Lorraine is BFA awards finalist
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentWesterkirk farmer in the running for Sheep Farmer of the Year Well-known local farmer Lorraine Luescher has been named as one of the finalists in the Sheep Farmer of the Year category of the prestigious British Farming Awards.The award organisers…
Fabulous fight-back as Langholm win in Tranent
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Rugby SportTries by Wilson bros., Hope, Martin and Tait seal the deal By Kenneth Pool Ross High 21 Langholm 29 Langholm RFC took to the road on Saturday to play Ross High at Tranent.The game was played in dry conditions but…
Nearly 1,000 objections to Warblaw Woodlands
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Community Farming and Environment NewsLangholm locals object to commercial forestry on their doorstep An unprecedented 959 local signatures have been obtained objecting to the development of commercial forestry on the hill above the town of Langholm.Local residents fear the planting of non-native trees, such…
Inaction by BT leaves Hub incommunicado
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsEskdalemuir venue unable to function properly without phoneline or broadband As reported last week,Eskdalemuir community hub is still without phone lines and internet after BT switched them off almost two weeks ago ready to transfer to adigital system. Lack of…
Bank of Scotland to close Langholm branch
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Community NewsAs High Street loses its last remaining bank,residents are saying “There’ll be nowt left!” In what can only be seen as another blow to Langholm’s already struggling High Street, BoS are citing footfall in the branch and the change inbanking…
Stephen comes home with TWO gold medals!
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Sport SwimmingCopshaw-raised Paralympian swims his way to a brace of golds Stephen was over the moon as was his mother Moira as it was her birthday that day. Stephen told Channel 4 that in his younger days he had been in…
A rare glimpse of summer for the good people of the Benty
With the number of supporters and entries, the Benty Show…
Depression on David Street to be tackled
and other updates from Councillor Male After many months of…
Warblaw worries are endorsed by politicians
MSP Oliver Mundell urges residents to join Warblaw fight ahead…
Bob's 70 years
Bandsman man and boy! Langholm Town Band took a small…
Teachers face up to the Great North Run
In March this year, Headteacher of the Langholm and Canonbie…
Family and friends gather to commemorate Peter
A seat placed at Cricket Club to remember sportsman and…
Special Day, special guests at the Holm Show
If you want good weather for your event – try…
Golden time in Paris for Copshaw’s Paralympian
Team GB Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg ALSO breaks long-standing record…what…
Scottish lead for Langholm's Matilda
While sister Antonia gets personal best in 100m The weekend…
Fingers crossed for a fine day for the 127th Holm Show
Marquees are up, entries are made and there’s no rain…
Letters to the Editor
More Warblaw worries With reference to Mark Hallam’s letter of…
Consultation on change of school week structure
Views, opinions and concerns sought from parents/carers Dumfries and Galloway…
Residents encouraged to react to Warblaw plans
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Community Farming and Environment NewsIf you are against the blanket of trees proposedfor our beloved hill, then make your voice heard Scottish Woodlands and James Jones Ltd’s plans to cover Langholm’s Warblaw Hill with commercial forestry were presented to the public in two consultation…
Show Season starts with Canonbie's fine flower-power
Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024 | Canonbie Lifestyle NewsMairi Telford Jammeh reports from Canonbie Flower Show and vintage display Canonbie flower show was a great success on Saturday and the weather was perfect for it. A large turnout of vintage vehicles for the parade offered everyone an interesting…
Borders author captivates Benty
Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024 | Arts and Entertainment CommunityAlistair Moffat speaks of Lowland life Westerkirk Parish Church was almost filled to capacity on Saturday when folk from near and far gathered to hear a most absorbing and humorous talk by the renowned Borders author, Alistair Moffat. Visitors were…
Golden Girl Aoiffion
Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024 | Athletics Sport12-year-old Langholm Academy pupil, Aoiffion McVittie Brangan added the title of U13 100m Scottish National Sprint Champion, to the Scottish Indoor 60m Sprint Champion she won in February. Aoiffion was competing at the Scottish Athletics National Age Group Championships at…
Much opposition to plan for Warblaw woodlands
Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024 | Community Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsAction Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’ on much-loved Langholm hillside “First we lost our mills, now we’re losing our hills and with all these deer fences being erected, a walk on Warblaw will feel more like…
Great Racing, on Friday at least!
Week: 31 | 1st August 2024 | Horse Racing SportBig Innes takes the Eskdale Plate…Hawick jockey Sean Huggan rides a belter to win prize of the day Big Innes wins the Eskdale plate for Still Game Syndicate presented here by race sponsor, Martin Tedham’s wife, Iwona. Local horse Handsome…
Over 100 years of Thomas Hope service between them
Angela, Kate and Sheena have all worked in a job…
Common Riding Gallery 2024
Lots more photos in this week’s E&L. Many thanks to…
Langholm Common Riding 2024
Castle Craigs Rideout in photos
Come and try Youth Rugby
With the new rugby season fast approaching Langholm Youth Rugby…
Have your say on the future of Langholm Housing
New survey aims to gather opinion on what the town…
Three of the best
Everyone at the E&L and Muckle Toon Media wish Bailey…
Copshaw artist Paula to display her “Wild Side”
Newcastleton Nurse is to retire to follow her passion ~…
Future-proofing the Common Riding
No less than 63 ponies and their riders sallied forth…
Holes filled, wall secured
At least the Common Riding route is more or less…
Langholm Common Riding 2024
And so it begins… It was a wee bit on…
Langholm girls' devotion is certainly paying off
Local athletes at full pelt, encouraged by the Olympics Known…
Pureous Bunkumos
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Newcastleton NewsSaturday dawned bright and beautiful for the Copshaw Common Riding, the sun making a very welcome appearance, at least for the first part of the day. Festivities began at precisely 7.31 at the White Gate for the Hound Trail, won…
Mighty Hikers Mel and Karl raise over £4k for Cancer Care
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment E&L Life NewsLocal couple walk in Wales to support charity dear to both their hearts Langholm Couple Melanie Christie and Karl Thornbury have recently completed the Gower Peninsula Mighty Hike in North West Wales.Melanie was walking in memory of a dear family…
Wildfires cause Greek Island holiday scare
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | E&L Life Lifestyle NewsA Langholm couple on holiday, in Kardamena on the idyllic Greek island of Kos, had their holiday severely interrupted when they were evacuated from their resort due to encroaching wildfires. Lynne and Alan Aitken, who live in Townfoot, were relaxing…
The Langholm Alliance: facing challenges head-on
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Community News‘Despite funding limitations, we are dedicated to transforming Langholm into a thriving community’# The Langholm Alliance, as an umbrella organisation within the town, focused on the tasks laid out in the Langholm Community Plan for 2030, making the ‘Muckle Toon’…
Envisioning D&G's future landscape
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsIdeas for the future landscape of Dumfries and Galloway were put under the microscope at a special event held at the Barony campus of the SRUC. The South West Scotland Future Landscapes Conference brought together experts to discuss the integration…
Shear generosity!
Week: 27 | 4th July 2024 | E&L Life LifestyleAudrey donates her luscious locks to the Little Princess Trust A Langholm octogenarian has had her hair chopped for charity. Audrey Maxwell of Kirk Wynd has been growing her hair since 2020 and, inspired by some young relatives, decide to…
Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro
Two agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have…
First-class Flapping at busy June meeting
LHRA welcome better weather and perfect track conditions Langholm Horse…
20 WILL BE plenty!
Blanket 20mph limit for all Langholm streets plus more…
Team work helps secure Langholm Day Centre
Manager Sandra Graham pulls out all the stops to negotiate…
Scott’s memorial match one of biggest in country
59 play to commemorate popular young bowler Saturday saw the…
Missing Lynx project
Fierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to…
Tomorrow's Textile talent
Creation Mill’s involvement helps introduction of National 5 Fashion and…
EDF presents revised plans for windfarm near Copshaw
Revised plans for a major new windfarm to be sited…
DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing
CEO will contact every household in region with online safety…
LRFC Captain heads down under
With Langholm RFC captain Nathan Smith heading off to Australia,…
That was a while ago!
Thanks to Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn for dropping in with…
Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…
