Gormley ends flat season with a smart win for leading owner
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorse Racing LANGHOLM jockey Jamie Gormley rode one of two winners for Iain Jardine at Musselburgh last Tuesday. The double success ended the flat season on a satisfying note for the Carrutherstown trainer. Gormley was on board the 2/1 favourite…
Unique bothy is restored
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsPRIORSLYNN Bothy in Canonbie hosted an open day recently, giving the community the opportunity to visit the clay-walled, cruck-framed and thatched building. It is the only building in Scotland where these elements are found together, making it Category A listed.…
Loughborough learns lessons around Langholm
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU were to design a visitor centre to reflect the culture, history and geology of Eskdale and Liddesdale, what would it look like? That was the challenge set for a group of 50 architecture students and staff from Loughborough…
The vegetables say it all
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | LifestyleMARGO and Gerald Smith, the owners of Netherby Hall, Longtown opened the doors of the hall for a fabulous fundraising weekend for Maggie’s Cancer Care and their wonderful restored 1.5-acre walled garden. Emma Tennant, painter, gardener, amateur botanist and historian…
Firm’s community work earns award nomination: Langholm windfarm developer is in line for a national prize
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsTHE developer of the Crossdykes windfarm near Langholm has been nominated for a prestigious national award in recognition of its work to engage with the community. Muirhall energy is one of four shortlisted in the best engagement category of the…
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
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…
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
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
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | Rugby SportBAILEY Donaldson of Langholm played for Hawick Force last weekend and helped them win against Stewarts Mellville with the final score at 27-19. This was their third league win in a row and sets them up well for their next…
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
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
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
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
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | Football SportFootball Greenlaw 3 Langholm Legion 2 LEGION let a two-goal lead slip but the tide turned early in the second half and they were unable to retrieve their lead. Legion were looking to continue their fine recent form in the…
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
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
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…
