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
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsTOMORROW night the public of Langholm and surrounding areas will go to the polls to elect the 2019 Cornet. This year the three young men are Henry Jeffrey, who is standing for the second time, Lloyd Johnstone and Lawrence Ewart,…
Exhibiting a passion for wildlife
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentWendy Patterson of Newcastleton is currently exhibiting her paintings in the Welcome to Langholm shop in Langholm’s Market Place. Wendy runs a popular and award-winning wildlife watch group for youngsters in Liddesdale and says she is inspired by her surroundings.…
Langholm flooding plan hits cost hitch: Holmwood project likely to go up by £150,000, a 40 per cent rise
Week: 19 | 9th May 2019 | NewsA FLOOD protection scheme in Holmwood, Langholm may rise by up to £150,000, an increase of nearly 40 per cent on the original cost. The original estimate of £250,000 has now been revised up to between £375,000 and £400,000 after…
Fresh start
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Bowling SportBowling VICE-PRESIDENT Kevin Irving opened the New Town bowling club’s season in the presence of about 20 members. A fun triples bowl with three rinks for 18 members was played. Karl Nawrocki, president, sent his best wishes and thanked the…
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
EVERYDAY life, farming and the history of a remote and…
Motorbikers find the best breakfast in the Borders
MEMBERS from the Morecambe Bay and Estuaries Advanced Motorcyclists group…
Kirsty’s On Call Africa
FOR more than 20 years Langholm Rotary Club has been…
Four are lying for Copshaw Tub
FOUR candidates have put forward their names for the 2019…
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
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsWOMENSWEAR retailer Bonmarche claims a £5.7m takeover offer by Philip Day undervalues the company. Last month Mr Day, who owns Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, acquired more than half of the company’s shares through holding company Spectre, triggering a mandatory takeover…
Great achievement
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | Karate SportNE of Langholm’s most well-known sportsmen has been honoured with a lifetime achievement at the Annandale and Eskdale sports awards. Philip Gunn, who set up the karate club three decades ago, was one of many sportspeople honoured at the Langholm…
Flooding a huge concern for windfarm objectors: Faw Side protesters say Ewes and Langholm are at risk from development
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2019 | NewsTHE risk of flooding to homes, roads, businesses and farms in the Ewes valley and downstream in Langholm has been highlighted by a group fighting a proposed windfarm. The Faw Side Community Group (FSCG) says that the extraction of peat…
Near miss against Victoria
Week: 15 | 11th April 2019 | Football SportFootball Langholm Legion 2 Selkirk Victoria 3 LEGION looked like they would reach a cup final for the second season in a row after scoring two goals within 15 minutes of the start of this Forsyth Cup semi-final. They started…
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…
A ray of African sunshine
A GROUP of 20 primary school children from Uganda, who…
£80,000 boost for groups in Eskdale: Windfarm cash aids projects for people of all ages and abilities
MORE than £80,000 is being pumped into Eskdale, thanks to…
Lewis wins at Tranent
Athletics LEWIS Bell competed in the Lothian trials at Meadowhill…
Success for Langholm Youth
Youth Rugby LANGHOLM Youth Rugby players enjoyed a successful day…
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
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentBy Margaret Walty of Langholm HELEN Irving, who died last year just before her 75th birthday, was the most modest and unassuming of artists but she was also one of Britain’s best bird painters, as collectors of her work and…
The Holm’s got talent, too: This week’s Copshaw Cabaret’s blog features Sophie Mitchell
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | Arts and EntertainmentSophie Mitchell is 16 and currently studying at Hawick High School. She has a busy life with a weekend job in Hawick and, over the past few weeks, she has been rehearsing with the cast of Copshaw Cabaret for their…
Meet my cousin Keith: Genealogy expert discovers a new branch of her family tree
Week: 14 | 4th April 2019 | NewsBy Christine Ewart I’M NOT sure whether it was fate, coincidence or the stars were correctly aligned but it definitely pays to know a little bit about your personal family history. A visitor to our Welcome to Langholm tourist shop…
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
LLY McCord had many supporters in Langholm last Friday as…
We can stay!: Buccleuch tenants win their fight to remain on their farm
TENANT farmers David and Alison Telfer have won their fight…
Gift of a win at Sedgefield for local trainer
The horses continue to run right up to form with…
