Jobless warning
Week: 31 | 31st July 2020 | NewsJUNE’S unemployment figures are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and Dumfries and Galloway is still nowhere near the likely peak, an MSP has warned. Colin Smyth, South of Scotland MSP, is urging the UK and Scottish governments to take…
Weaving company’s future in the balance
Week: 31 | 30th July 2020 | NewsManagement buy-out team seeks to progress talks with owner
Defibs are going live
Week: 30 | 29th July 2020 | NewsLife-saving equipment will come with full instructions on use
Helping to ease the burden
Week: 30 | 24th July 2020 | News ReportersBy the Rev Scott McCarthy, minister of Garthamlock and Craigend Parish Church of Scotland, Glasgow
Mill’s billionaire owner crippling suppliers, claim
Week: 30 | 23rd July 2020 | NewsBut EWM says it has reached agreements with nearly all its manufacturers
Rose’s Wardrobe makes lunar loveliness
Week: 29 | 21st July 2020 | NewsLangholm fashion company embraces Neil Armstrong’s tartan
Langholm hotelier backs VAT cut to five per cent
THE Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s package of measures, which he outlined…
Six-figure grant will transform building
Bunkhouse and digital hub at Buccleuch House in Newcastleton
Buccleuch boss pledges to get project to the line
Benny Higgins criticises Scottish Land Fund for its rigidity over…
Winner demolishes a bewildered Derby field
And Langholm Common Riding followers debate the shade of the…
A mahoosive reduction!
By David McVittie I, LIKE most of the country, if…
Bob: a Langholm luminary
Robert McLure (1951-2020)
Tourism resurgence
3m fund will help the industry in southern Scotland to…
Restrictions are lifted as outbreak contained
Eskdale residents are now free to travel more than five…
Council implements post-virus recovery
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council’s leader says it is unlikely its…
Sports centre plans are top of the range
Public are asked to choose their favourite from a trio…
Walking through the lockdown
MY LOCKDOWN walk on day 54, Saturday, May 16, took…
Gormley is back in the saddle
FLAT-RACING jockey Jamie Gormley is back in the saddle and…
Tribute paid to armed forces past and present
Week: 26 | 30th June 2020 | NewsSpecial week to remember those who serve and have served
Closure claim denied
Week: 26 | 28th June 2020 | NewsBut NHS says it must adapt to meet threat of a second
Back to school
Week: 26 | 26th June 2020 | News SchoolPupils will return to full-time schooling
Langholm ride-outs will definitely be off
Week: 26 | 25th June 2020 | Common Riding NewsCastle Craigs Club sets out its reasons for cancellation of events
Designs ready to go to the public
Week: 25 | 24th June 2020 | NewsTHE group working on the transformation of Townfoot sports centre are in talks with Dumfries and Galloway Council about the planning process. The group is preparing a pre-application advice submission to the council’s planning authority. This application does not constitute…
Windfarm is poorly sited and designed
Week: 25 | 23rd June 2020 | NewsHeritage body highlights significant adverse effects on valleys
More rural housing options are needed
More houses and more affordable homes will benefit everyone
Villagers land £850k
Land Fund award will enable Newcastleton to buy Holm Hill
Four months to raise £5.4m to buy our moor
Langholm offered £1m grant but time is tight to raise…
Have your say on X95
BORDERS Buses, which runs the X95 in Eskdale, continues to…
A win-win relationship which breeds success
Rugby
£1m in grants to help rural schools connect
Rural businesses and residents to get better internet access, too
Ready for the off
Horseracing
Essential work only on electricity cables
And water company reassures residents that dirty water is safe
Delicate balancing act
Grouse moor management can benefit raptors, says new report
Full steam ahead in Borders railway battle
Campaign over whether it’s an Eskdale or a Liddesdale route
EWM suppliers act over unpaid millions
Bangladeshi manufacturers allege company owes them £27m
Bowling reopens
Bowling
Co-operative store’s fundraising fanatics
Week: 23 | 9th June 2020 | Community NewsCo-op staff raise vital funds for Scottish mental health charity
Borthwick’s golden goal wins Legion’s new prize
Week: 23 | 5th June 2020 | Football SportFootball
£34m given to help business stay afloat
Week: 23 | 5th June 2020 | News3,000 businesses in Dumfries and Galloway are being supported
Giant windfarm plan faces more opposition
Week: 23 | 4th June 2020 | NewsEnergy company steps up bid to secure government consent
Chance to play additional rugby
Week: 22 | 3rd June 2020 | Rugby SportYouth Rugby
Unpaid carers urged to get help with PPE
Week: 22 | 3rd June 2020 | NewsHealth service is making access to personal equipment a priority
Golf is back on from tomorrow
Golf
Crossing the border remains an anomaly
The government guidance is clear but cross-border life goes on
The wonders of walking
CAROLYN Cuthbert and her husband Ian (Cuthy) have made the…
A monument to key workers
Langholm says thank you in an appropriate and spectacular fashion
Scottish producers at risk from farm bill
Government denies claims that cheap imports will flood into UK
Make an impact: volunteer
Helping out is a rewarding way to take and interest…
Virus hardship funds are open for business
Enterprise agency and councils are focusing on tailored support
Grand designs
Three potential options being considered
Government may ease lockdown next week
Langholm businesses respond to news of fewer restrictions
Everything stops for tea
THE Jeffrey family of Henry Street, Langholm got into the…
Shankend aerial combat
By Bruce McCartney of Langholm THE article in the E&L…
Physio celebrates her patient’s full recovery
Langholm therapist will remember camaraderie and optimism
