Disappointing batting
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Cricket SportCricket LANGHOLM 1st XI suffered their first defeat of the season ing batting display at home to Staffield. Chasing 91, Langholm could manage only 57. Only Gregor Park made double figures with 27. Staffield won the toss and decided to…
Cluster sprint teams excel
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Athletics SportRunning TWO Langholm teams and one Canonbie team are the champions of the Annandale and Eskdale primary schools sprint relay finals. Both the Langholm girls and boys’ teams won their races and the Canonbie team won the small schools’ competition.…
Langholm misses out on promotion to League 1: Great disappointment at Milntown over decision to stop club moving up
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby A RESTRUCTURING of the three East leagues means Langholm RFC have been denied the promotion they celebrated at the end of the season. Rather than two teams being moved up into East League 1, in this case Hawick Linden…
Straight from the horse’s mouth
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | NewsTWO equestrian establishments in Eskdale were on the itinerary of a group of equine students on a two-day study tour. They got the chance to learn straight from the horse’s mouth when visiting a number of establishments, including James Ewart…
Ian and professor are enthralling
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | NewsTHERE was a record audience for the two speakers at the Eskdale & Liddsdale Archaeological Society talk in the Buccleuch Centre. They were the ever-entertaining Ian Landles ‘frae’ Hawick with A Light Herted Keek at the Hawick Tongue and Professor…
Be part of the annual spectacle: Costumes, make-up, backdrops - there are roles for all comers
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentCENTRE Stage Community Theatre has been going strongly in Langholm for more than 10 years. The annual pantomime attracts audiences of more than 1,000 people at the Buccleuch Centre and it is a popular spectacle for many people, far and…
Bags of support from hospital friends
THE Thomas Hope Hospital League of Friends has, once again,…
CCTV urgently needed: Community council puts together a bid to fund security cameras
THE need for CCTV in Newcastleton to protect property is…
Student has designs on good vibrations: Town band player wants to help musicians feel sound
MUSICIANS with hearing impairments could soon benefit from an enhanced…
Egg and bacon, please
WORD is getting around about a new breakfast menu at…
Bra-vo! Moonlit walk amazing
WHAT better way to raise money for charity than walking…
Biodiversity is crucial to eco-tourism successWindfarm campaigners claim turbines will be detrimental:
WILDLIFE tourism and biodiversity will be damaged if a 45-turbine…
A colourful experience
LANGHOLM teenager Dylan Kay and his mum and dad, Angie…
Take a snapshot of your walk to win
WALKERS in Eskdale are being encouraged to enter a portrait…
Centre of excellence for arts and culture: Plans to take Langholm on a journey by advancing creativity
THE challenge of building Langholm as a regional centre for…
Singles win for Hawick
Bowling Langholm New Town Bowling Club held its open singles…
Success at St Mungo
Bowling THREE bowlers from Langholm New Town won the Kettleholm…
Ashton runs well
Cross Country FRESH from winning the Annandale and Eskdale primary…
Gymnastics medals
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Gymnastics SportGymnastics THERE was more gymnastics success with medals brought back to Annandale and Eskdale from the Scottish Schools gymnastics finals in Perth. A fantastic effort was made by Langholm, Hecklegirth and Newington primary schools which were all represented. Well done…
Massive leap brings Fire Bolt home
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Hounds SportHounds IT WAS back on to the open going at Moss Petteril last Saturday and first trail was the seniors. Delta Script set off as the hot favourite after her fifth win of the season last Wednesday at Lazonby where…
Gary wins with Wailers
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby GARY Brannan of Langholm was on the winning Wailers team at the Kinsale International Sevens in Ireland. The event is held over two days in front of up to 5,000 people. Players involved were from the English Championship, National…
Two Hawick trophies for top player
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby BAILEY Donaldson of Langholm won two top trophies at Hawick Youth Rugby’s awards night. He was awarded player of the year and players’ player of the year trophy, which he shared with flanker Billy McNeil. This is an award…
Win against Carleton makes it two out of two: Steele and Piszczykiewicz are the star performers for the Langholm squad
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Cricket SportCricket Langholm Cricket Club 1st XI 156 for 5 beat Carleton 154 for 8 LANGHOLM made it two wins out of two when they defeated Carleton by five wickets last Saturday. Star performers were David Steele with the ball -…
Election of Cornet 2019: Another year begins in the illustrious history of Langholm Common Riding
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsLANGHOLMITES continue to thrive on the unique occasion which is Common Riding day, Roger Maxwell, chairman, told the annual public meeting last Friday. After two hours of voting, during which the town and pipe bands entertained through the streets, the…
Amazing Rotary walk: Umbrella walkers in Langholm and Canonbie raise £27,000
UMBRELLA walkers in Langholm and Canonbie raised £27,000 at the…
Billy recalls his big day
BILLY Laidlaw, who is this year’s jubilee Cornet at Langholm…
Stakeholders must have say in agency: MSP puts forwards amendments to enterprise bill
A ROUNDTABLE breakfast has been held to gather views from…
Tub Paula takes charge of the Copshaw bikes
NEWCASTLETON nurse and artist Paula Downey has been elected as…
Ivanhoe at the ready: A lifelong passion with the Armstrongs led to tour business
By David McVittie A COMMON sight around Langholm and the…
1,000 votes cast
IT WAS a night which will long be remembered in…
It’s been some week for Henry
By Scott McCarthy LANGHOLM folk braved the unseasonal weather in…
Project to save lives secures more funds
A PROJECT to install eight defibrillators in Eskdale and Ewes…
Kerbside recycling to come to D&G: Councillors approve option to allow residents to recycle at home
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council is introducing a kerbside collection service…
Seven hours in Glen Lyon
Running SISTERS Carol Irving and Kirsty Ash ran Glen Lyon…
Three teams out for cricket
Cricket LANGHOLM got their 2019 league campaign off to a…
Special guest Jilly a hit with young rugby heroes: Former Scotland women’s captain presents medals at club’s awards night
Rugby Awards LANGHOLM Youth Rugby signed off their season in…
Craigs’ boys have grand night: Club’s future in safe hands
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsTHE Castle Craigs Club held its annual boys’ night in the Crown Hotel last Saturday. The evening gives the boys a chance to swot up on their knowledge of the Common Riding and learn more about its traditions and what…
Dream kitchen for Day Centre: Mary Buckley of Westerhall officially opens the new extension
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Day Centre’s transformation into a modern, fit-for-purpose building was celebrated with an official opening last Sunday. The centre has undergone a major extension and upgrade and will be much better able to cater for its members and visitors. Members…
Adam’s labour of love: Accordion and Fiddle Club chairman bows out after 30 years
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | LifestyleAFTER being at the helm of the Langholm Accordion and Fiddle Club for 30 years, chairman Adam Grant has stepped down. At the club’s final get-together this season Adam retired from his roles as chairman and MC, a position he…
Jilly . . . Langholm’s magical MasterChef: Humble champ charms and impresses the audience
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsSTILL riding high after her success in this year’s MasterChef, Jilly McCord wowed the audience at the Buccleuch Centre last Sunday with her cookery demonstration. As reported in last week’s E&L Advertiser, this was a fundraising event organised by Langholm…
Steps taken towards new sports centre
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA TEAM has been put together to progress a project to create a new leisure centre in Langholm. The working group was established by the project team after a well-supported community meeting was held in the Buccleuch Centre in March.…
The bluebells of Eskdale
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | LifestyleTHE gardens at Westerhall near Bentpath will open once again for Scotland’s Garden Scheme on Sunday, May 26, and raise money for charity. It has been a busy two years since the previous open day and regular visitors will see…
Broken cattle grid sets off elderly couple’s airbags: Resident has to constantly pick up debris from damaged vehicles
A CATTLE grid is in such appalling condition that it…
Trio of hopefuls
TOMORROW night the public of Langholm and surrounding areas will…
Exhibiting a passion for wildlife
Wendy Patterson of Newcastleton is currently exhibiting her paintings in…
Langholm flooding plan hits cost hitch: Holmwood project likely to go up by £150,000, a 40 per cent rise
A FLOOD protection scheme in Holmwood, Langholm may rise by…
Fresh start
Bowling VICE-PRESIDENT Kevin Irving opened the New Town bowling club’s…
Great finish to the season
Rugby Annan U14 23 Langholm U14 24 LANGHOLM were out…
No fog on Tynemouth
Hounds AT WEST Woodburn Tynemouth and Ranger set off with…
Nine-wicket defeat
Cricket LANGHOLM 2nds began their campaign in the Sunday league…
Watsonians are supreme: Langholm Sevens is still one of the best tournaments in Scotland
Rugby WATSONIANS retained the Scott cup in devastating style at…
Cracking Copshaw Cabaret: Standing ovation for society’s first big production
Copshaw Cabaret brought the audience to its feet on both…
Capturing history in the spoken word: Langholm voices included in Ewart Library ethnology project
THE recording of voices talking about lost ways of life…
A fresh start in Eskdale
In our final instalment on the life of Janet Armstrong,…
