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Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemoration events
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsLangholm, Ewes and Westerkirk community council is working with Langholm social club to commemorate the anniversary Victory in…

A healing moorland…
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsSphagnum moss wound dressings during the Second World War By Timothy McCracken Around this time of the 80th…

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1949 style
Week: 15 | 10th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community LifestyleAudrey Maxwell and friends reminisce about their first exposure to the world of Pantomime 76 years ago! 76…

Some beautiful moments in LAODS’ latest show
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsAnnie Get Your Gun is chock-full of love, laughter and some damn fine singing…don’t miss it! It’s ‘Opera…

Langholm Town Band do well in regionals
Week: 11 | 13th March 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community Lifestyle NewsBy Christine Calvert This weekend saw the latest contest outing for the town band under MD Chris Bradley.…

Daniel Lacey: A Guilded Craftsman
Week: 08 | 20th February 2025 | Arts and Entertainment LifestylePrestigious recognition for Langholm artisan from City of London livery company Furniture designer-maker Daniel Lacey has been awarded…

For age there’s no limit in the world of Burns
Young and old gather in Langholm and Gilnockie to celebrate…

Langholm’s ‘model’ citizen hits the highlights in Milan
Proud Langholm Mum, Deborah Laidlaw, set off on a four-flight…

Ewes SWI start the Burns ball rolling with a highly entertaining celebration
The annual celebration of the Bard went ahead with a…

Muckle Toon serves up a treat with Pinocchio... Panto Italiano!
Capacity audiences at each performance as 1,250 people attend Centre…

Heritage Centre Questionnaire
A local group, under the auspices of The Langholm Alliance,…

King Charles honours dedicated Langholm bandsman with MBE
David Calvert is presented with his medal by Lord Lieutenant…

Aoiffion & Lara are Dumfries & Galloway Life award winners
Locals are well represented in glamorous, district-wide event Two Dumfries…

Stars in Their Eyes and performing in their hearts!
Local entertainers take to the stage to strut their stuff…

Punk Icon to visit Buccleuch
Johnny Rotten will sell-out soon even though it’s a year…

Bob's 70 years
Bandsman man and boy! Langholm Town Band took a small…

Fingers crossed for a fine day for the 127th Holm Show
Marquees are up, entries are made and there’s no rain…

Borders author captivates Benty
Alistair Moffat speaks of Lowland life Westerkirk Parish Church was…


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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Prepare to Shine with Centre Stage
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2024 | Arts and Entertainment CommunityHannah Cumming returns to her stage roots in a professional capacity By Judith Johnson Auditions can be a…

Pandemic project is rolled-out across the region
OutPost Arts-conceived initiative becomes DG Creative Wellbeing An arts project originally…

Gardening club hear about bees and talk about Beechgrove Garden
The Eskdale gardening club held their March meeting last Friday…

Rave reviews from OKLAHOMA! audiences
LAODS pulls off another cracker for their latest ‘mesmerising’ musical…

Langholm Town Band off to contest in Perth
Langholm Town Band held a Training Day on Saturday 3rd…

Langholm's Rosie receives inaugural Angus McCall award at Razzamataz
The recent Razzamataz Theatre School Carlisle annual awards ceremony, held…

'Weel are ye worthy o' a grace'
Langholm Ladies and Gilnockie and Langholm Playcare bring the Burns…

Good show for Holm Show fundraiser
Newcastleton’s Holm Show calendar of events got off to a…

David Calvert's MBE is certainly well deserved
Langholm Town Bandsman honoured in King Charles’ New Year list…

Over 1,200 travel to Oz to see 'Perfect Panto'
Centre Stage Community Theatre excel themselves with this year’s panto…

Festive fun for all at Social Club Party
Langholm Social Club held their annual Children’s Christmas Party last…

Love, a dance and a right good belly laugh!
With a large cast and great audiences, LAODS’ Last Tango…

Musical excellence delights Canonbie audience
Splendid concert brings church’s 200 year celebrations to a close…

There's still time to get your creations into Langholm Show
Week: 37 | 14th September 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Farming and Environment LifestyleIf you’re a baker, floral artist, photographer, gardener, crafter, knitter crocheter, artist, there’s still time to enter your…

Cheers! Langholm's Beer Festival hailed a huge success
Week: 36 | 7th September 2023 | Arts and Entertainment NewsJoint venture by Buccleuch Centre and Borderlands Brewery goes down a treat! The Buccleuch Centre kicked off what…

Raise a glass as to Borderland deal
Week: 29 | 20th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment NewsLangholm brewery teams up for new taproom venue in Carlisle A Langholm-based brewery is spreading its wings across…

Questions and answers at the Buccleuch
Week: 28 | 15th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment NewsPoliticians quizzed as popular Radio 4 show comes to Langholm By Anthony Lane National political debate came to…

Children’s author makes a return to his Copshaw roots
Week: 28 | 13th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewcastletonFamily collaboration over 4,200 miles leads to potential series of books When artist Paula Downey and children’s author…

25 years of down-right uniqueness
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community Gilly Fraser Newcastleton NewsCopshaw Common Riding fills the heart and mind with something only the initiated understand It was the kind…

Pureous Bunkamous...abundant Holm humour
Prepare for lift-off Copshaw – this coming weekend is like…

Fans stay Cool amid high drama!
Medical emergency halts Everest lecture – then midges descend! Fans…

Rosie's coming up roses!
Scholarship success at last for Langholm theatre star After six…

Knitting the light fantastic
Creation Mill’s In Stiches group casts on with the national…

Hold the front page!
Your E&L celebrates 175 years of Langholm news! The Eskdale…

A LAODS legend with a passion for athletics
OBITUARY: BRENDA ISABEL MORRISON 1938-2023 by Alan Weatherstone Brenda Morrison,…

Festival wash-out threat?
Flood prevention scheme could impact Copshaw music event By Gilly…

The diverse and improbable journey of an adventurer
REVIEW: James Ketchell: ‘It’s all mental’ Wednesday 29th March at…

Triumphant return for Fiddle Club
Packed house as musicians converge on Langholm Langholm Accordion &…

Burns at Gilnockie
The Famous Gilnockie Burns Supper took place last weekend and…

Scrooge... a fantastic Christmas Present!
By Alison Aston Photos by : Veronika Zolotoverkha What a…