Teams try their hardest: An excellent turnout of sides makes for a busy tournament for youngsters
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | Rugby SportRugby LANGHOLM Lions and Cubs hosted a festival at Milntown on a beautiful sunny morning last Sunday. Langholm Blue P2/3s had nine players and five games so they were in for a busy morning and the whole squad applied themselves…
University professor designs first “tunabot”: Former Langholm pupil examines how fish swim so fast and far
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsA LEADING American university professor, who attended Langholm Academy, has invented a “tunabot”. Hilary Bart-Smith, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Bart-Smith, was interviewed on the BBC World Service about the project she is doing at the University of Virginia.…
Physio’s research will help identify strokes: Dawn Lamb’s work is aiding the diagnoses by A&E clinicians
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsAN ADVANCED specialist physiotherapist in acute stroke and neuro-rehab has been awarded a post-graduate certificate in clinical research with distinction from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University. Dawn Lamb, who lives in Langholm, has a special interest in…
Sprinter’s ice challenge: Libby hopes to impress judge John Barrowman on TV show
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsA DOUBLE Paralympic champion is set to appear on the small screen in the New Year as she takes to the ice in one of the nation’s most celebrated reality TV shows. Libby Clegg, whose family live in Langholm and…
Tories and Labour pick their candidates: Mundell and Chisholm prepare for a Christmas general election
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsLABOUR and the Con-servatives have announced their candidates in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency for the general election. MPs voted by a wide margin on Tuesday to hold the election on Thursday, December 12. David Mundell has been re-selected…
A mural paints 1,000 words
Week: 44 | 31st October 2019 | NewsTHE launch of Mural Stories, a project to decorate walls in Langholm with murals, is being held this weekend. The event and the project are organised by OutPost Arts in its High Street hub, The Look Out. Residents may have…
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
THINGS that go bump in the night were much in…
Family sport fun day
A SUCCESSFUL free family sports day was run in the…
MP: It's Brexit now or election showdown
ESKDALE’S MP has pledged to continue to back the Prime…
Champion biker
A BIKE trials rider from Newcastleton has won the overall…
Karate medallists
Karate WORLD Traditional Karate Organisation karateka from Langholm, Dundee, Edinburgh…
Blue Flight in flight at Kelso
Horseracing RACEGOERS will get an early opportunity to see several…
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
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsNINE out of 10 Newcastleton residents, who responded to a survey, believe the community must have a flood protection scheme. An interim report by Scottish Borders Council on a public consultation showed 89 per cent thought this should be the…
Going wild in the woods is so much fun
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU went into the woods last Thursday, you were sure of a big zip line… Wild Eskdale took a group of seven to 10 year olds into the woods for a couple of hours, kicking off the holiday club…
Having a fun-gi time, won’t you join us? Mycologists hold their get-together in Langholm countryside
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsA GROUP of fungi enthusiasts are so impressed by their finds around Langholm that they plan to hold another annual trip here soon. The Scottish Joint Foray brings amateurs and experts together for one week every year to record and…
Bank customers to lose post office cash service
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsBarclays Bank says it will introduce its own cashback scheme
Bursting with ideas: Moorland community consultation attracts positive interest
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsTHE options for the future management of an area of Langholm moor in community ownership were thrown into the ring at a meeting last Thursday. The Langholm Initiative working group, which is leading a bid to buy part of the…
GP earns care award nomination
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsA GP in Newcastleton has made it to the finals of a prestigious national competition. Dr Howard Kennedy, 57, has been named as one of the final four in the Doctor Award category of the 2019 Scottish Health Awards. He…
Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Residents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and…
Little White Rose blossoms
TAKE a stroll down Langholm High Street and pause for…
Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may…
Club is taken for a ride
MEMBERS of Langholm Probus Club enjoyed being taken for a…
Teenage athletes perform at their best
RUNNER Iona Jamieson of Langholm and biker James Moffatt of…
Relay success for kids
Relay A TRIO of P7 Canonbie school boys won their…
Double win for Jock’s dogs
Hounds THE two Langholm hounds trained by Jock Fawkes have…
Scarlett scores five tries at festival
Rugby SCARLETT Crossan Brown of Langholm played in the second…
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
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
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
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
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…
