BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsRecent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in our many rural communities The Eskdalemuir resilience group is concerned about communication with local people if there is an emergency such as a storm that knocks out the electricity for…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | E&L Life Farming and Environment NewcastletonScottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has been accused of “muddled thinking” by the Newcastleton-based Wild Goat Conservation Trust and following the government’s decision to rebut calls by Vets for sustainable management of Soay sheep on St…
One of highest scores at Milntown for many years
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Rugby SportLangholm team in total control over Dalkeith By Kenneth Pool Langholm RFC welcomed Dalkeith Rugby Club to Milntown on Saturday for the 6th East League 1 fixture of the season. With only one away defeat so far Langholm were keen…
Fire strategy urgently needed
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentScotland needs a country-wide Integrated Fire Management Strategy to protect rare species and habitats.That’s the call being made by Scottish Land & Estates which says wildfires are becoming more common in Scotland.SLE Director of Moorland Ross Ewing, says the fires…
Hallpath flooding petition
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Community NewsA petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and Townfoot has been sent to Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Chief Executive about the recent flooding event. The petition requests an urgent on-site meeting with Council officers to address the seriousness…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
Week: 42 | 16th October 2025 | Community NewsBEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr Male pointing out issues Following last week’s article about potential new gateway signs for Langholm, several residents voiced strong opinions on what should be included. A recurring theme was the…
Royal Mail sponsors girls' new 'Kit for Kids'
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
Langholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows…
Derek Johnson breaks Langholm Legion appearance record with 536 appearances for the club
Last weekend Derek Johnson made history by surpassing Martin Thomlinson’s…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Resident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the…
Langholm Karate Club celebrates 35 years
Rokudan Phil Gunn has trained many successful students On Saturday…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Storm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Goat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Police are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to…
Official plans submitted for Irvine House Holiday Lodges
After local enthusiasm for the project, last year, Buccleuch have…
Much-loved music festival has new team at the helm
Fresh committee have lots of ideas to carry the event…
SRUC’s £21m project has a new Director
Pauline has supported innovative projects from concept to delivery The…
Local Derby sees a win for Harlequins
It was looking good for Langholm until last-minute penalty Langholm…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L LifeSince its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary Club of Langholm Umbrella Walk Saturday 4th October 2025 The Umbrella Walk has been running successfully since its introduction in 1998 by the late Alastair Davies, who was at that…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsBut behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following complaints about the public toilets at the Kilngreen we paid a visit. In the space of ten minutes at least a dozen people made a comfort stop there on their…
Donaldson penalty secures home win against Dunbar
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Rugby SportHelped by new team shirts sponsored by Cullen Kilshaw A much-changed Langholm side played a great game of rugby at Milntown on Saturday to secure a hard fought but well-deserved victory over top of the table Dunbar RFC. Before the…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsBoard gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat Conservation Trust has thanked its many supporters after their petition to save the wild goats on Langholm Moor was given a sympathetic hearing at the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Board. The…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsPopular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy David Corrie Calvert was born on the 8th of August 1940, the only son of Edward and Isabella Calvert. He was a very well known and much liked figure around…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsRecognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh MBE of Annandale East and Eskdale received a prestigious lifetime achievement award at the UK wide Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) annual charity awards in Glasgow last week. Archie…
Langholm Athlete runs in Edinburgh Championships
Aoiffion rounds off a fantastic year with two more medals…
Westerkirk Horticultural Society: A fine affair!
In this chaotic world, full of nonsense, a day at…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Langholm Pipe Band stars at Braemar Highland Games
King and Queen were ‘blown away’ by the Muckle Toon’s…
No comment from the public on Kilngreen’s transport hub
Potential risks of cycling on an E-bike down the A7…
Great start in first league match of new season
Tranent succumbs to LRFC in impressive away win Langholm RFC…
Holm Show 2025
Copshaw’s big day expertly captured by the Camera Club Words…
Dumfries & Galloway’s bold vision for future housing needs
Councils new Local Housing Strategy sets out five key priorities…
Certain Bluetongue controls to be relaxed
The Scottish Government has announced it’s to relax certain controls…
Fly-tipping in the area reaching epidemic level
Most roads around Langholm have seen junk dumped Fly tipping…
67 entries need 6.30 start for Langholm Golf Open
Tommy Hope takes the title in a closely fought competition…
Bus services review leaves passengers wanting better
From the Co-Op to Eskdalemuir, new timetable has crucial holes…
Kelso Ram Sales looking healthy despite virus
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentExtra rams forward despite extra red tape due to Bluetongue Harrison & Hetherington says things are looking good for the upcoming Kelso Ram Sales despite the additional red tape imposed by Bluetongue. The popular event which this year takes place…
New season, great start for the Men of Milntown
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Rugby SportLangholm triumphs against Hawick Quins in memorial match Saturdays match against Hawick Quins was played for the Craig Rodgerson Memorial Trophy in memory of ” Dodger “who passed away earlier this year. Dodger had many close friends at both clubs, so…
Copshaw celebrates its 500th Clatter
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Lifestyle NewcastletonCommunity mag has been published since 1983 The Copshaw Clatter has reached an amazing milestone in its long and illustrious career with the publication of its 500th edition. The very first Clatter hit the streets of Copshaw in July 1983,…
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsMoonman and locals feature in screening at the Edinburgh Festival “Out of the world and into Langholm” is a phrase well known to many travellers who have journeyed across the south of Scotland. However, it provided the ideal headline for…
Langholm Common Riding 2025
Week: 31 | 31st July 2025 | Community NewsCornet Ewan Patterson carried out his duties last Friday in a calm, unassuming manner and was a credit to his family and to Langholm.From the minute he collected the flag, supported by his Right and Left-hand Men to the handing…
Horseracing results from Friday & Saturday
Week: 31 | 31st July 2025 | Horse Racing SportFull results from Friday afternoon Mercury Stakes – 6 Furlongs: 1st Noteable – Jared Huggan; 2nd Another Star – Eoin Sheehan; 3rd Nobody’s Biz – Reese Holohan Eskdale Plate – 7 Furlongs: 1st Days Like These – Lewis Hislop; 2nd…
Double the wild deer in Scotland since 1990
The number of wild deer in Scotland has doubled since…
Canonbie success in Post Office bid
Canonbie Community Enterprise has been successful in its bid to…
Readers' suggestions for the beleaguered bandstand
D&G’s design has long been a controversial Muckle Toon topic…
Everyone is behind Ewan
Family ties and a heart for Langholm have nurtured Ewan’s…
MSP backs bid for new Langholm cash machine
SOUTH Scotland MSP Craig Hoy has visited the new Post…
New Lidd owners have many plans for old Holm hostlery
Liddesdale’s fresh mine hosts have worldwide experience The first weekend…
And so, it all begins once again!
The Benty Rideout ushers in another Langholm Common Riding fortnight…
Scottish Woodlands hear Warblaw concerns
Organisations and residents voice issues at recent Environmental Impact Meeting…
New one-way system for Elizabeth and Caroline Streets
Proposals put forward further to a request from residents and…
...Pureous Bunkumus...
It’s that time of year again! It may have been…
Creation weaves a new future
Langholm textile project launches new centre along with new hope…
Engaging with Ewan
Spur Do 2025 Cornet Patterson being presented with his spurs…
