Hold the front page! We’re up for an award: E&L Advertiser is on shortlist for a rural resilience accolade
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsTHE E&L Advertiser’s Hold the Front Page! project has been shortlisted for a Dumfries & Galloway LEADER rural award. The project entered the rural resilience category and was shortlisted along with two other schemes. Muckle Toon Media, the community interest…
Paul is Borders champ
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | Bowling SportBowling PAUL Warwick of Langholm won the Borders single-handed championship last Saturday. The format of the competition is all the bowling clubs in the Borders play in a qualifying round in which they play two or three games to determine…
Iona’s had a busy August
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | Athletics SportAthletics IONA Jamieson, 13, who is also supported by the “Welcome to Langholm” Future Champions Awards, has had a busy month competing in races in the Borders. On August 10 she was first overall at the Holm Show hill race…
Fire Belle has other ideas
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | SportHounds THE fields have begun to improve as kennels start to get over the virus and last Saturday they were greeted with warm sunshine at Middlemoss for the Association trail. The non-produce bitch trail is for bitch pups which have…
Donaldson turns out for Hawick
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | Rugby SportRugby IN THEIR final pre-season games Hawick and Hawick Force travelled to Carlisle where they played a double header against Carlisle 1sts and Carlisle Crusaders. Although listed as friendlies, these games were a real test for the young Hawick squads,…
Hottest of days makes for some tense cricket:
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | Cricket SportLangholm 1st XI secure one-wicket victory against Edenhall at home ON THE same day England secured a one-wicket victory at Headingley, Langholm 1st XI produced the same result when defeating Edenhall on one of the hottest and most tense days…
An eagle named Ally NAMED ALLY
CONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the relocation of six white-tailed sea eagle…
Langholm chillis on telly: BBC’s Landward comes to town to film its passion for spice
DOUGIE Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, was in…
Ban on lorry parking is proving unpopular: Residents say they were unaware of consultation on restrictions
A BAN on lorries parking in Newcastleton’s Douglas Square has…
Eagle death shocks team:Golden eagle project suffers setback after young bird killed
ONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
A CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target…
We are the champions
THREE girls from Langholm are jumping for joy after multiple…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
ESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through…
Keira flies high
Show jumping Kiera Graham, age 11, and her pony Gwen,…
Weather against Home Hill Race
Hill Race WE HAD hoped for a bigger turnout this…
Callum is champion
Golf 16-year-old Callum Jeffrey from Langholm travelled to Selkirk Golf…
National championship for Langholm’s Lewis: Gold medal win in Grangemouth makes athlete National U20s champion
Athletics LEWIS Bell was pronounced the new Scottish National Under-20…
Liz is jumping for joy
LIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival shortly and it includes a range of exciting activities over a week. It kicks off on Saturday, August 31 and ends on Sunday, September 8. The festival will showcase to…
Show will shine despite weather
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is going to pick up for this Saturday’s annual flower show. Monday night saw the judging of the scarecrow competition and given the weekend weather, they were likely to have been…
Timing seems perfect for moorland buyout: South of Scotland MSP, Colin Smyth, backs the bid to buy
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE potential community buy-out of thousands of acres of Langholm Moor could not have come at a better time, says an MSP. When the bill for the new South of Scotland Enterprise Agency went through parliament, an amendment was passed…
New hub for Outpost Arts: Focal point for arts organisation will bring great benefits
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsAN EXCITING new opportunity for creative people of all ages is being set up in Langholm. OutPost Arts is opening a new hub in the former Blue Moon shop in the High Street. And everyone will get a taste of…
Band’s successful season
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM pipe band has had an extremely busy summer-time playing at both Langholm Common Riding and at a number of other events. At the start of July Ricky Henderson won the best dressed drum major competition in Annan and on…
Michael's art is Finding the Light
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentFans of the work of Claygate-based artist Michael Batey can see a selection of his work in a special exhibition later this month. It’s being staged at Kirkandrews-on-Esk Church as part of a special fundraising weekend organised by the Friends…
Fourteen wet and windy miles along the wall
MONIQUE Steele, her sister Colette Mather and Colette’s 14-year-old daughter…
Unseasonal weather wreaks roads havoc transport havoc
by Sharon Tolson EXTREME weather conditions caused widespread disruption during…
Gilsland winner has lots of scope
Hounds ONLY one pup ran the produce trail for dogs…
Legion kick off in cup: Football team go into their 25th season ready for the top flight
Football LANGHOLM Legion will celebrate their 25th year this season.…
Gordon anchors team innings
Cricket LANGHOLM 2nds enjoyed a four-wicket victory over Stainton last…
Join fun-filled training
Rugby LANGHOLM Youth Rugby kick-starts its season next Tuesday. The…
Poor batting display rules out promotion: Langholm display gives the opposition a comfortable eight-wicket victory
Cricket LANGHOLM travelled to Staffield on Saturday knowing a win…
Hall looks to future: Eskdalemuir venue will host regular events with its neighbour
WITH changes to the committee last year, a fresh lick…
Ice-cream vans and Aston Martins share the stage
By Glen Laidlaw THE weather forecast said “wet” but the…
Langholm darner sews together a new future
THE Welcome to Langholm shop in the Market Place is…
Chairman warns: don’t cut vital public services: Council consults town on the future of town hall and toilets
ANY cut in provision at the customer services centre in…
MoD objects to turbines: Windfarm will adversely affect defence interests, says ministry
THE Ministry of Defence has objected to the proposed windfarm…
1,000 say yes to centre: Survey on redeveloping sports venue attracts positive response
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsA GROUP working on the redevelopment of a sports centre in Langholm is delighted with the public’s positive response to the project. The Townfoot Sports Centre development project received an excellent response to its recent community survey questionnaire. The survey…
Truly the best window in town
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM town centre was looking very much in the pink last week as businesses decorated their windows for the Common Riding. Everyone entered into the spirit of the annual contest and there were lots of interesting photos as well as…
Tynemouth is top dog
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | SportHound trails LANGHOLM hound Castle Clansman pushed the winner of the Common Riding hound trail all the way to the finish but Tynemouth stuck to his job to take the Blue Riband event. Friday morning’s weather could not have been…
Wrestling draws a crowd
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | News SportWrestling THE Cumberland wrestling was very popular with the crowd who enjoyed watching the wrestlers compete in the different age groups and weights in the seven categories. Results: Under 6 stones: 1st Connor McLeod; 2nd Tom Armstrong; 3rd Charlie Armstrong;…
Tindle wins top 90m sprint with superbly-timed run: Common Riding Games attract a wealth of talent to entertain the crowds
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | Athletics SportAthletics THE spoils on the running track at theCommon Riding’s Games were well spread among the competitors. Cameron Tindle of TLJT flew down the track in 9.87 seconds off a mark of 3.5m to win the Edinburgh Woollen Mill 90m…
Rum and milk the flautists’ downfall
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Flute Band’s drummers took revenge on the flautists during their annual refreshment stop at Hillhead this year, writes David McVittie. Big drummer Cameron Davidson and side drummer Kieran Johnstone made use of the dog cage attached to a shed…
Sorry, no Christmas pud here
CHRISTMAS and the Common Riding: For many of us, the…
Finlay is Playcare Cornet
ONE of the highlights of Cornet Henry Jeffrey’s busy schedule…
Cornet rides out to where heather blends with sky: Record crowds enjoy a truly amazing day at Langholm Common Riding
TO BE where heather blends with sky on that last…
Elderly give best wishes
LANGHOLM’S senior citizens have been enjoying the company of Cornet…
A rare ride out
AFTER a 17-year gap, a Langholm woman has decided to…
The day of all days
IT’S the day when Langholm celebrates all that is so…
A night of fun and songs
LANGHOLM Social Club hosted its Cornet’s night last Friday with…
Fell boys
Fell Racing A CRACKING fell race was had during the…
Fine day for Castle Craigs pairs
Bowling THE New Town Bowling Club hosted its Castle Craigs’…
No fog on this Tynemouth
Hounds TYNEMOUTH continued his winning form with another impressive win,…
Happy campers learn skills from the Falcons: Langholm youth rugby hosts two-day camp for 79 enthusiastic youngsters
Rugby SEVENTY-NINE youngsters took part in a rugby camp at…
Commission seeks views on land use decisions: New protocol will help organisations to work better together
The Scottish Land Commission has launched a new survey seeking…
