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Muckle Toon Christmas Cheer
11th December 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community Lifestyle NewsLangholm group excel once more in creating an event to be proud of! The Muckle Toon proved last Saturday that a lot of effort and community input can put the magic of Christmas back in our Winter-grey town. With Santa…
Excess water and blocked drains beleaguer the A7
4th December 2025 | Community NewsThe A7 Action Group and BEAR Scotland promise to address signage, speed and drainage The E&L aims to keep readers informed about issues raised in previous issues of the paper. This week, after recent articles about flooding on the A7 in…
New fishing club will get you hooked
4th December 2025 | SportLangholm fly fishing club kicked off last Thursday night with a good turnout of young people and adults. The aim of the club is to get young and old alike into the sport of fly fishing and is open to…
Wind farm worries for distinctive goats
4th December 2025 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonOxygen Conservation’s plans at odds with Trust Conservationists have hit out at plans for a 130MW windfarm on the former Hartsgarth farmland land near Newcastleton. Landowners Oxygen Conservation say they want to save the planet and are focussing on protecting…
Rotary's Umbrella Walk raises an incredible amount
4th December 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsOver £40,000 raised for 38 local organisations by 192 walkers and 2,529 sponsors! f ever Langholm had a fundraising success, and it has had many, the Rotary Club’s annual Umbrella Walk has to top the table.Since its inception in 1998,…
One of Langholm's mainstay organisations gets a colourful rebrand
4th December 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsChildcare facility is seen as a crucial lifeline for many local families Langholm Playcare has rebranded with a new logo and strapline – Play – Learn – Grow. With assistance from Paul Gardner who spent time with the committee a…
SWAG concerned report will favour developers
Action Group gives us an update on the state of…
Langholm’s rising stars celebrate big wins at Athletic Club presentations
Several young Langholm athletes received awards at a junior presentation…
Playcare kids learn about remembrance
The children at Playcare ELCC have recently had lots of…
Windfarm windfalls for local organisations
Many applications for funding from Eskdale have been honoured A…
Wool, Woven and Wild
Creation Mill has just announced plans for a new festival…
Wind Farms versus the Eskdalemuir seismic array
Local MP calls for extra protections for monitoring station New planning…
End of an era for Langholm Girls FC
The 13th of November saw the end of an era at…
Pudsey's Primary Pals
Langholm Primary School supported children in need last week and…
ACTS looking for volunteer drivers
Annandale Community Transport Services (ACTS) is seeking volunteer drivers. If…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Popular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John…
Third flood in a month leads to urgent calls for a solution
Securing the A7 at Townfoot from flooding must be a…
Oxygen Conservation have wind farm ideas.
Letters have been sent to all Copshaw households informing them…
Joss is selected for regional school football team
13th November 2025 | Football SportCongratulations to Langholm Academy S3 pupil, Joss Skelton,who has been selected for the Dumfries and Galloway Schools Regional Under 15 Football Team. 16 Secondary Schools from across Dumfries and Galloway were asked to nominate players for the trials that took…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
13th November 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Eskdalemuir NewsRemembrance Sunday marked in both valleys8-page supplement in this week’s E&L Read much more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE
Caroline in tears at the kindness of everyone
13th November 2025 | Lifestyle NewcastletonCommunity in mourning at sad loss of Sam Cropper Copshaw Mum Caroline Blackie has said a huge and heartfelt thank you to all who have rallied to help and support her and her two young sons following the death of…
Muckle Bang brings Muckle Folk
6th November 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsOver 3,500 people attend Langholm’s Big Bang to see a spectacular fireworks display organised by Langholm Family Events Thousands of folk enjoyed Langholm’s Big Bang on Sunday night from various vantage points. The Kilngreen was filled with countless people following…
Sports Centre project closes
6th November 2025 | Lifestyle News Sport SwimmingFor the past few months the project to open a new swimming pool and sports centre in Langholm has been trying to attract more volunteers, as the current volunteer working group is stepping down. Although there has been interest from…
MURTHOLM NO MORE!
30th October 2025 | Community NewsWidespread disappointment as Loreburn Housing reneges on its promises for Langholm development Langholm’s aspirations for a transformative housing development at Murtholm have taken a significant hit following Loreburn Housing Association’s decision to withdraw from the project. The move, part of…
Convincing win for Langholm Girls' FC
By Calum GrahamOn Sunday, our Under 14s made the journey…
Turnip growers seek to revive the lowly neep
“Neeps Rising: Scotland’s rooted revolution!” It used to be the…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Langholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in…
Bloch Wind Farm £27m community benefit package
RES, a British company has joined forces with local Community…
Bus Network review
Council officers are recommending to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee…
Astonishing Alphorn music comes to the Buccleuch
Mark Hallam presents Mountain Adventures 2: The music As described…
BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
Recent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Scottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has…
One of highest scores at Milntown for many years
Langholm team in total control over Dalkeith By Kenneth Pool…
Fire strategy urgently needed
Scotland needs a country-wide Integrated Fire Management Strategy to protect…
Hallpath flooding petition
A petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
BEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr…
Royal Mail sponsors girls' new 'Kit for Kids'
16th October 2025 | NewsGIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme called Royal Mail Kits 4 Kids. The programme was set up to allow employees to nominate sports clubs who they thought deserved to receive new sports kits funded by Royal…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
16th October 2025 | NewsLangholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows the success of The Langholm Alliance Man2Man sessions held in June 2025, where local men came together to share experiences and discuss men’s health issues. Feedback from these sessions highlighted…
Derek Johnson breaks Langholm Legion appearance record with 536 appearances for the club
16th October 2025 | Football SportLast weekend Derek Johnson made history by surpassing Martin Thomlinson’s record of 535 appearances for Langholm Legion Football Club. With 536 games under his belt, Derek becomes one of only two players to reach over 500 appearances—a testament to his…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
9th October 2025 | Community NewsResident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the storm along with some crazy drivers and a helpful BEAR team Storm Amy’s 1 inch (25.9mm) of rain falling in just a few hours (as evidenced by Langholm’s weather-watcher data)resulted…
Langholm Karate Club celebrates 35 years
9th October 2025 | Karate SportRokudan Phil Gunn has trained many successful students On Saturday 27th September, Langholm Karate Club celebrated its 35th anniversary. Langholm karate club started in 1990 with a handful of members. Very soon the membership grew resulting in many successful competition…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
9th October 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie WalkingStorm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s annual mega-fundraiser to take place Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Rotary Club of Langholm Umbrella Walk last Saturday. In contrast to the summery conditions of 2024, this…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Goat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Police are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to…
Official plans submitted for Irvine House Holiday Lodges
After local enthusiasm for the project, last year, Buccleuch have…
Much-loved music festival has new team at the helm
Fresh committee have lots of ideas to carry the event…
SRUC’s £21m project has a new Director
Pauline has supported innovative projects from concept to delivery The…
Local Derby sees a win for Harlequins
It was looking good for Langholm until last-minute penalty Langholm…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Since its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
But behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following…
Donaldson penalty secures home win against Dunbar
Helped by new team shirts sponsored by Cullen Kilshaw A…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
Board gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
Popular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy…
