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MURTHOLM NO MORE!
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Community NewsWidespread disappointment as Loreburn Housing reneges on its promises for Langholm development Langholm’s aspirations for a transformative housing…
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…
Bloch Wind Farm £27m community benefit package
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | NewsRES, a British company has joined forces with local Community Councils to form the Bloch Development Group, which…
Bus Network review
Week: 44 | 30th October 2025 | Canonbie Community Eskdalemuir Lifestyle NewsCouncil officers are recommending to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee next Tuesday the scope of a piece of…
Astonishing Alphorn music comes to the Buccleuch
Week: 43 | 29th October 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsMark Hallam presents Mountain Adventures 2: The music As described in last week’s E&L, at 7.30pm on Wednesday…
BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsRecent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in our many rural communities The Eskdalemuir resilience group…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Scottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has…
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'
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
Langholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Resident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Storm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s…
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…
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
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…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsBut behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following complaints about the public toilets at the Kilngreen…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsBoard gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat Conservation Trust has thanked its many supporters after…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
Week: 38 | 18th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsPopular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy David Corrie Calvert was born on the 8th…
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…
Westerkirk Horticultural Society: A fine affair!
Week: 37 | 11th September 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Farming and Environment NewsIn this chaotic world, full of nonsense, a day at the Benty Show is like a breath of…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Langholm Pipe Band stars at Braemar Highland Games
King and Queen were ‘blown away’ by the Muckle Toon’s…
No comment from the public on Kilngreen’s transport hub
Potential risks of cycling on an E-bike down the A7…
Holm Show 2025
Copshaw’s big day expertly captured by the Camera Club Words…
Dumfries & Galloway’s bold vision for future housing needs
Councils new Local Housing Strategy sets out five key priorities…
Certain Bluetongue controls to be relaxed
The Scottish Government has announced it’s to relax certain controls…
Fly-tipping in the area reaching epidemic level
Most roads around Langholm have seen junk dumped Fly tipping…
Bus services review leaves passengers wanting better
From the Co-Op to Eskdalemuir, new timetable has crucial holes…
Copshaw celebrates its 500th Clatter
Community mag has been published since 1983 The Copshaw Clatter…
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
Moonman and locals feature in screening at the Edinburgh Festival…
Langholm Common Riding 2025
Cornet Ewan Patterson carried out his duties last Friday in…
Canonbie success in Post Office bid
Canonbie Community Enterprise has been successful in its bid to…
Readers' suggestions for the beleaguered bandstand
Week: 31 | 31st July 2025 | Arts Arts and Entertainment NewsD&G’s design has long been a controversial Muckle Toon topic After asking about the Kilngreen bandstand a couple…
Everyone is behind Ewan
Week: 30 | 24th July 2025 | Common Riding Community E&L Life NewsFamily ties and a heart for Langholm have nurtured Ewan’s childhood dreams Ewan Patterson was elected in May…
New Lidd owners have many plans for old Holm hostlery
Week: 30 | 24th July 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewcastletonLiddesdale’s fresh mine hosts have worldwide experience The first weekend in July is always special for Copshaw, holding…
And so, it all begins once again!
Week: 29 | 17th July 2025 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsThe Benty Rideout ushers in another Langholm Common Riding fortnight Langholm’s most precious possession, the Common Riding, commenced,…
Scottish Woodlands hear Warblaw concerns
Week: 29 | 17th July 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsOrganisations and residents voice issues at recent Environmental Impact Meeting held in Langholm Last Thursday Scottish Woodlands who…
New one-way system for Elizabeth and Caroline Streets
Week: 28 | 10th July 2025 | Community NewsProposals put forward further to a request from residents and Councillor Male Langholm Ewes and Westerkirk Community Council…
Creation weaves a new future
Langholm textile project launches new centre along with new hope…
Engaging with Ewan
Spur Do 2025 Cornet Patterson being presented with his spurs…
Unwanted changes coming to Langholm Town bus service
Lifeline local transport is in danger of having itsoperation reduced…
Only 58 days to prepare for the Holm Show 2025!
Holm Show schedules will be in local shops and on…
Miraculous sunshine for Ewan’s Street Party
Henry Street and Moodlaw Point residents turned out in force…
Further hurdles for Canonbie PO takeover
Canonbie Community Enterprise’sdisappointment with owner’s u-turn Canonbie Community Enterprise (CCE)…
Huge message sent to Scotland’s decision-makers
Campaigners are pressing for goats to receive fully-protected status Campaigners…
Alan does Doddie proud with 37 Potholm loops
Extreme weather ends marathon effort after a total of 188.5…
Academy welcomes inspiring visitor
Challenging disability stereotypes is how Hari overcame adversity Last week…
Paul Young to ‘lay his hat’ at The Buccleuch
Paul Young will go back on the road with a…
No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’
SNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in…
