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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!
Week: 13 | 26th March 2026 | Community E&L Life NewsNo satisfactory answers for campaigner, Denise Denise Irving Lang has shared with the E&L the response she received…
Kilngreen transport hub making progress on joined-up travel
Week: 12 | 22nd March 2026 | Lifestyle Lifestyle NewsDumfries and Galloway Council says that work is progressing well on the new active and sustainable transport hubs…
Conservation work completed on listed Riddings viaduct
Week: 12 | 22nd March 2026 | Canonbie E&L Life Newcastleton NewsDistinctive Victorian cross-border edifice is repaired National Highways has completed a major programme of repairs to secure the…
Ain't no mountain high enough!
Week: 08 | 19th February 2026 | Lifestyle News WalkingLangholm’s Roger Maxwell ‘compleats’ 282 Munros by Mark Hallam Roger Maxwell gave very enjoyable slide-show about his 21…
Mutual benefits as old and young meet
Week: 07 | 12th February 2026 | Community Lifestyle News SchoolBy Mrs Nicol, Nursery Manager There was a meeting of the generations on Monday when the children from…
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
The children at Playcare ELCC have recently had lots of…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Popular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
Remembrance Sunday marked in both valleys8-page supplement in this week’s…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Langholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Scottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has…
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
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsPolice are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to harm Representatives for a groundbreaking conservation initiative, which…
Official plans submitted for Irvine House Holiday Lodges
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Canonbie Community E&L Life NewsAfter local enthusiasm for the project, last year, Buccleuch have taken the vision to the next stage of…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L LifeSince its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary Club of Langholm Umbrella Walk Saturday 4th October…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsRecognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh MBE of Annandale East and Eskdale received a…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
Week: 37 | 11th September 2025 | Farming and Environment Lifestyle Newcastleton NewsThere could be as many as 900 goats roaming the local moorland There has been a great deal…
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
Village’s First Responders a critical resource When someone suffers a…
New Tub, Oli, will fight to save Music Festival
Moves afoot to save 56 year old event Copshaw’s newly…
Poppy perfection wins Helen’s team a gold at Chelsea
The Meconopsis Group impresses the judges with their display at…
Like Mother like Tub
Copshaw has chosen its new Tub. Voters went to the…
Thoughtful VE Day ceremony held at Langholm's War Memorial
RAF Police Sergeant David Patterson led a poignant service at Langholm’s…
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
Week: 19 | 8th May 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsA poignant reminder of resilience and unity rising from adversity VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, is…
Goat group presses Council
Week: 18 | 1st May 2025 | Community E&L Life Newcastleton NewsCampaigners want protected status David Braithwaite, Chairman of The Wild Goat Conservation Group has contacted the Chief Executives…
Highland surprise on the North Coast 500
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | E&L Life NewsThe North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around the north coast of Scotland starting and ending…
Preliminary meeting focusses on Townfoot's hole in the ground
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsParticular issues discussed in advance of June’s public forum In advance of the June meeting that Langholm, Ewes…
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
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…
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…
