£80,000 boost for groups in Eskdale: Windfarm cash aids projects for people of all ages and abilities
Week: 15 | 11th April 2019 | NewsMORE than £80,000 is being pumped into Eskdale, thanks to funding from a windfarm. Among the groups to receive funding are Langholm Playcare, Langholm Initiative, Gilnockie hall, Langholm show and a public defibrillator project in Eskdale. The Dumfriesshire East Community…
Lewis wins at Tranent
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Athletics SportAthletics LEWIS Bell competed in the Lothian trials at Meadowhill Sports Complex near Tranent and won his event for the fourth year in a row. The competition attracts athletes from the East of Scotland mainly from Dundee, Edinburgh, Lothians and…
Success for Langholm Youth
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Rugby SportYouth Rugby LANGHOLM Youth Rugby players enjoyed a successful day at the Dumfries tournament last Sunday. P6/7s finished runners-up. They started with a draw against Moffat, with Greig Cartner scoring. The second game was against Dumfries P7 team. Langholm fielded…
Club awards shield
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Athletics SportMUCKLE Toon Sloggers and Joggers joined the ADAC Potholm run on Tuesday evening. This year the club decided to award a shield to go to the club which posted the best three combined male and female times and this was…
A victory to remember: Langholm lads help pave the way in decisive win over Jed
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Hawick under 18s 43 Jed Thistle 7 THREE Langholm players were on the team which won the Border Semi Junior Cup last Saturday. In an outstanding clinical performance by an injury-hit squad last Tuesday the team disposed of a…
The only way is up!: Langholm Rugby Club promoted
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Langholm 64 Gala YM 17 LANGHOLM sealed second spot in East League 2 and with it promotion with an emphatic 64-17 win against Gala YM at Milntown last Saturday. In front of a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters they…
Testament to modest artist: Many treasures on display in retrospective exhibition
By Margaret Walty of Langholm HELEN Irving, who died last…
The Holm’s got talent, too: This week’s Copshaw Cabaret’s blog features Sophie Mitchell
Sophie Mitchell is 16 and currently studying at Hawick High…
Meet my cousin Keith: Genealogy expert discovers a new branch of her family tree
By Christine Ewart I’M NOT sure whether it was fate,…
Timeless love story enthralls youngsters
LITERATURE’S most famous star-struck lovers entranced an audience of Langholm…
Dr Seuss inspires readers: Refurbished library will be a great source of information for pupils
LANGHOLM Academy pupils are benefiting from a newly-refurbished library teeming…
Outdoor club comes inside
MEMBERS of the Newcastleton Wildlife Watch Club were invited to…
Railway is step closer: UK government says it will fund its part of the feasibility study
THE UK government has announced it is backing a full…
Langholm pupils win youth vote
TWO Langholm Academy pupils have been voted onto the first…
Four generations mark opening of their new shop
FOUR generations of Cochranes got together to mark the opening…
Hotel is the best
THE Liddesdale Hotel in Newcastleton has won a second gold…
Youngsters engage in Upstart project: High Street to be taken over this Saturday as project finale
A SERIES of events engaging with people aged 14 to…
A hop, skip and a jump to school
AMBER Foster and Aidan Elliot, the junior road safety officers…
Town cheers on our Jilly
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | NewsLLY McCord had many supporters in Langholm last Friday as she took part in the final of the BBC Masterchef competition 2019. It was the first all-women final and each competitor cooked their own food for the last time in…
We can stay!: Buccleuch tenants win their fight to remain on their farm
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | NewsTENANT farmers David and Alison Telfer have won their fight to stay on their farm at Cleuchfoot near Langholm until they retire. The couple had been told to leave by Buccleuch when the landowner put up the land for sale…
Gift of a win at Sedgefield for local trainer
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | Horse Racing SportThe horses continue to run right up to form with Honourary Gift winning at Sedgefield. Both Foxey and Ettila de Sivola ran excellent races on a lovely sunny day at Haydock last Wednesday. The drying ground was not ideal for…
5 conversions for Wilson: Experienced Annan team keeps Langholm U14s on their toes
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Langholm U14s 26 Annan U 14s 24 A large crowd under the lights at the 3G witnessed an exciting game of rugby against Annan U14’s on Tuesday evening. It was evident from the start that the Annan team had…
Academy girls are regional champions
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | Netball SportNetball Langholm Academy’s under 18 girls beat Douglas Ewart High School in the regional netball final to finish regional champions. The score was 27-24 and it was a hugely competitive game with some brilliant individual performances. The Langholm team were…
Langholm are one step nearer league promotion: A win against Gala on Saturday will see them achieve second spot
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | Rugby SportRugby Earlston 19 Langholm 29 Langholm RFC took another step towards second spot in East League 2 when they secured a maximum five points from the match against Earlston at the Haugh on Saturday. Langholm were always keen to play…
More cabaret characters: Mother and daughter take to the stage in Copshaw
Julie Thomson and daughter Holly talk about their involvement in…
My Fair Lady hits the high notes for LAODS: Amateur society delighted with audience reaction to latest production
Quite often, one approaches a local amateur production not knowing…
From satellites to digging mud: An archivist’s job is a fascinating exploration of the distant past
WORLD War One and its lasting impact on Dumfries and…
Youth Council vote: Langholm Academy produces three worthwhile candidates
YOUNG people in Eskdale have cast their votes in two…
A Day with Amber Rabbit
Wendy Patterson will be opening her front gates at The…
To market for former primary school building: Lack of preventative maintenance sees old property deteriorate
The former Langholm Primary School is to be placed on…
No umbrellas needed for this Rotary walk: 166 walkers for fundraiser in Canonbie and Langholm
Langholm Rotary Club’s umbrella walk took place on Saturday without…
Moonwalkers train
Katrina Kenny and Caroline Jardine of Langholm are training for…
Langholm Academy in top 20 in Scotland: Team approach from primary upwards leads to school’s success
LANGHOLM Academy has been ranked 19th out of the top…
Final four for Langholm’s Jilly
At the time of going to press Jilly McCord is…
Kids get Red Noses
CHILDREN at Langholm primary school and nursery brought a splash…
Community group campaigns against wind farm
Faw Side Community Group (FSCG) will be issuing a formal…
Fly me to the moon: Families enjoy an out-of-world experience from the ground
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | NewsA BRITISH Science Week astronomy evening at Canonbie primary school packed in everything from stargazing to drones and from bats to virtual reality. The event, which attracted families from Canonbie, Langholm and Newcastleton, combined the week with the celebrations to…
First steps to the saddle: Sam pursues his dream career with help from local trainer
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | Horse Racing SportHorseracing TEENAGER Sam Cottrill is pursuing the career he has always dreamed of and now he is on the cusp of taking his first steps to becoming a licensed jockey. Sam, 16, who lives with his mum and step-dad, Carol…
Zoe is golden girl of Abu Dhabi
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | SportSpecial Olympics GOLDEN girl Zoe Irving is bringing a gold medal home to Langholm from the World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. Zoe’s achievement is even more momentous, it being the first time a competitor from Dumfries and Galloway has…
Successful rugby squad meets to celebrate 60 years: LRFC team-mates celebrate with commemorative diamond lunch
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | Rugby SportRugby TEN members of Langholm’s most successful rugby team sat down to a special commemorative lunch at Milntown last Saturday. There was a large gathering of former players, guests and members at the club for the lunch to celebrate the…
At the heart of the matter
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | NewsA CARDIAC nurse from Langholm braved the windswept heights of Carlisle’s tallest building to raise money for charity. Pamela Stewart, who works at the Heart Centre at the Cumberland Infirmary in the city, joined five other colleagues in abseiling down…
Partnership joy at being awarded massive £345m: Praise for governments and councils but is area being let down?
Week: 12 | 21st March 2019 | NewsTHE Borderlands Partnership has described the £345m deal from the UK and Scottish governments as a “game-changer”. The UK is putting in £260m and the Scottish government £85m. While the UK government has earned praise from Tory MPs and MSPs,…
Artists put on a fine retrospective
MANY thanks go to all the people who answered the…
Spotlight shines on eco-tourism project: Wild Eskdale features in See South Scotland campaign
ESKDALE’S eco-tourism project was among eight businesses to be invited…
Rocket science
MAKING a rocket is easy. You just need some cardboard,…
Spotlight shines on eco-tourism project: Wild Eskdale features in See South Scotland campaign
ESKDALE’S eco-tourism project was among eight businesses to be invited…
Langholm athletes win
Athletics TWO young athletes from Langholm helped their team from…
Transport and training key to secure workforce: Community gives its list to partnership to grow the economy
THE development of a community’s economy and enriching its social…
