Langholm’s rising stars celebrate big wins at Athletic Club presentations
Week: 48 | 27th November 2025 | Athletics SportSeveral young Langholm athletes received awards at a junior presentation night of Annan and District Athletic Club (ADAC) on Saturday 15 November which was held in Eastriggs. Nine young people from Langholm train with the club. Evelyn Bell was…
Playcare kids learn about remembrance
Week: 48 | 27th November 2025 | E&L Life Lifestyle SchoolThe children at Playcare ELCC have recently had lots of discussions about Remembrance Day, exploring special memorabilia and photos. They learned about why we wear a poppy and who we are remembering. The children enjoyed hearing about the brave soldiers…
Windfarm windfalls for local organisations
Week: 48 | 27th November 2025 | CommunityMany applications for funding from Eskdale have been honoured A total of £146,483 has been awarded by Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group (DECBG) to community projects from ScottishPower Renewable’s Ewe Hill 16 Windfarm Community Benefit fund, in its most recent…
Wool, Woven and Wild
Week: 48 | 27th November 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsCreation Mill has just announced plans for a new festival called ‘Wool, Woven and Wild’ which will take place in Langholm at the end of February. The festival will include stalls focusing on local wool, textiles and our natural landscape.…
Wind Farms versus the Eskdalemuir seismic array
Week: 47 | 20th November 2025 | Community NewsLocal MP calls for extra protections for monitoring station New planning rules being considered by the UK Government must protect vital defence infrastructure such as the seismic monitoring system at Eskdalemuir. That was the demand this week from Dumfriesshire MP David…
End of an era for Langholm Girls FC
Week: 47 | 20th November 2025 | Football SportThe 13th of November saw the end of an era at Langholm Girls Football Club when many of the current U14 team played their last game for the club. Four years ago to the night, many of the girls were part…
Pudsey's Primary Pals
Langholm Primary School supported children in need last week and…
ACTS looking for volunteer drivers
Annandale Community Transport Services (ACTS) is seeking volunteer drivers. If…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Popular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John…
Third flood in a month leads to urgent calls for a solution
Securing the A7 at Townfoot from flooding must be a…
Oxygen Conservation have wind farm ideas.
Letters have been sent to all Copshaw households informing them…
Joss is selected for regional school football team
Congratulations to Langholm Academy S3 pupil, Joss Skelton,who has been…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
Remembrance Sunday marked in both valleys8-page supplement in this week’s…
Caroline in tears at the kindness of everyone
Community in mourning at sad loss of Sam Cropper Copshaw…
Muckle Bang brings Muckle Folk
Over 3,500 people attend Langholm’s Big Bang to see a…
Sports Centre project closes
For the past few months the project to open a…
MURTHOLM NO MORE!
Widespread disappointment as Loreburn Housing reneges on its promises for…
Convincing win for Langholm Girls' FC
By Calum GrahamOn Sunday, our Under 14s made the journey…
Turnip growers seek to revive the lowly neep
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Farming and Environment Nostalgia“Neeps Rising: Scotland’s rooted revolution!” It used to be the most sought-after vegetable at this time of year – not so much for its eating qualities as its ability to be transformed into a spooky lantern.Sadly, the humble neep lost…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Community E&L LifeLangholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in Langholm Parish Church on Saturday 13th September. The bride was attended by Maid of Honour Ellie Hotson and Bridesmaids Jessica Calvert, Nicole Cuthbert, Aimee Collins and Flower Girl Isla Collins.…
Bloch Wind Farm £27m community benefit package
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | NewsRES, a British company has joined forces with local Community Councils to form the Bloch Development Group, which will make strategic decisions on how to utilise the community benefit funding from the proposed Bloch Wind Farm, if it is consented…
Bus Network review
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Canonbie Community Eskdalemuir Lifestyle NewsCouncil officers are recommending to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee next Tuesday the scope of a piece of work to consider options for the development of the bus network in Dumfries and Galloway. The officers propose that a transport specialist…
Astonishing Alphorn music comes to the Buccleuch
Week: 43 | 29th October 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsMark Hallam presents Mountain Adventures 2: The music As described in last week’s E&L, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12th November Langholm Rotarian and adventurer Mark Hallam will be presenting alpine journeys on foot, crampons, paraglider, via ferrata, skis, and music…
BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsRecent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in our many rural communities The Eskdalemuir resilience group is concerned about communication with local people if there is an emergency such as a storm that knocks out the electricity for…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Scottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has…
One of highest scores at Milntown for many years
Langholm team in total control over Dalkeith By Kenneth Pool…
Fire strategy urgently needed
Scotland needs a country-wide Integrated Fire Management Strategy to protect…
Hallpath flooding petition
A petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
BEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr…
Royal Mail sponsors girls' new 'Kit for Kids'
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
Langholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows…
Derek Johnson breaks Langholm Legion appearance record with 536 appearances for the club
Last weekend Derek Johnson made history by surpassing Martin Thomlinson’s…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Resident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the…
Langholm Karate Club celebrates 35 years
Rokudan Phil Gunn has trained many successful students On Saturday…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Storm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Goat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsPolice are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to harm Representatives for a groundbreaking conservation initiative, which attributes its success to overwhelming support from the public, raptor workers and land managers, have expressed their shock, sadness and disappointment at…
Official plans submitted for Irvine House Holiday Lodges
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Canonbie Community E&L Life NewsAfter local enthusiasm for the project, last year, Buccleuch have taken the vision to the next stage of development Buccleuch Group have today confirmed that it has submitted its planning application for holiday lodges at Irvine House. Following successful community…
Much-loved music festival has new team at the helm
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Newcastleton NewsFresh committee have lots of ideas to carry the event forward When a new team got together to take over the running of Copshaw’s Traditional Music Festival, they promised they had big plans to expand on the much-loved event while…
SRUC’s £21m project has a new Director
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentPauline has supported innovative projects from concept to delivery The Digital Dairy Chain has appointed a new Programme Director. Pauline Murray has been Innovation Broker Project Manager within the £21 million project, which is led by SRUC from the Barony…
Local Derby sees a win for Harlequins
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | News SportIt was looking good for Langholm until last-minute penalty Langholm RFC took on Hawick Harlequins in round 1 of the national shield competition at Milntown on Saturday. Having beaten East League leaders Dunbar RFC the week before hopes were high…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L LifeSince its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary Club of Langholm Umbrella Walk Saturday 4th October 2025 The Umbrella Walk has been running successfully since its introduction in 1998 by the late Alastair Davies, who was at that…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
But behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following…
Donaldson penalty secures home win against Dunbar
Helped by new team shirts sponsored by Cullen Kilshaw A…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
Board gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
Popular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Recognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh…
Langholm Athlete runs in Edinburgh Championships
Aoiffion rounds off a fantastic year with two more medals…
Westerkirk Horticultural Society: A fine affair!
In this chaotic world, full of nonsense, a day at…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Langholm Pipe Band stars at Braemar Highland Games
King and Queen were ‘blown away’ by the Muckle Toon’s…
No comment from the public on Kilngreen’s transport hub
Potential risks of cycling on an E-bike down the A7…
Great start in first league match of new season
Tranent succumbs to LRFC in impressive away win Langholm RFC…
Holm Show 2025
Copshaw’s big day expertly captured by the Camera Club Words…
