Plants and cakes make a good day out
Week: 22 | 30th May 2019 | NewsTINNISBURN Plants near Harelaw opened its gates over the bank holiday weekend and invited visitors to enjoy cake and refreshments in the barn to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The total raised over the weekend is more than £600…
Weaving a new future: Grant will aid resurgence in textile industry in Muckle Toon
Week: 22 | 30th May 2019 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative has received a grant award from the Holywood Trust to help re-energise the growing textile sector in the town. It follows a six-month LEADER-funded collaboration with ReTweed in Eyemouth. The Initiative’s project, Weaving a Future for Eskdale,…
One muckle leap for Langholm tourism: Eskdale to benefit from global campaign by VisitScotland
Week: 22 | 30th May 2019 | NewsA GLOBAL campaign to promote Langholm’s connection to the first moon landing 50 years ago has been launched in the town’s primary school. VisitScotland, which is behind the campaign to mark Neil Armstrong’s “one small step for man, one giant…
It’s an uphill struggle
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Athletics SportIT WAS a true family challenge – mums, dads and children joined other runners for the annual Muckle Toon Joggers’ uphill run on Tuesday. Starting at the bottom of the hill road, the runners took on the gruelling climb up…
More wins for jockeys
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing MORE wins have been recorded by jockeys Dale Irving and Jamie Gormley and trainer James Ewart Racing over the past week. Irving won by a neck when on Fisher Green for Maurice Barnes in the two-mile handicap hurdle at…
Curling club celebrates
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | Curling SportCurling ESKDALE and Waterbeck curling clubs held their joint annual dinner and presentation in Lockerbie Ice Rink lounge last Sunday. Forty Guests were welcomed by Waterbeck chairman Gareth Owen. An excellent meal was supplied by Marcus and Louise in the…
Disappointing batting
Cricket LANGHOLM 1st XI suffered their first defeat of the…
Cluster sprint teams excel
Running TWO Langholm teams and one Canonbie team are the…
Langholm misses out on promotion to League 1: Great disappointment at Milntown over decision to stop club moving up
Rugby A RESTRUCTURING of the three East leagues means Langholm…
Straight from the horse’s mouth
TWO equestrian establishments in Eskdale were on the itinerary of…
Ian and professor are enthralling
THERE was a record audience for the two speakers at…
Be part of the annual spectacle: Costumes, make-up, backdrops - there are roles for all comers
CENTRE Stage Community Theatre has been going strongly in Langholm…
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
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM teenager Dylan Kay and his mum and dad, Angie and James, raised money at the Colour Run in Carlisle recently for Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw House. Dylan uses Jigsaw House for respite one weekend every eight weeks and…
Take a snapshot of your walk to win
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | NewsWALKERS in Eskdale are being encouraged to enter a portrait photography competition by sharing images and stories which capture what walking means to them. Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All has launched the competition, Humans of the Walk, as part…
Centre of excellence for arts and culture: Plans to take Langholm on a journey by advancing creativity
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2019 | NewsTHE challenge of building Langholm as a regional centre for arts and culture to boost prosperity is being taken forward by a group of professionals. OutPost Arts, which is already having an impact on advancing arts and culture, is drawing…
Singles win for Hawick
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Bowling SportBowling Langholm New Town Bowling Club held its open singles tournament which was generously sponsored by Duncan Ritchie. The winner was Kirk Ford of Hawick Bowling Club who beat Alistair Elliot of Copshaw in the final. Other results. Beaten semi-finalists:…
Success at St Mungo
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Bowling SportBowling THREE bowlers from Langholm New Town won the Kettleholm St Mungo open triples tournament. The lads won 3/4 games in their group and took the first place prize after they accumulated the most points. The tournament was sponsored by…
Ashton runs well
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | Athletics SportCross Country FRESH from winning the Annandale and Eskdale primary schools cross country championships in Lochmaben and the primary schools Super 4s race series, Ashton McKinnel of Langholm competed in the Scottish primary schools cross country championships. Ashton, 12, was…
Gymnastics medals
Gymnastics THERE was more gymnastics success with medals brought back…
Massive leap brings Fire Bolt home
Hounds IT WAS back on to the open going at…
Gary wins with Wailers
Rugby GARY Brannan of Langholm was on the winning Wailers…
Two Hawick trophies for top player
Rugby BAILEY Donaldson of Langholm won two top trophies at…
Win against Carleton makes it two out of two: Steele and Piszczykiewicz are the star performers for the Langholm squad
Cricket Langholm Cricket Club 1st XI 156 for 5 beat…
Election of Cornet 2019: Another year begins in the illustrious history of Langholm Common Riding
LANGHOLMITES continue to thrive on the unique occasion which is…
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
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsBy Scott McCarthy LANGHOLM folk braved the unseasonal weather in Edinburgh last Wednesday to support Henry Jeffrey in his Bachelor of Music honours degree recital at St Giles Cathedral, the culmination of his studies at Napier University. It was a…
Project to save lives secures more funds
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsA PROJECT to install eight defibrillators in Eskdale and Ewes has secured nearly all its funding. The scheme is being led by Ian Donald of Canonbie and Jamie Fletcher of Langholm who have liaised with Eskdalemuir, Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk…
Kerbside recycling to come to D&G: Councillors approve option to allow residents to recycle at home
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsDUMFRIES and Galloway Council is introducing a kerbside collection service for waste after terminating its PFI contract with a private company. The economy, environment and infrastructure committee approved the recommendations to go ahead with a scheme which will prove popular…
Seven hours in Glen Lyon
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Athletics SportRunning SISTERS Carol Irving and Kirsty Ash ran Glen Lyon Ultra last Saturday. This is a 31.5-mile run around Loch Lyon and up into the hills and valleys. They stayed overnight near Killin, which was about an hour from the…
Three teams out for cricket
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Cricket SportCricket LANGHOLM got their 2019 league campaign off to a winning start, defeating Appleby 1st XI by one wicket. In a solid, all-round performance in the field Langholm bowled out Appleby for 106. Langholm looked to be cruising at 84…
Special guest Jilly a hit with young rugby heroes: Former Scotland women’s captain presents medals at club’s awards night
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Awards LANGHOLM Youth Rugby signed off their season in style at their annual celebration and were thrilled to be joined by a surprise special guest. Jilly McCord, former Langholm player, Scotland women’s captain and finalist on the BBC’s MasterChef…
Craigs’ boys have grand night: Club’s future in safe hands
THE Castle Craigs Club held its annual boys’ night in…
Dream kitchen for Day Centre: Mary Buckley of Westerhall officially opens the new extension
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s transformation into a modern, fit-for-purpose building was…
Adam’s labour of love: Accordion and Fiddle Club chairman bows out after 30 years
AFTER being at the helm of the Langholm Accordion and…
Jilly . . . Langholm’s magical MasterChef: Humble champ charms and impresses the audience
STILL riding high after her success in this year’s MasterChef,…
Steps taken towards new sports centre
A TEAM has been put together to progress a project…
The bluebells of Eskdale
THE gardens at Westerhall near Bentpath will open once again…
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…
