Have your say on the future of Langholm Housing
Week: 30 | 25th July 2024 | Community Lifestyle NewsNew survey aims to gather opinion on what the town ACTUALLY needs “Little more than five new houses have been built in Langholm in the past 30 years while around half of our housing stock goes back to the 1800s.…
Three of the best
Week: 30 | 25th July 2024 | E&L Life Lifestyle NewsEveryone 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”
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewcastletonNewcastleton 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…
Future-proofing the Common Riding
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community Lifestyle NewsNo less than 63 ponies and their riders sallied forth on the Castle Craigs Club’s Pony Rideout which was held last Sunday.With the youngest rider only four years old, the future definitely looks safe for Langholm Common Riding. See more…
Holes filled, wall secured
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Common Riding Community NewsAt least the Common Riding route is more or less free of potholes…for now! Workmen from the Dumfries and Galloway Roads Department have been round the route of the Common Riding procession to fill-in any potholes and crumbling bits of…
Langholm Common Riding 2024
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsAnd so it begins… It was a wee bit on the grey side on Saturday when Cornet Bailey Donaldson led the cavalcade of 88 horses on the first official rideout of the 1924 Langholm Common Riding.As ever, the weather didn’t dampen…
Langholm girls' devotion is certainly paying off
Local athletes at full pelt, encouraged by the Olympics Known…
Pureous Bunkumos
Saturday dawned bright and beautiful for the Copshaw Common Riding,…
Mighty Hikers Mel and Karl raise over £4k for Cancer Care
Local couple walk in Wales to support charity dear to…
Wildfires cause Greek Island holiday scare
A Langholm couple on holiday, in Kardamena on the idyllic…
The Langholm Alliance: facing challenges head-on
‘Despite funding limitations, we are dedicated to transforming Langholm into…
Envisioning D&G's future landscape
Ideas for the future landscape of Dumfries and Galloway were…
Shear generosity!
Audrey donates her luscious locks to the Little Princess Trust…
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
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonFierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to our countryside Around 77 people took the opportunity to visit the Missing Lynx project exhibition when it was staged in Newcastleton Village Hall for several days last week as part…
Tomorrow's Textile talent
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Lifestyle SchoolCreation 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
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | E&L Life Newcastleton NewsRevised 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…
DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Community NewsCEO will contact every household in region with online safety advice NHS DUMFRIES and Galloway chief executive Julie White has contacted every household in Dumfries and Galloway to update them on the cyber attack in February this year – and…
LRFC Captain heads down under
Week: 24 | 14th June 2024 | News Rugby SportWith Langholm RFC captain Nathan Smith heading off to Australia, the players gathered in the Buck Hotel to wish him all the best for his trip. Coach Craig Hislop presented Nathan with his no. 10 shirt and wished him well.…
That was a while ago!
Week: 24 | 14th June 2024 | CanonbieThanks to Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn for dropping in with this photo of Canonbie Primary School in 1953.Can you fill in the question mark in the name?Left to right:Back: Bob Irving, Alistair Irving, Billy Anderson (Twin), Billy Wightman, Elliot Routledge,…
Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…
Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…
Langholm's Front Three all smiles at Hawick's Big Day
Once more, a large number of Langholm Common Riding enthusiasts…
South of Scotland to host European Lunar Symposium
World-wide guest list will celebrate our connection to the moon…
Castleholm meeting sees positive public reaction
Upkeep and financial sustainabilty are the main concerns but everyone…
LCC make it two wins on the bounce v Wigton
Tony Steele produced his most devastating spell for Langholm Langholm…
Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Peer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure…
Remembering John Main and the Normandy Campaign
A war-time article with family connections to the E&L By…
Wondrous woven magic of Tarras Valley textile creation
Tweed, embroidery and felt make up this fabric gift Emma…
All talk and very little action at the Murtholm
Agencies involved with the development are considering including private housing…
Like ducks to Ullswater...S3 have a ball!
Thanks to the generosity of local charity, The Stevenson Trust,…
Local feathers ruffled by Scotsman article
Comments made refuted by the people and organisations trying to…
52 bowlers remember Robert
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Bowling SportLangholm New BC held their inaugural Open Singles Competition on Saturday in memory of Past-President, Robert Grieve.An excellent entry of 52 came forward to play and it was a glorious sunny day.The winner was Ian Scott, who played consistently well…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonThe 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
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Community Lifestyle NewsFine 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…
Bailey comes first in six-way race for Cornet
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | E&L Life NewsBig turn out of voters to elect 2024’s main man Fair stood the wind last Friday for a large vote for this year’s Cornet …and that is what we got!1,180 people put their cross on the voting slips – only…
Youth Rugby
Week: 19 | 9th May 2024 | Rugby SportAwards Night for Milntown’s juniors By Caroline Jardine | All photos by Nichola Paul Langholm Youth Rugby recently held their annual awards ceremony which was attended by over 100 people. The day started with Niall Cubbon saying a few words…
Castleholm opportunity
Week: 19 | 9th May 2024 | Community NewsCommunity support crucial to securing transfer By Mairi Telford Jammeh Another exciting transfer of land in Langholm is likely to take place this Summer. Buccleuch and a new organisation to be known as the Castleholm Community Trust (CCT) today announced…
Six men in the running for Langholm Cornet
Common Riding’s future is secure with so manyyoung men willing…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
Langholm Rugby Sevens 2024
Sunny Day brings the crowds to Milntown Langholm Rugby Club…
Prepare to Shine with Centre Stage
Hannah Cumming returns to her stage roots in a professional…
Canonbie Playpark could be in place as soon as July
Xcel Project helps team behind the project to secure more…
Humza no more: but who next?...'Eeh mei good question!'
We ask politicians and locals to comment on the future…
Langholm Sevens: A great day out
All roads lead to Milntown on Saturday for the 2024…
Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…
Care Inspectorate praise for Copshaw Nursery
School staff ‘pleased and proud’ after glowing report received By…
Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
By Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new…
Wapakoneta: Forging links with small-town Ohio
Connection with Neil Armstrong’s hometown is widely seen as a…
Muckle Toon long-distance runners head for the capital
Four Langholm athletes take on the mighty London Marathon 2024…
