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Langholm Cornet made very welcome at Hawick Common Riding
Week: 24 | 11th June 2026 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsOnce more, Langholm was well to the fore with the Front Three and other riders, watchers and boozers…
Community Council will work to replace play park equipment!
Week: 23 | 4th June 2026 | Community E&L Life NewsBuccleuch Park style facility envisaged After last week’s shock removal of the Kilngreen play park equipment, the E&L…
Castle Craigs Club welcomes new Cornet
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L Life NewsThe Castle Craigs club held its annual general meeting in the Crown Hotel last Friday evening with thirty-five…
Tradition continues with Hope at Helm
Week: 20 | 14th May 2026 | Common Riding Community E&L Life NewsThomas Hope is elected to carry Langholm’s Burgh Standard for 2026 It is truly the start of Langholm’s…
Lydiafield residents make a return visit to the Muckle Toon
Week: 18 | 30th April 2026 | Community E&L Life NewsDay Centre welcomes homecoming for residents of Annan Care Home in a nostalgic visit A number of Langholm…
Our Common Riding remains self-sufficient
Week: 16 | 16th April 2026 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsFollowing an article on the BBC website last week about common ridings being at risk the E&L contacted…
Papering over the cracks of the Erskine Church!
No satisfactory answers for campaigner, Denise Denise Irving Lang has…
Kilngreen transport hub making progress on joined-up travel
Dumfries and Galloway Council says that work is progressing well…
Conservation work completed on listed Riddings viaduct
Distinctive Victorian cross-border edifice is repaired National Highways has completed…
Ain't no mountain high enough!
Langholm’s Roger Maxwell ‘compleats’ 282 Munros by Mark Hallam Roger…
Mutual benefits as old and young meet
By Mrs Nicol, Nursery Manager There was a meeting of…
Holm pre-school care gets another set of top marks
Care Inspectorate full of praise for Childminder, Katrina Skelton It…
Tropical paradise trip for E&L gardening guru
HELEN KNOWLES, was in seventh heaven among the abundant flora…
Is Canonbie the friendliest town in the Borders?
Some new residents certainly think it should be in the…
Sherwood Shenanigans hit the Langholm stage!
Yet another sell-out for Muckle Toon Panto…oh yes it is!…
Canonbie PO and store: How's it going?
Canonbie Community Enterprise answers some questions We asked the Canonbie…
Rotary's Umbrella Walk raises an incredible amount
Over £40,000 raised for 38 local organisations by 192 walkers…
One of Langholm's mainstay organisations gets a colourful rebrand
Childcare facility is seen as a crucial lifeline for many…
Playcare kids learn about remembrance
Week: 48 | 27th November 2025 | E&L Life Lifestyle SchoolThe children at Playcare ELCC have recently had lots of discussions about Remembrance Day, exploring special memorabilia and…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Week: 47 | 20th November 2025 | Community E&L LifePopular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John Reid, locally known as Treats, has opened an…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
Week: 46 | 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…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Community E&L LifeLangholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in Langholm Parish Church on Saturday 13th September. The…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | E&L Life Farming and Environment NewcastletonScottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has been accused of “muddled thinking” by the Newcastleton-based…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Week: 41 | 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…
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…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Since its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Recognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Readers' suggestions for the beleaguered bandstand
D&G’s design has long been a controversial Muckle Toon topic…
Everyone is behind Ewan
Family ties and a heart for Langholm have nurtured Ewan’s…
And so, it all begins once again!
The Benty Rideout ushers in another Langholm Common Riding fortnight…
...Pureous Bunkumus...
It’s that time of year again! It may have been…
Miraculous sunshine for Ewan’s Street Party
Henry Street and Moodlaw Point residents turned out in force…
Academy welcomes inspiring visitor
Challenging disability stereotypes is how Hari overcame adversity Last week…
Thoughtful gift for popular bowler
Rob receives a trike from fellow Old Town members As…
New recruits needed for life-saving community service
Week: 24 | 12th June 2025 | E&L Life NewcastletonVillage’s First Responders a critical resource When someone suffers a serious medical emergency, survival can be a race…
New Tub, Oli, will fight to save Music Festival
Week: 22 | 29th May 2025 | Lifestyle NewcastletonMoves afoot to save 56 year old event Copshaw’s newly elected Tub is launching his year in office…
Poppy perfection wins Helen’s team a gold at Chelsea
Week: 22 | 29th May 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Gardening Helen Knowles NewsThe Meconopsis Group impresses the judges with their display at ‘the greatest flower show on earth’ The RHS…
Like Mother like Tub
Week: 21 | 22nd May 2025 | Arts & Entertainment E&L Life NewcastletonCopshaw has chosen its new Tub. Voters went to the polls on Saturday and elected 21-year-old Oli Downey…
Thoughtful VE Day ceremony held at Langholm's War Memorial
Week: 20 | 15th May 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsRAF Police Sergeant David Patterson led a poignant service at Langholm’s War Memorial on Thursday evening to Commemorate the…
Well-wishers attend opening of Langholm’s new Post Office
Week: 20 | 15th May 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsAfter months of work and training, Elizabeth and staff finally start their new venture In what was a…
Eighty years since Victory in Europe
A poignant reminder of resilience and unity rising from adversity…
Goat group presses Council
Campaigners want protected status David Braithwaite, Chairman of The Wild…
Highland surprise on the North Coast 500
The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around…
Preliminary meeting focusses on Townfoot's hole in the ground
Particular issues discussed in advance of June’s public forum In…
Goat petition reaches MPs
4,000 anti-cull signatures handed over Conservative politicians John Lamont MP…
Hope Rising: An Easter Message to our Community
As the days grow longer and spring blooms around us,…
NatureScot tells the E&L “culling the goats is legal”
Oxygen Conservation lays the blame at Government’s door Part of…
Confirmation received that cull has already begun
Gilly Fraser delves further into the feral goat debacle Oxygen…
2025 Common Riding AGM
New faces in official roles he trustees and members of…
A well-used community resource for over 30 years
Mairi Telford Jammeh takes a look at what goes on…
Langholm Town Band do well in regionals
By Christine Calvert This weekend saw the latest contest outing…
