Castle Craigs Rideout in photos

Come and try Youth Rugby

With the new rugby season fast approaching Langholm Youth Rugby would like to invite any new members to come along to our training night on Tuesday 13th August at Langholm Rugby Club. Whether you’ve never tried rugby or want to…

Three of the best

Everyone at the E&L and Muckle Toon Media wish Bailey and all his followers a great Common Riding 2024 This week’s E&L is full to bursting with photos and stories of the rideouts and the lead up to the Common…

Copshaw artist Paula to display her “Wild Side”

Newcastleton Nurse is to retire to follow her passion ~ An E&L Feature by Gilly Fraser Many of us dream of taking early retirement to follow a passion or childhood dream – for Copshaw’s Paula Rowan that has now become…

Team work helps secure Langholm Day Centre

Manager Sandra Graham pulls out all the stops to negotiate increased funding for next three years Langholm Day Centre is delighted to announce that it has been awarded 3-year funding by Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Health and Social…

Scott’s memorial match one of biggest in country

59 play to commemorate popular young bowler Saturday saw the third year of the Open Pairs Competition held in memory of Scott Morrison. Due to some call offs at the start of the week we found ourselves with 59entries instead…

Tomorrow's Textile talent

Creation Mill’s involvement helps introduction of National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology course at Langholm Academy Langholm Academy is the only school in Dumfries and Galloway to offer their students a Nat 5  qualification in Fashion and Textiles. A great achievement for the Town.   Founder and Creative Director, Emma Duncan, comments “It’s absolutely brilliant that Langholm Academy is now offering a Nat 5 in Fashion & Textiles Technology, our team’s hard work over the past few years of providing an after school club, holiday sessions and in school sessions as developed into a new interest in the industry amongstthe young people – I’d like to thank  funders including members of the Langholm Funder Forum in supporting our Youth work activities”.   In this academic school year there will be a group of S4 students taking the course with art teacher, Suzy Cooke. Suzy joined the school in 2023 with new ideas around art and textiles. Read more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE

EDF presents revised plans for windfarm near Copshaw

Revised plans for a major new windfarm to be sited in Newcastleton and Wauchope Forests were put on display in an exhibition in the village this week. The original proposal by EDF Renewables UK was for 80 turbines, but that…

Like ducks to Ullswater...S3 have a ball!

Thanks to the generosity of local charity, The Stevenson Trust, third year pupils from Langholm Academy were treated to several days of outward-bound adventure in the Lake District.The activities on offer to the young people are many and varied and…

Local feathers ruffled by Scotsman article

Comments made refuted by the people and organisations trying to revitalise and regenerate Langholm In last Thursday’s edition of The Scotsman there was an article about Langholm Moor’s progress two yearsafter the initial buyout.The article about the moor by journalist…

Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals

The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to get up close and personal with the 25-strong herd From Legal Secretary in Newcastle to Alpaca breeder in Newcastleton might seem like a huge and quite unlikely career and indeed…

Castleholm tally nears the 750 mark

Fine weather last Friday marked the start of Langholm’s Common Riding activities and large numbers took advantage of a sunny evening to come out and sign the petition in support of the community taking ownership of the Castleholm.Roger Maxwell, chair…