Letters to the Editor
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsMore Warblaw worries With reference to Mark Hallam’s letter of 22nd August 2024, “Warblaw Worries”. Mr Hallam expresses serious concerns regarding the proposed development of commercial forestry on Warblaw, in particular in relation to the planting of Sitka Spruce, a…
Consultation on change of school week structure
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Lifestyle News SchoolViews, opinions and concerns sought from parents/carers Dumfries and Galloway Council is currently consulting on proposals to change the structure of the school week, so that there are four slightly longer days and one day per week that finishes at…
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
Action Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’…
Great Racing, on Friday at least!
Big Innes takes the Eskdale Plate…Hawick jockey Sean Huggan rides…
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
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
Week: 28 | 12th July 2024 | Athletics SportLocal athletes at full pelt, encouraged by the Olympics Known as the world’s greatest sporting event, France and the rest of the world will celebrate the start of the Olympics Games with an opening ceremony along the river Seine in…
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
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
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!
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
Week: 24 | 13th June 2024 | E&L LifeOur community has been renowned for being a vibrant and close-knit one, and now we have an opportunity to make it even better. The Friends of Langholm War Memorial and Gardens aims to improve the War Memorial and surrounding gardens…
Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Week: 24 | 13th June 2024 | Community LifestyleOur community has been renowned for being a vibrant and close-knit one, and now we have an opportunity to make it even better. The Friends of Langholm War Memorial and Gardens aims to improve the War Memorial and surrounding gardens…
Langholm's Front Three all smiles at Hawick's Big Day
Week: 24 | 13th June 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Common Riding NewsOnce more, a large number of Langholm Common Riding enthusiasts made the trip to Hawick last weekend to either follow Cornet RyanNichol on horseback or to support him on terra firma.As can be seen in the photograph, Langholm’s Front Three…
South of Scotland to host European Lunar Symposium
Week: 23 | 6th June 2024 | E&L Life NewsWorld-wide guest list will celebrate our connection to the moon Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway region is preparing to welcome over 150 members of the international lunar science and exploration community in June 2024 for the annual European Lunar Symposium (ELS),…
Castleholm meeting sees positive public reaction
Week: 23 | 6th June 2024 | Common Riding Community NewsUpkeep and financial sustainabilty are the main concerns but everyone largely in favour of takeover Roger Maxwell, the chairman of the interim board of the Castleholm Community Trust welcomed around 60 people to the public meeting held in The Buccleuch…
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
Langholm New BC held their inaugural Open Singles Competition on…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to…
Castleholm tally nears the 750 mark
Fine weather last Friday marked the start of Langholm’s Common…
Bailey comes first in six-way race for Cornet
Big turn out of voters to elect 2024’s main man…
Youth Rugby
Awards Night for Milntown’s juniors By Caroline Jardine | All…
