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Goat petition reaches MPs
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle Newcastleton News4,000 anti-cull signatures handed over Conservative politicians John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP have both promised to…

Hope Rising: An Easter Message to our Community
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Eskdalemuir NewcastletonAs the days grow longer and spring blooms around us, we’re reminded of the hope and renewal that…

NatureScot tells the E&L “culling the goats is legal”
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton NewsOxygen Conservation lays the blame at Government’s door Part of the E&L’s “…Liddesdale Lineup…” NatureScot has denied issuing…

Confirmation received that cull has already begun
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | E&L Life Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsGilly Fraser delves further into the feral goat debacle Oxygen Conservation have confirmed that they have begun culling…

2025 Common Riding AGM
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | E&L Life Lifestyle NewsNew faces in official roles he trustees and members of Langholm Common Riding gathered on the evening of…

A well-used community resource for over 30 years
Week: 12 | 20th March 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsMairi Telford Jammeh takes a look at what goes on at Langholm’s Community Centre Langholm community centre has…

Langholm Town Band do well in regionals
By Christine Calvert This weekend saw the latest contest outing…

Blight on the landscape as SPEN plans 65 metre pylons
‘Electric’ meeting anticipated at Copshaw Community Council Copshaw Community Council…

Grapes Bar and restaurant to close
The owners of the Grapes hotel in Newcastleton have confirmed…

Service held to celebrate union of parishes
The Church of Scotland presbytery of the South West held…

Copshaw on the the cusp of red and amber for Éowyn
Health Centre provided a Warm Hub throughout the storm By Gilly…

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…

'Carter's Rest'
…US President in Langholm After the news of the death…

Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul
Paralympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years…

Churches unite with Liddesdale
The Reverend Morag Crossan has announced that from 1st January…

Bike Seven celebrates 15 years in business
Bike business with strong Langholm following celebrates 15th anniversary By…

The human cost of ‘progress’
Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…


Will Center Parc’s Hawick plans affect Irvine House?
Week: 45 | 7th November 2024 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsBuccleuch assures the E&L that they are fully committed to the 500-lodge holiday park south of Langholm Center…

Stars in Their Eyes and performing in their hearts!
Week: 45 | 7th November 2024 | Arts and Entertainment E&L LifeLocal entertainers take to the stage to strut their stuff in resurrection of popular talent competition Langholm was…

Polysport venue helps keep Copshaw folk in top form
Week: 44 | 31st October 2024 | E&L Life Gilly Fraser NewcastletonMSP is shown round The Holm’s health and fitness facility The important role even a small village can…

Punk Icon to visit Buccleuch
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Arts and Entertainment E&L LifeJohnny Rotten will sell-out soon even though it’s a year off! Langholm Punk-Rock fans have been fired-up by…

Eskdale has fitting finalists for D&G Life awards
Week: 42 | 17th October 2024 | Community E&L Life EskdalemuirRegional recognition in prestigious shortlist for inspirational locals Two Eskdale people and one local business are Dumfries and…

All kinds of everything at the 172nd Langholm Show
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2024 | E&L Life Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsMAIRI TELFORD JAMMEH reports on Langholm’s Rural Highlight in an 8-Page Supplement in this week’s E&L The 172nd Langholm Show…

Could a banking hub be the answer for Langholm?
By Mairi Telford Jammeh On a recent visit to Kirkcudbright…

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

Langholm Common Riding 2024

Three of the best
Everyone at the E&L and Muckle Toon Media wish Bailey…

Langholm Common Riding 2024
And so it begins… It was a wee bit on…

Wildfires cause Greek Island holiday scare
A Langholm couple on holiday, in Kardamena on the idyllic…

Mighty Hikers Mel and Karl raise over £4k for Cancer Care
Local couple walk in Wales to support charity dear to…

Shear generosity!
Audrey donates her luscious locks to the Little Princess Trust…

EDF presents revised plans for windfarm near Copshaw
Revised plans for a major new windfarm to be sited…

Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…

South of Scotland to host European Lunar Symposium
World-wide guest list will celebrate our connection to the moon…

Remembering John Main and the Normandy Campaign
A war-time article with family connections to the E&L By…

Like ducks to Ullswater...S3 have a ball!
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2024 | E&L Life News SchoolThanks to the generosity of local charity, The Stevenson Trust, third year pupils from Langholm Academy were treated…

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…

Care Inspectorate praise for Copshaw Nursery
Week: 17 | 25th April 2024 | Gilly Fraser Newcastleton NewsSchool staff ‘pleased and proud’ after glowing report received By Gilly Fraser The Headteacher of Newcastleton Primary School…

Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
Week: 17 | 25th April 2024 | Cycling E&L LifeBy Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new Coast to Coast route from Stranraer to Eyemouth…

Pandemic project is rolled-out across the region
Week: 16 | 18th April 2024 | Arts and Entertainment E&L Life NewsOutPost Arts-conceived initiative becomes DG Creative Wellbeing An arts project originally conceived during the pandemic in Langholm by OutPost…

Mighty Hiking family off round Kielder
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | Community Gilly Fraser Lifestyle NewcastletonJacksons and Dinwoodies aim to make ‘The Difference’ for BGH Four members of a Copshaw family are joining…

Community-led Tourism in Langholm & Eskdale
An 8-page supplement in this week’s E&L Share your thoughts…

Active & Sustainable Travel not working for Eskdale
Councillor highlights lack of plans to address Langholm’s transport links…

Amazing antipodean adventure for four firm friends
Holiday of a lifetime for these Langholm lassies has given…

Langholm Common Riding AGM
By Katherine Latimer On Monday the 18th of March, the…

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…

Favourite Langholm walk closed
Easton’s Walk has long been a favourite ramble for locals…

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

Moving into March
With gardening columnist Helen Knowles of Tinnisburn Plants As always…

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

Made it to Crufts
Copshaw Mother and Son to take their terriers to top…