Russell hooks a knighthood
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby RUSSELL Anderson of Langholm is one of three experienced forwards to make the move from Melrose 1XV to play for the Southern Knights, adding significant strength to the pack. Anderson, a hooker, started playing rugby in his hometown and…
Impressive home victory against struggling Inverleith: Callums smash the defence in a fine display of rugby from Langholm
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Langholm 53 Inverleith 0 LANGHOLM gave a fine display of rugby at Milntown with a 53-0 defeat of Inverleith last Saturday. There were four tries by Joe Kirkup and a hat-trick from Andy Allison. Having suffered a defeat at…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at last Saturday’s agricultural show, scooping three of the top titles with their sheep. Sharon Graham won the best sheep in show with a non-accredited Texel gimmer, while the reserve championship…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to communities are two of the six options being considered by Dumfries and Galloway Council. The communities committee is faced with cutting the budget on public toilets by nearly £100,000 before…
It’s sew simple to recycle
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsPUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time getting to grips with machine sewing. Volunteer Jim Thomson explained and demonstrated the skills needed to operate a variety of machines before the pupils sat down and started on practice…
Huge opportunities to help boost jobs market: Eskdale will benefit from a £15m investment in Chapelcross
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsA £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear power station will have far-reaching effects on economic regeneration, including in Eskdale. Investment by the private sector in energy, research and development and a business park will bring employment…
Just champion for Campbell
ONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
A VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western…
Partnership award for young people
A LEADERSHIP award for young people in Eskdale is being…
“Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Awards
Welcome to Langholm Awards The “Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions…
Eagles soar at Teviothead
Hounds THE sun was out in full force at Teviothead…
450th appearance for Johnson
Football Greenlaw 3 Langholm Legion 2 LEGION let a two-goal…
We play our best rugby in the wettest weather: Youth rugby players shrug off the rain and produce their best games
Rugby THE Langholm Youth Rugby teams – and their supporters…
Delays “out of control”: Hospital patients can’t leave because they have nowhere to go
DELAYED discharges from hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway are “spiralling…
School’s out for climate
TWO Langholm schoolgirls made their voices heard at the climate…
Shining a light on awards
STAFF at the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser had the cameras…
Progress on moor: Harris visit will give lots of ideas for Langholm
THE group behind the Langholm Moor community buy-out is ready…
Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
A VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm…
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
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set up to get a deal with the EU through parliament. John Lamont joined about 15 Conservative, Labour and independent MPs to launch MPs for a Deal. The group seeks to…
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
A REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health…
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
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm Show in Newcastleton last Saturday when sheep, goats, dogs, ponies, poultry and pets impressed both judges and spectators. Despite the poor forecast, the afternoon was bright and there was plenty…
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
THREE girls from Langholm are jumping for joy after multiple…
