy are Scottish champions
Heptathlon LANGHOLM Academy were crowned West of Scotland regional champions…
Cleaning up the Liddel
EWCASTLETON Wildlife Club members braved more rain last Friday to…
Patrons follow lunch with a talk
CAMPBELL Scott, a trustee of the Langholm Initiative and project…
Community ownership conference a great success
A MAJOR conference for public sector organisations and communities all…
OH CALAMITY!
IT’S hotting up for the cast of Calamity Jane after…
We continue our serialisation of Wattie Bell’s book.
Happy Nights under the Gas Lamps But it was with…
Return to glass proving successful
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsBOTTLED milk is making a comeback in Langholm, thanks to the environmentally-aware retailer J M Ritchie at his New Town Convenience Store in Thomas Telford Road. John’s daughter, Lorna, brought it to his attention as a way to protect the…
Call for a rethink on town’s flood barriers
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsResidents seek a pause in the process after concerns voiced OPPOSITION to a comprehensive flood protection scheme in Langholm is growing after an online poll attracted more than 90 names last weekend. Two weeks ago Dumfries and Galloway Council’s flood…
Semi-final netted
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | Netball School SportNetball LANGHOLM Academy’s senior netball team secured a Scottish Cup semi-final spot against Abroath High School with a fantastic performance in the quarter-final against Craigmount Red from Edinburgh last Thursday. The team was made up of Emily Foster, Abi Couper,…
Sports centre group makes good progress
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | NewsDesign feasibility study will be ready for the public during May THE group investigating the redevelopment of a former sports centre in Langholm will be ready to present the findings of its design feasibility study in May. Its next major…
Farms need better pollinator practice
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentDespite significant investment in EFAs, the study found they were failing to provide all the resources insect pollinators need. With more than 70 per cent of crops worldwide relying on insect pollinators, it highlights the need to create a variety…
Roger to step down from chairman’s job
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | Common Riding NewsHe followed in his father’s footsteps to lead the Common Riding THE chairman of the Common Riding members has announced he will step down from the post in April next year. Roger Maxwell told the members at their February meeting…
£10,000 is raised so far for village flood victims
Donations pour in as Newcastleton residents clear out houses A…
Objections rise over flood protection plan
Walls and embankments lining the rivers are not very popular…
Launch of Digital Hub
THE South of Scotland Skills and Learning Network Digital Hub…
Holy Isle retreat brings patience and generosity
Daily distractions abandoned at Centre of World Peace and Health…
Farmers of Eskdale have a ball
THE annual Eskdale farmers’ dance was held in the school…
D&G to face £11m cut to services budget
Rethink by SNP government called for by councillors DUMFRIES and Galloway…
Valentine’s day treat
Langholm primary pupils raise £700 at their coffee morning A…
Survey will identify windfarm funding
Group encouraging people to use questionnaire to propose ideas A…
Devastating flood rages through seventy homes
River bursts its banks leaving residents wading through water up…
Floods, Gales, ice and snow a typical Scottish February
ESKDALE and Liddesdale were battered by Storm Ciara last weekend…
Lewis is uni champ
Athletics A LANGHOLM athlete, who receives funding from “Welcome to…
Benty open singles
THE Benty hall bowlers held their annual open singles tournament…
