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Creation Mill delight at major funding boost
Week: 31 | 6th August 2022 | Community Lifestyle NewsTextile team gears up for more community workshops The Langholm-based Creation Mill is gearing up for a host…

Buccleuch back in the black
Week: 31 | 5th August 2022 | NewsStaycations boost Estate’s profits after pandemic Buccleuch has posted a healthy return to underlying profit in a “difficult”…

We’re all football crazy now!
Week: 31 | 4th August 2022 | Football News SportBy Penny Johnstone The impact of the Lionesses historic win against Germany in Euro 2022 on Sunday is…

Reaching for the stars... well done to Ruairi!
Week: 31 | 4th August 2022 | Common Riding NewsHuge crowds and great atmosphere welcome back Langholm Common Riding 8 page pictorial in this week’s E&L Advertiser.…

Howzat for real community spirit?
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Community Cricket News SportPublic digs deep after thieves strike at cricket club By Nick Brownlee and Gilly Fraser Kind-hearted folk have…

All eyes on Cornet Ruairi
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Common Riding NewsWishing Ruairi all the best! As Common Riding Day approaches at last, let’s make it one to remember!

Flagging up Langholm
By Brian Hinchcliffe Langholm gets in the mood Bright and…

New home button for the Holm
People who visit Newcastleton often find they have something in…

Great weekend kicks off 2022 celebrations
Under beautiful blue skies, more than seventy riders gathered for…

Bowler presented
A dinner was hosted by Langholm Young Riders on Friday…

Shot down!
Officials rule Clerkhill range must be demolished By Penny Johnstone…

Ruairi banishes the baby-blues!
On Wednesday, Langholm Baby & Toddler Group held a party…

Public Meeting

From Dawn to Dusk
The first of a series of extracts from Betty Little’s…

Suited and booted for the Royal Garden Party
Last week a garden party was held in the grounds…

Holm is where the heart is
Much-missed event finally returns to Copshaw Organising agricultural shows takes…

Faw Side campaigners ‘pleased’ with inquiry
Wind farm objections heard at Langholm meeting Campaigners fighting a…

KEEP AWAY!
Sightings of ‘Britain’s most dangerous plant’ in Langholm Dog-walkers have…


‘Scott would have been so proud’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Community Lifestyle NewsParents give heartfelt thanks for Langholm bowls memorial Last week, we reported on the inaugural Scott Morrison Memorial…

‘Wolf-whistles? We’re too busy listening to Radio 4!’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Lifestyle NewsAs shock research suggests Britain’s macho builders are now embracing their sensitive sides, PENNY JOHNSTONE finds out if…

All aboard the late-afternoon last bus
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Community NewsFury as X95 night service to Carlisle is axed by Border There’s anger in Langholm after the late-night…

‘We feared foot & mouth was back’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsFarmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak By Gilly Fraser Farming families who lived through…

‘Blame the Duke’, Loki tells Langholm
Week: 25 | 24th June 2022 | News ReportersBy Penny Johnstone Rapper wades into buyout debate in latest book Langholm is an “ageing, sleepy village, completely…

Tub Turnbull’s ‘Ride Oot Bye’
Week: 25 | 23rd June 2022 | Common Riding Community NewsBy Gilly Fraser For the first time in three years, the streets of Newcastleton echoed with the cries…

‘My boy is broken-hearted’
Lennon, 12, left devastated after ‘despicable’ thieves target his beloved…

Institute raises a cuppa to 100 wonderful years
Retiring president Nancy McLure welcomed members and guests to the…

Showing Charolais
By Gilly Fraser “The Royal Highland Show is special for…

Drummer Kyle kills it with Brandon & Co
Sheer delight is etched on Kyle Grieve’s face as he…

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
After torrent floods derelict church, residents unite in campaign to…

Leila's a vintage virtuoso!
If vintage clothes make you think of mothballs and third-hand…

New owners for town's 20-year Erskine eyesore
But clamour grows to tear down derelict, ‘dangerous’ High Street…

The blissful sound of silence
Residents celebrate after church bells are finally silenced

Let’s do it for Dylan!
As his mum appeals for a life-changing loo in Langholm,…

Pyrotechnics and parties for our marvellous monarch
Locals plan to hold a weekend of right royal celebrations

'I'm so glad my dad isn't here to see this'
Local opponents hit back at Tarras Valley plans

2022 Tub Hopefuls go head-to-head
by Gilly Fraser Newcastleton is buzzing with election fever as…

Ruairi to lead the way as Big Day returns at last
Week: 20 | 19th May 2022 | Common Riding Community NewsLangholm elects its new Cornet with 1,100 votes cast

Male is back as just 19 votes decide council seat
Week: 19 | 15th May 2022 | NewsRon Tait ousted in Ward 12 by returning independent candidate

Obituary to well loved lady
Week: 19 | 13th May 2022 | News ReportersTributes paid to much love

Last gasp lifeline for Tarras Valley project
Week: 19 | 12th May 2022 | Community NewsTwo month extension agreed for £450,000 needed to secure buyout

Butchers facing chop
Week: 18 | 5th May 2022 | NewsRefurbishment row leads to couple’s decision to quit

Care village moves a step closer
Week: 18 | 5th May 2022 | News£1.4m footbridge will connect new scheme to town

Rail group sends signal to Holyrood
New Waverley route must include Langholm say campaigners

Election briefing
Use your vote wisely

For whom does the bell actually toll?
Parishioners and minister clash over ‘intrusive’ ringing

Explore Langholm and Eskdale Guide Launched for Easter
Easter weekend saw the launch of a new guide to…

Buccleuch to put 30 homes on the market
Tenants of Buccleuch Estates say they are shocked and distressed…

Bus driver crisis is getting serious
Transport company Borders Buses has introduced an emergency timetable after…

Ukrainian Hosts meet wall of silence
Generous residents frustrated with housing delays

Janet's in the frame for gallery as Phil steps down
By Nick Brownlee It’s the end of an era at…

High Noon for Eskdalemuir Marksmen
Opponents claim elite rifle range could put lives at risk

End of an era as Common Riding trio announce retirement
By Nick Brownlee Three stalwarts of Langholm Common Riding say…

Butcher's face the cruellest of cuts
Heartbreak for couple faced with closure of their High Street…