Popular event packs out hall
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsEVERY seat was filled in Newcastleton village hall for the annual Holm Show coffee morning last Saturday. It’s always one of the most popular events in the community’s calendar and this year was no exception, with more than £570 raised…
Copshaw in spotlight as campaign launches
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsScotland Starts Here will raise profile to attract more tourists A NEW tourism drive for the Scottish Borders and Midlothian has been launched. Scotland Starts Here is raising the profile of the Scottish Borders and Midlothian as a year-round destination.…
Log wagon driver admits killing cyclist
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsCanonbie trucker admits causing death by careless driving CANONBIE trucker has been found not guilty of causing the death of a cyclist by dangerous driving after a tragic collision but now faces sentence for his careless conduct behind the wheel.…
Expanding industry needs more workers
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsLangholm and Hawick collaborate on textile training course A GROWTH in demand for workers in the textile industry on both sides of the border has prompted a collaborative training scheme based in Langholm. The Langholm Initiative has joined forces with…
Vital public service will not be lost to Langholm
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsGood news for both locals and visitors THE news that Langholm’s two public toilets will not be affected by cuts to services has been universally welcomed. The toilets, at the Kilngreen and in Parliament Square, were the subject of a…
Low wages contribute to more food bank use
Week: 4 | 27th January 2020 | NewsReport shows a 22 per cent rise in use in Scotland in 18 months A GROUP, which distributes food parcels in Annandale and Eskdale, recorded an increase from 331 in 2018 to 421 in 2019. Kate’s Kitchen is based in…
Neil is auctioneers’ group champion
THE Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has…
Food parcels are only the start
HAZEL Thompson, manager at Kate’s Kitchen, has watched demand steadily…
Positive response to holiday pod proposal
Business wants to expand park to attract more overnight visitors…
Town’s ambition to be a creative place
OutPost Arts receives funding to run art clubs for all…
Purr-fect” partners cool as cats on the ice
Libby and Mark score sevens and go forward to next…
Up to 20 turbines are on cards for Bentpath
Developer proposes to construct a windfarm in Meggat Valley A…
The Moldova Experience
Copshaw schoolboy Dean Armstrong learns new house building skills to…
A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea
For E&L Life Editor Gilly Fraser, an unexpected joint project…
Finding the stars in Copshaw
The brand new Liddesdale Performing Arts Society brought Copshaw audiences…
Libby... the finest girl!
A SENSATIONAL performance on the ice produced an astounding first-round…
Conan takes gold
Running TEENAGE runner Conan Harper won a team gold medal…
Call to act quickly over dangerous Eskdale road - Water pours on to the A7 at same spot as an earlier landslide
HEAVY rain and high winds disrupted travel last Saturday and…
Mascots United
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | Rugby SportRugby A TOTAL of 90 youngsters and their families from Langholm Youth Rugby travelled to Kingston Park, Newcastle for The Greene King IPA championship clash between Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster Knights last Friday. Langholm RFC are part of the Club…
Sounds of the past - Original school bell to be rehung at the new primary
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsAN IMPORTANT piece of Langholm’s heritage has been rescued and a new home found. The bell, which was used in the former primary school which closed several years ago, is currently sitting in the Eskdale Foundation office. Councillor Ronnie Tait…
A previous year test
Week: 01 | 2nd January 2020 | News
The Muckle Toon Pantomime returns with festive fun for all the family
Week: 52 | 28th December 2019 | Arts E&L Life Young ReportersWhat links Langholm with 15th century Italy? A well-established and much loved tradition of Pantomime. Oh yes it does! The Italian version was called Commedia dell’arte and had many of the elements we would still recognise today – like the…
Kippford & Rockcliffe Circular via Rough Island.
Week: 52 | 28th December 2019 | E&L Life WalkingDistance: 4.6 miles if you include Rough Island or 3.5 miles if you omit it. Total Ascent: 352ft including the highest point on Rough Island. Start Grid: NX837553. Map: OS Explorer 313. Time: 2.5 hours in theory, but you’ll probably…
Blue Flight in the pink at Kelso: Blue Flight in the pink at Kelso
Week: 51 | 21st December 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing ED CHAMBERLIN will lead the ITV racing team when they make their appearance at Kelso Racecourse this Saturday. Together with regular pundits Mick Fitzgerald, Luke Harvey and Sally Ann Grassick, plus commentator Richard Hoiles, Chamberlin will present four races…
Academy plant sale flourishes
IT’S time to get planting so make a bee-line for…
Langholm lads help Hawick
Rugby Morrison’s Academy 17 Hawick High School 41 THREE Langholm…
Langholm come third in athletics final
Athletics LANGHOLM and Canonbie primary schools competed at Annandale and…
Hat-trick but still a defeat
Football Langholm Legion 3 Tweeddale Rovers 4 THE whole match…
Langholm rugby holds its head high at awards
Rugby LANGHOLM Rugby Club was in fine company at the…
A garden of delights from GQT
IT MAY be the bleak midwinter but that doesn’t mean…
A most exciting year for initiative team: Langholm body calls for public to attend AGM and find out more
THE Langholm Initiative has been here for 25 years writes…
Chance to buy land offers a “new dawn”: Consultation underway on the potential purchase of Holm Hill
A COMMUNITY buy-out of Holm Hill will provide a new…
Excellent duo top the bill
By Iain Bell LEONARD Brown and Malcolm Ross topped the…
Everyone a winner at awards to celebrate rural life
JUDITH Johnson’s three decades of work in the community of…
Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
A FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
ONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Week: 49 | 6th December 2019 | NewsYoung Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional stage career in September after securing a coveted place at one of Scotland’s top theatre schools. Former Langholm Academy pupil Finlay, 21, will be studying Musical Theatre at The MGA…
Lighting up Langholm
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Lifestyle NewsTHE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and his reindeer; music, food; stalls; entertainers; and, the icing on the cake, – the lights switch-on ceremony. Langholm Christmas lights event last Saturday was hailed a great success by organisers…
Santa’s little helpers
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | LifestyleLANGHOLM teenagers Emily Hislop and Jessica Kenny were in good festive spirits last Saturday when Santa Claus came to town. He and his reindeer dropped by to help locals and visitors celebrate the switching-on of the Christmas lights, including on…
Government cuts would damage recycling efforts
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | NewsDECISION to bring waste services back in-house could be costly for Dumfries and Galloway Council taxpayers if the Scottish government cuts funding next year. After the council’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract was terminated and it decided to provide the…
A humdinger of a match
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Rugby SportU14 Rugby Langholm U14 68 Moffat U14 28 TUESDAY night’s clash between Langholm and Moffat was always going to be a humdinger of a match, with only a score between the two teams the previous week. The home team got…
Emerging talent at Kelso
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing FATHER Christmas will be greeting young racegoers at Kelso Racecourse’s Festive Family Raceday this Sunday. There will be fun activities for children in the Pavilion Marquee next to the parade ring where older racegoers can enjoy a view of…
Have Pen Will Travel
HAVE Pen Will Travel is the most apt name for…
£27k for Eskdale: Windfarm company gives grants to three organisations
MUCKLE Toon Media, the owner of the Eskdale & Liddesdale…
Sweeping changes to refuse collections
Dumfries and Galloway Council staff were in The Buccleuch Centre…
Youth Rugby
Rugby Report by Davie Oliver Annan Under 14s: 44 Langholm:…
Meet Katherine and her traffic cone hat
CANONBIE Probus Club and visitors from Langholm Probus enjoyed a…
Fiasco of farcical fun: Langholm’s popular am-drammers play to big houses at The Buccleuch Centre
Langholm Operatic and Dramatic Society presented ‘Clutching at Straws’ to…
Legion secures vital win
Football Langholm Legion 2 Jed Legion 1 FINLEY Dell was…
North Berwick sees determined performance from Langholm
Rugby Langholm RFC 13 North Berwick 7 LANGHOLM RFC showed…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Railway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension…
Rave Review | BARBARA DICKSON & Nick Holland
Venue: The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm | Reviewer: Rachel Norris SCOTLAND’S…
Breeding sheep to adapt to weather
RESEARCH looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to…
