Langholm Academy in top 20 in Scotland: Team approach from primary upwards leads to school’s success
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Academy has been ranked 19th out of the top 50 state schools in Scotland in a survey compiled by The Herald. The survey showed that 59 per cent of the pupils taking Highers got five or more. The benchmark…
Final four for Langholm’s Jilly
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | NewsAt the time of going to press Jilly McCord is one of the last four in the final of the BBC’s Masterchef competition. Jilly grew up in Langholm and her parents Dorothy and Keith live here. Jilly is a teacher…
Kids get Red Noses
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | NewsCHILDREN at Langholm primary school and nursery brought a splash of colour to their classrooms on Friday, March 15 when they took part in Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. The nursery class sold red noses to the whole school and…
Community group campaigns against wind farm
Week: 13 | 28th March 2019 | NewsFaw Side Community Group (FSCG) will be issuing a formal letter to the Energy Consent Unit (copied to both Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders Councils) once the formal application for planning has been submitted by Community Wind Power for…
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
Special Olympics GOLDEN girl Zoe Irving is bringing a gold…
Successful rugby squad meets to celebrate 60 years: LRFC team-mates celebrate with commemorative diamond lunch
Rugby TEN members of Langholm’s most successful rugby team sat…
At the heart of the matter
A CARDIAC nurse from Langholm braved the windswept heights of…
Partnership joy at being awarded massive £345m: Praise for governments and councils but is area being let down?
THE Borderlands Partnership has described the £345m deal from the…
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…
