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
Week: 20 | 16th May 2019 | NewsUMBRELLA walkers in Langholm and Canonbie raised £27,000 at the annual sponsored walk in March. This fantastic sum was made up of £14,357 raised during the walk, £10,000 from four local trusts and £2,641 through Gift Aid. A total of…
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
THE Castle Craigs Club held its annual boys’ night in…
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
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA CATTLE grid is in such appalling condition that it is wrecking cars, it has been revealed. Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk community council heard that the cattle grid had been “fixed” but the repair was totally inadequate. Anne Elliot of…
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,…
Water births to laptops - a midwife’s life
THE speaker at the Canonbie SWI meeting this month received…
New Zealand envoy visits scenic Eskdale: Sheep farmers discuss opportunities and challenges
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsEVERYDAY life, farming and the history of a remote and beautiful Eskdale valley have been outlined to an official visitor from New Zealand. Mike Petersen, the special agricultural trade envoy, toured the scenic Meggat Water Valley, set amid rolling hills…
Motorbikers find the best breakfast in the Borders
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsMEMBERS from the Morecambe Bay and Estuaries Advanced Motorcyclists group “recharged their batteries” with a delicious Langholm breakfast last Saturday. They were having a weekend away and there was no better start to their trip than a breakfast in the…
Kirsty’s On Call Africa
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsFOR more than 20 years Langholm Rotary Club has been best known for organising the annual Umbrella Walk. Together with top-ups from local trusts and gift aid, the event has now raised almost £250,000 for local organisations. This year’s walk…
Four are lying for Copshaw Tub
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsFOUR candidates have put forward their names for the 2019 Copshaw Common Riding. Those lying for Tub are Paddy Laing, Val Collins, Fraser Laing and Paula Downey, who is having a second go. The public vote is to be held…
Objections may prompt a lengthy public inquiry: Double yellow lines proposal in High Street remain unresolved
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsTHE proposal for double yellow lines in Langholm High Street hangs in the balance and will be further delayed if it goes to a public inquiry. The double yellow lines are proposed for outside Station Buildings at the southern end…
Ciaran’s fundraiser is a slam dunk
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsCIARAN Park of Langholm Academy volunteers twice a week at Langholm Day Centre. Sandra Graham, manager, told him that after the day centre was refurbished, they hoped to buy a therapy bed. He decided to do a fundraiser for them…
Day takeover bid for retailer fails
WOMENSWEAR retailer Bonmarche claims a £5.7m takeover offer by Philip…
Great achievement
NE of Langholm’s most well-known sportsmen has been honoured with…
Flooding a huge concern for windfarm objectors: Faw Side protesters say Ewes and Langholm are at risk from development
THE risk of flooding to homes, roads, businesses and farms…
Near miss against Victoria
Football Langholm Legion 2 Selkirk Victoria 3 LEGION looked like…
Cross country excellence: Langholm and Canonbie pupils show a clean pair of heels
Cross Country CROSS country runners from Langholm and Canonbie primary…
Superstars one and all
Rugby ANOTHER hugely-successful Langholm Lions and Cubs mini-rugby festival was…
Millennials plot route to prosperity: Pidgin Perfect and Upstart give Langholm High Street a real buzz
THE High Street was buzzing last Saturday as families and…
Clan marks 500 and 50 year celebrations: Armstrongs have two reasons to shout from the rooftop
TWO historic events, one from 500 years ago and another…
Stunning landscapes
BOB McLure talked to members of the Buccleuch Centre patrons’…
Pupils draw their favourite wildlife
AUTHOR and wildlife artist Wendy Patterson read from her new…
Swimming and tennis may be big attractions: Project to reopen sports centre is ready to run feasibility study
A FEASIBILITY study into whether the sports centre in Townfoot…
Commission shows its worth to tenants
THE news that a Langholm couple are being allowed to…
