Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsA LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to two of the town’s trusts for helping it to train two apprentices. FTS Dyers was unable to secure funding to help the men through normal apprenticeship funding programmes. While the…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how Scottish Borders Council can cut £5m a year for the next five years from its budget. The council has launched a consultation to help inform the upcoming budget which will…
Heartening music: Aly and Phil give thumbs-up to fundraiser
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleEVERYONE was in good heart for the Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham gig at the Buccleuch Centre recently. The Langholm branch of the British Heart Foundation held a fundraiser on the night and the musicians gave it their wholehearted support.…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsTHE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore driven grouse shooting alongside the conservation of hen harriers on Langholm moor has been published. The report comes as a group seeks to take on ownership from Buccleuch of the…
Perfect conditions at Kelso
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Horse Racing SportTHE track at Kelso is in perfect condition for the valuable fixture this Sunday. The racecourse has just been announced as the winner of the Racecourse Association Jumps Track groundstaff awards 2019. Jonathan Garratt, managing director of Kelso Races Ltd,…
Bobby Moon shines brightly
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | SportHounds THE Langholm Show trails at Sorbie Farm last Sunday managed to dodge the rain for most of the day. The first trail for the Podge McGimpsey trophy was for senior hounds and there were six entries. As they jumped…
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
A £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross…
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
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | Rugby SportRugby THE Langholm Youth Rugby teams – and their supporters – withstood some very wet weather at the Annan tournament last Sunday. The P6/7 squad played some of the best rugby their coaches had seen them play. The most pleasing…
Delays “out of control”: Hospital patients can’t leave because they have nowhere to go
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsDELAYED discharges from hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway are “spiralling out of control”, says an MSP. Colin Smyth, South Scotland Labour MSP, has criticised the Scottish government for failing to tackle delayed discharges. His comments were made after the annual…
School’s out for climate
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsTWO Langholm schoolgirls made their voices heard at the climate strike in Edinburgh last Friday. Cerys Gough and Hayley Mack feel passionately about the worldwide movement to make the leaders of nations around the planet sit up and take notice…
Shining a light on awards
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsSTAFF at the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser had the cameras turned on them on Monday. Cameraman Mike Bolam was in the offices to hear from employees about their work after the Hold the Front Page! project was shortlisted for a…
Progress on moor: Harris visit will give lots of ideas for Langholm
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsTHE group behind the Langholm Moor community buy-out is ready to go back to the public for its views after making good progress with the project. The Langholm Initiative’s working group has completed a number of key pieces of work…
Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsA VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm and Eskdale made significant progress at two public drop-in events on Monday. The Langholm Alliance, which is made up of eight sub-groups, has worked for two years to put together…
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
LIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set…
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
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM was represented at a national conference which gave an opportunity for people “on the ground” to talk to policy and decision-makers. Jason Railton of the Langholm Initiative attended Place-based Inclusive Growth, the annual conference of SURF (Scottish Urban Regeneration…
Lorry drivers advised to “keep on parking”: Council never wanted to impose restrictions in village square
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in Douglas Square in Newcastleton while new restrictions are contested. It was agreed at the community council meeting on Tuesday that, through their ward councillor George Turnbull, they would oppose the…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Golf News SportAFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of the Neil Stevenson memorial four-ball Texas Scramble couldn’t have asked for or expected the unbelievable glorious sunshine bestowed on them. Nearly 100 golfers took to the course in two rounds,…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsAN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out to public consultation in the next few weeks. The plan has been developed by the Langholm Alliance, which was formed more than two years ago after advice from Scottish government…
A final family picnic before tragedy strikes: Clouds of war gather over a Langholm family’s idyllic summer
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NostalgiaEIGHTY years ago on September 3, 1939 Britain declared war on Germany after it invaded Poland. The E&L Advertiser will feature a series of articles over the next few weeks looking back at what became the world’s most horrific war…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | News SportA REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health and well-being and provide a venue which supports making Langholm a better place to live. There is potential for employment and small businesses, to create a social hub, attract visitors,…
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…
Aaron’s sheep wins
THE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm…
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…
