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130 years of grand Holm Shows
Week: 36 | 3rd September 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Lifestyle NewcastletonIt was – everybody agreed – a grand day for a Show. And it was – everybody agreed…
Jobs boost as Luna Textiles relocates to Buccleuch Mill
Week: 36 | 3rd September 2026 | NewsMajor Relocation and Expansion to Historic Scottish Textile Mill It’s great news for Langholm that a textile company…
Foresight and funders create impressive new club extension
Week: 36 | 3rd September 2026 | Bowling News SportNew Town Bowlers now have a useful bar and social space for club events Saturday marked a significant…
Langholm Show, too, takes the responsible approach
Week: 36 | 3rd September 2026 | Community Farming and EnvironmentWith Langholm Show just three weeks away, the organisers have taken the difficult decision to cancel the Sheep…
50 years on, Langholm cricketers top another league
Week: 35 | 27th August 2026 | Cricket News SportThirteen straight wins since Nunwick defeat By Graham Park In the 50th anniversary year of Langholm Cricket Club…
Great turnout for Canonbie Show
Week: 35 | 27th August 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie Farming and Environment NewsBy Janice Sheppard The sun was shining for Canonbie’s annual flower show, vintage rally, craft fayre and family…
Double disease blow for D&G farmers
Temporary control zone in place covering the region By Gilly…
All roads lead to the Castleholm
Two days of fine racing By Langholm Horse Racing AssociationWe…
Unique and wonderful Langholm does it again!
A special place with special people, special traditions and a…
Death of much-loved brother leads to huge fund-raising effort
Sister’s goal is to raise awareness of mental‐health issues The…
MSP calls for urgent review of its mortuary guidance
Prospect of loved ones being transported to facilities further away…
Making of Cornet's outfit comes home to Langholm
Leila Hallam who lives at Holmfoot, Langholm is a dressmaker…
Pre-Common Riding Edition
Full to the brim with Common Riding info, nostalgia, stories…
Common Riding exhibition is quite an ‘Experience’
Be sure to visit over the next week or so!…
Langholm’s treasured fortnight begins all over again for 2026
Perfect weather as Cornet Hope leads seventy-plus riders to The…
Langholm to Dumfries bus service a possibility
ACTS is looking for vital feedback from potential users Annandale…
Canonbie Brig parapet crushed
A reader from Canonbie got in touch to tell us…
Broadband on Langholm High Street 'lacks fibre'
Businesses frustrated by the slow roll-out Businesses and residents on…
Pureous Bunkumus 2026 style!
Week: 28 | 9th July 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Newcastleton NewsCopshaw Correspondent Gilly Fraser reports from the heart of it A veritable ice cream parlour worth of former…
Graduation season brings three more local luminaries
Week: 28 | 9th July 2026 | E&L Life NewsKatie Adamson from Newcastleton graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Imaging with…
Moffat Mountain Rescue set to work on Warblaw
Week: 27 | 2nd July 2026 | Community NewsLocal walker with nasty knee injury brought to safety By Mark Hallam The vast majority of the Langholm…
Tracking Tommy to the Cornet's Street Party
Week: 27 | 2nd July 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community News…a sociable end to a busy weekend It has become tradition in recent years for the Cornet’s neighbours…
Canonbie Community Enterprise has its eyes on further goals
Week: 27 | 2nd July 2026 | Community E&L Life NewsCanonbie Community Enterprise held its AGM on 23rd June. The organisation is now set up as a community…
Double GOLD again for Aoiffion
Week: 27 | 2nd July 2026 | Athletics News SportAoiffion McVittie Brangan became another two times Scottish Champion on Sunday when she won two gold medals at…
IRVINE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT GETS FULL PLANNING CONSENT
This is great news for Langholm and the surrounding area…
Public concern over Buccleuch’s Hall Burn solar farm plans
Impact on property values, noise pollution and traffic are the…
Rev Morag is called to a new parish
A new chapter in Ministry – a letter from her…
LANGHOLM’S AOIFFION IS TO RUN FOR SCOTLAND
BRING ON BELFAST | Not only is she supporting Scotland…
Langholm lads shine among the Souters o' Selkirk
Another successful outing, this time to Selkirk Common Riding, for…
If at first you don't succeed...
Resilient campaigners seek second petition The first bid to get…
Langholm cellist returns home for summer concerts
Langholm cellist Will Archibald will return to the region this…
D&G Council rejects tourist levy
Councillors voted last week to halt work on a visitor…
Langholm Cornet made very welcome at Hawick Common Riding
Once more, Langholm was well to the fore with the…
Posh new signs but with baffling content
They look really smart but have a number of omissions…
David and pals tackle the Lairig Ghru...
…and raise £9,000 for The Beatson By David Jeffrey, On…
Community Council will work to replace play park equipment!
Buccleuch Park style facility envisaged After last week’s shock removal…
Disappointing progress in flood mitigation action
Week: 23 | 4th June 2026 | Community NewsMark Hallam reports on latest flooding meeting with Council officials and local representatives Following on from Steve Scofield’s…
Town’s infrastructure issues highlighted at meeting
Week: 22 | 28th May 2026 | Community NewsCaroline Street, Holmwood, Drove Road and other problems were addressed at recent debate with Cllr Male and Council…
School classes reduction plans angers community
Week: 22 | 28th May 2026 | NewcastletonAn announcement by Scottish Borders Council that it’s planning to reduce the number of classes at Newcastleton Primary…
Trailing Tommy: Langholm's Front Three become Mosstroopers
Week: 22 | 28th May 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Common Riding NewsLangholm Cornet Tommy Hope sets off on his Common Riding journey. One of his first mounted outings was…
New Solar and Battery Scheme proposed for Canonbie area
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Canonbie Community NewsHall Burn site earmarked for potential 300GWhrs project Buccleuch Group is inviting local residents to a public exhibition…
Newcastleton mourns the loss of true Liddesdale lady
Week: 21 | 21st May 2026 | Community NewcastletonSandy Richardson played a huge part in the life of Copshaw Holm Tributes have been paid to a…
Dedicated volunteer Avril leaves a rainbow of memories
OBITUARY: Avril Leonilda Olivia Bannatyne née Baird Avril was born…
Castle Craigs Club welcomes new Cornet
The Castle Craigs club held its annual general meeting in…
Tradition continues with Hope at Helm
Thomas Hope is elected to carry Langholm’s Burgh Standard for…
Post Office celebrates a successful first year's trading
Community really happy about the return of an essential service…
Promise of Heritage Centre that never materialised
End of the road as Langholm’s Waverley Mill and area…
Lydiafield residents make a return visit to the Muckle Toon
Day Centre welcomes homecoming for residents of Annan Care Home…
Plainly pathetic parking poses potential problems
Alliteration aside, it’s plain dangerous There was a bit of…
A gem in Langholm's retail crown
G. J. Latimer & Co celebrates 144 years on Langholm…
Community Council reviews finances, prioroties and safety
A continued spat with a member of the public has…
Altitude Drivers versus the potholes
Hugh Ferguson captured photos of the Altitude Driver Club members…
Eskdale Hotel makes it to final in Scottish Hotel Awards
Langholm’s prime hostelry nominated in three categories in prestigious industry…
