Legion secures vital win
Week: 48 | 28th November 2019 | Football SportFootball Langholm Legion 2 Jed Legion 1 FINLEY Dell was the hero of the Langholm Legion match against Jed Legion when he scored a vital goal in the 89th minute. Langholm Legion hosted Jed Legion last Saturday in a division…
North Berwick sees determined performance from Langholm
Week: 48 | 28th November 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Langholm RFC 13 North Berwick 7 LANGHOLM RFC showed real determination when they entertained top of the table North Berwick at Milntown on Saturday. North Berwick, who heavily defeated Langholm in the first game of the season, had only…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
Week: 48 | 28th November 2019 | NewsNEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open Day on December 4 in connection with the start of the community consultation which will then close on December 31. This is the opportunity for the community to see and…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | NewsRailway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension THE group seeking to restore the railway line through the Borders to Carlisle marked 20 years of campaigning at its AGM in Edinburgh. The Campaign for Borders Rail held its…
Rave Review | BARBARA DICKSON & Nick Holland
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentVenue: The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm | Reviewer: Rachel Norris SCOTLAND’S biggest-selling female singer of all time graced the stage of the Buccleuch Centre in Langholm with power, tenderness and heartfelt interpretations of songs by a stellar line-up of songsmiths. Barbara…
Breeding sheep to adapt to weather
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | Farming and EnvironmentRESEARCH looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to cope with climate change has found significant variations in how individual animals respond to fluctuating weather. The study, led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), looked at animal performance records, together…
Speaking with one voice
Launch showcases skills to take on Langholm’s regeneration THE news…
New Town, new store
As one door closes, another opens on TT Road After…
Town's regeneration vision scoops £60k
AN AWARD worth £60,000 is being given to the Langholm…
Ellie’s life in the fast lane
Cycling AN INTERNATIONAL cyclist with family connections in Eskdale was…
Langholm Rugby Club makes shortlist for national award
Rugby LANGHOLM Rugby Club has been shortlisted for a national…
Canonbie crafters collect: Another successful fair
THE annual Canonbie craft fair attracted stallholders from near and…
Bill’s film boosts vital community bus service: Common Riding enthusiast presents money raised by DVD sale
THE proceeds from the sale of a Langholm retailer’s Common…
Three Eskdale groups given £8,300 in total: Windfarm developer donates first round of community grants
CASH totalling £8,300 is being pumped into Langholm and Eskdalemuir…
Langholm will be in rail extension study: Scottish transport minister reassures campaigners of inclusion
A MINISTER of the Scottish government has reassured rail campaigners…
Copshaw pharmacist is a clear winner
STERLING work in the respiratory field by Newcastleton Health Centre’s…
Secret OutPost: Auction and exhibition at High Street’s new venue
THE Look Out in Langholm High Street will hold a…
Centre of excellence wins regional award: Great team work from staff and volunteers gets recognition
LANGHOLM’S successful performing arts centre is the toast of the…
What a blooming farce!
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentTake one pushy businesswoman and one womanising roué plus his sister and her flirty friend and add a titled lady for good measure. Sprinkle in a weepy nurse and a solicitor and place them all together in a posh country…
Charlie is Kelso’s darling
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsTHE £30,000 feature race of Saturday’s fixture at Kelso Racecourse celebrates the discovery of a wishing well during the development of the new parade ring fewer than 18 months ago. The well, an unusual structure to be found on a…
Great plans for popular butcher's shop
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsRYAN Greig and Samantha Taylor are reopening the butcher’s shop in Langholm High Street next Tuesday. They are keeping with tradition, trading under the WW Middlemass Butchers name. The couple, who originally hail from Aberdeen, have lived here for three…
Mural trail explores Langholm's heritage
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsA LANGHOLM-BASED arts organisation officially launched its new High Street hub last Sunday. OutPost Arts, which is in the former Blue Moon shop, welcomed adults and children to take part in all sorts of creative activities during the day. Leading…
Canonbie parents up in arms as heating fails
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsA SCHOOL parent council in Eskdale is up in arms after children and staff have had to use heaters because the heating system is failing. The boiler is about 30 years old but is still in a working condition and…
Cumbria's horseman
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | LifestylePenton Discussion Group met at Skitby House Smithfield on Monday 4th November strong there was a strong turnout of almost 50 members Guest Speaker for the evening was Tom Barr accompanied by his wife and business partner Eileen Tom is…
Posties Wear-it-Pink and raise £900
POST Office and Royal Mail staff combined their sense of…
Valley faces another large-scale windfarm: Plans submitted to build up to 25 220m turbines at Callisterhall
ANOTHER large-scale windfarm is being proposed for a site on…
Cross country success
TWO young runners from Langholm represented their club at a…
Stevie is club champ
Bowling LANGHOLM New Town Bowling Club hosted its presentation of…
Vital point gained with a struggle
Football Langholm Legion 0 Newtown AFC 0 LANGHOLM Legion had…
Teams try their hardest: An excellent turnout of sides makes for a busy tournament for youngsters
Rugby LANGHOLM Lions and Cubs hosted a festival at Milntown…
University professor designs first “tunabot”: Former Langholm pupil examines how fish swim so fast and far
A LEADING American university professor, who attended Langholm Academy, has…
Physio’s research will help identify strokes: Dawn Lamb’s work is aiding the diagnoses by A&E clinicians
AN ADVANCED specialist physiotherapist in acute stroke and neuro-rehab has…
Sprinter’s ice challenge: Libby hopes to impress judge John Barrowman on TV show
A DOUBLE Paralympic champion is set to appear on the…
Tories and Labour pick their candidates: Mundell and Chisholm prepare for a Christmas general election
LABOUR and the Con-servatives have announced their candidates in the…
A mural paints 1,000 words
THE launch of Mural Stories, a project to decorate walls…
Two vital elements to promote quality of life: Town’s tourism and health and social care are in the spotlight
THE Langholm Alliance steering group recently held a public consultation…
Pumpkin run
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | Athletics SportTHINGS that go bump in the night were much in evidence at Langholm cricket club’s ground last Saturday. As twilight fell, gruesome ghouls, hideous phantoms and wicked witches descended onto the Castleholm to do their worst. Adults and kids dressed…
Family sport fun day
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | SportA SUCCESSFUL free family sports day was run in the Eskdale Sports Centre earlier this week. The event was led by young sports leaders Alistair Paisley and Callum Jeffrey with help from Freya Blaikie, Matilda Brockley and Alice Roberts. The…
MP: It's Brexit now or election showdown
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsESKDALE’S MP has pledged to continue to back the Prime Minister’s policy on Brexit. David Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, who was sacked as Scottish Secretary when Boris Johnson became PM in July, says his constituents want the government to…
Champion biker
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | Cycling SportA BIKE trials rider from Newcastleton has won the overall novice junior championship. Jake Foster, 14, travelled to the third round of the national trials cup at Shiplee Glen near Bradford last weekend. At the event Jake gained a second…
Karate medallists
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | SportKarate WORLD Traditional Karate Organisation karateka from Langholm, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow attended the WTKO Ireland open karate championships at the Carrigaline Hotel in Cork, Ireland last Saturday. It was a very well-organised event with a very high standard of…
Blue Flight in flight at Kelso
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing RACEGOERS will get an early opportunity to see several of the top contenders for this season’s Grand National steeplechase at Kelso Racecourse this Saturday. They will line up for the Paxtons Exclusively Kverneland handicap steeplechase. One For Arthur won…
Gormley ends flat season with a smart win for leading owner
Horse Racing LANGHOLM jockey Jamie Gormley rode one of two…
Unique bothy is restored
PRIORSLYNN Bothy in Canonbie hosted an open day recently, giving…
Loughborough learns lessons around Langholm
IF YOU were to design a visitor centre to reflect…
The vegetables say it all
MARGO and Gerald Smith, the owners of Netherby Hall, Longtown…
Firm’s community work earns award nomination: Langholm windfarm developer is in line for a national prize
THE developer of the Crossdykes windfarm near Langholm has been…
90% want flood scheme: Newcastleton residents have their say on wall and other options
NINE out of 10 Newcastleton residents, who responded to a…
Going wild in the woods is so much fun
IF YOU went into the woods last Thursday, you were…
Having a fun-gi time, won’t you join us? Mycologists hold their get-together in Langholm countryside
A GROUP of fungi enthusiasts are so impressed by their…
Bank customers to lose post office cash service
Barclays Bank says it will introduce its own cashback scheme
Bursting with ideas: Moorland community consultation attracts positive interest
THE options for the future management of an area of…
GP earns care award nomination
A GP in Newcastleton has made it to the finals…
Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Residents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and…
