Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may rise by nearly £18,000 from next April. This year the centre for the elderly receives funding of £55,332 and next year it is set to rise to £73,250. The boost…
Club is taken for a ride
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | LifestyleMEMBERS of Langholm Probus Club enjoyed being taken for a ride back in time with Ian Graham who gave a talk on the history of the Dales pony. He covered the pony’s origin in the British Isles up to the…
Teenage athletes perform at their best
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Athletics SportRUNNER Iona Jamieson of Langholm and biker James Moffatt of Brydekirk teamed up to take on the HardRock Challenge in Dalbeattie last Saturday. The S3 pupils competed in the run and bike duathlon and won their age category of 12…
Relay success for kids
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Athletics SportRelay A TRIO of P7 Canonbie school boys won their race at a schools’ competition, despite only one of them being a P7 pupil. Ryan Wilson was joined by P6 pupils Jayden McVittie and Riley Smith to take the small…
Double win for Jock’s dogs
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | SportHounds THE two Langholm hounds trained by Jock Fawkes have started October in fine form. Both of them won last Wednesday at Hallbankgate and both were second last Saturday at Cumrew. On Saturday the weather could not have been better…
Scarlett scores five tries at festival
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby SCARLETT Crossan Brown of Langholm played in the second Scottish Rugby Union girls’ rugby festival for East Lothian Under 14s first team. The team put in a strong performance in all their games and Scarlett scored five tries in…
Force to be reckoned with
BAILEY Donaldson of Langholm played for Hawick Force last weekend…
Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
A LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
LIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how…
Heartening music: Aly and Phil give thumbs-up to fundraiser
EVERYONE was in good heart for the Aly Bain and…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
THE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore…
Perfect conditions at Kelso
THE track at Kelso is in perfect condition for the…
Bobby Moon shines brightly
Hounds THE Langholm Show trails at Sorbie Farm last Sunday…
Russell hooks a knighthood
Rugby RUSSELL Anderson of Langholm is one of three experienced…
Impressive home victory against struggling Inverleith: Callums smash the defence in a fine display of rugby from Langholm
Rugby Langholm 53 Inverleith 0 LANGHOLM gave a fine display…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
ENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to…
It’s sew simple to recycle
PUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time…
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
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of the show ring in their stride at Langholm last Saturday. Campbell Graham of Evertown Farm, Canonbie, won the non-accredited Zwartble championship and kept their cool to take the breed overall…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western Isles has shown how exciting a prospect such a move could be for Langholm. A focus on improving life for residents and upgrading the tourism offer has been the main…
Partnership award for young people
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | LifestyleA LEADERSHIP award for young people in Eskdale is being launched. The community leadership award is a partnership project led by the Xcel Project and will involve six community organisations in Eskdale. The award will engage young people aged 14…
“Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Awards
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | SportWelcome to Langholm Awards The “Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Awards for 2020 have been launched. This is the fourth year the awards have run and they got underway in Annan last Wednesday. Langholm athletes Conan Harper and Iona Jamieson…
Eagles soar at Teviothead
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | SportHounds THE sun was out in full force at Teviothead Show last Saturday and it was time for the Longtown kennel of Linda Neale’s hounds to shine. They won the kennel cup with a massive 21 points after having two…
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
MORE than 100 public objections to a windfarm development in…
MP impressed by campus expansion
A MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony…
Artist portrays a hill shepherd’s life
LANGHOLM & District Art Club welcomed Felicite Scott and Lorraine…
Making sense of cancer
Lucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
A MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site…
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
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE of the best show days in years produced a bumper crop of winners at the Benty last Saturday. The Westerkirk Horticultural Society’s annual event makes up for its small size with quality entries from toddlers to pensioners. The focus…
He’ll be coming round the mountain - 42 times: Langholm runner completes a classic Lake District challenge
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Athletics SportTHE challenge was to run 42 of the highest peaks in the Lake District within 24 hours. So, congratulations go to Lawrence Friell of Drove Road, Langholm, who completed The 24-hour Bob Graham Round which is a 66-mile, 27,000-feet circuit.…
Wayne starts career on the beat
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsA FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police college and is now ready to serve the public of Dumfries and Galloway. Wayne Irving, who was Cornet in 2004, was formerly a fitness instructor at Dumfries and Galloway Council’s…
More than an Ambleside amble
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Athletics SportJogging MUCKLE Toon Joggers Kirsty Ash, Pauline Irving and Mhairi Beattie ran the Ambleside 60k last Sunday. This is the first year of this Ultra and was in celebration of the 60th year of The Climbers Shop, Ambleside. Kirsty said:…
Clegg breaks two British records and wins silver: World Para swimmer is really happy with his progress as he looks to Tokyo
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Sport SwimmingSwimming STEPHEN Clegg broke two British records on his way to a silver medal at the London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz championships. Clegg, whose mother Moira Beattie lives in Langholm, and father Peter lives in Newcastleton, was competing in…
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
Bowling LANGHOLM Old Town Bowling Club attracted 16 pairs for…
Miller steps up into rugby captain role
Rugby HAVING been denied promotion last season by a league…
Healthy entry for this year’s Doctors’ Run: Ryan smashes it with a well-paced run and youngsters have fun in the sun
Doctors’ Run RYAN Milligan scorched round the eight-mile Doctors’ Run…
Crossdykes construction commences in earnest: Communities will benefit by more than £300k from windfarm
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a windfarm near Langholm without the…
The Holm Showed us: Sunshine on Copshaw
FARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a…
