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Eskdale Hotel makes it to final in Scottish Hotel Awards
Week: 16 | 16th April 2026 | Community NewsLangholm’s prime hostelry nominated in three categories in prestigious industry competition The Eskdale Hotel is delighted to announce…
Castleholm Community Trust holds its third AGM
Week: 16 | 16th April 2026 | Community Lifestyle NewsTrustees inform public about progress and development of aims Castleholm Community Trust Chairman, Roger Maxwell, opened the Annual…
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…
Full turnout of candidates for Parliamentary debate
Week: 15 | 9th April 2026 | Community NewsCommunity Council event gives locals the chance to quiz the hopeful contenders Residents across Eskdale and the wider…
Townhall toilet vandals will be flushed out!
Week: 15 | 9th April 2026 | Community Lifestyle NewsLatest acts could jeopardise the future of public loos in the town centre The latest incident of vandalism…
Canonbie Hall closure fears
Week: 15 | 9th April 2026 | Canonbie Lifestyle NewsLow turnout at AGM prompts concerns for the future of vital village facilty Canonbie Hall had its AGM…
First hurdle crossed but many more still to jump!
Langholm Alliance is delighted with progress on school takeover but…
Musical Society's 2026 production was indeed spectacular
Mairi Telford Jammeh reviews show by organisation with a fresh…
Joint flood-related walkround with Council and residents
BEAR Scotland absent from golf course drain inspections By Mark…
Langholm Alliance one step closer to owning old school
Strengths and weaknesses of the transfer are set out in…
Mollie’s new business off to a very tasty start
There’s a new name on Newcastleton’s main street and it’s…
Papering over the cracks of the Erskine Church!
No satisfactory answers for campaigner, Denise Denise Irving Lang has…
Signs of movement for the ‘hole in the ground’
Stevenson Trust progresses discussions with retail company on use of…
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…
Town Band takes third place at Scottish Championships
More proof of our wee toon punching above its weight!…
Muckle Bridges Challenge a huge success for Playcare
Big and wee enjoy the fun runs Langholm Playcare held…
International Women's Day 2026
Langholm Probus Club is entertained by Leila Hallam with tales…
Wool, Woven and Wild-ly successful
Week: 10 | 5th March 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsMasterful event from Langholm’s Creation Mill leads to organisers already planning next year’s festival What started as an…
"It was like living in hell"
Week: 10 | 5th March 2026 | Farming and Environment NewsMairi Telford Jammeh revisits dark times of the Foot & Mouth epidemic 25 years ago rumours of a…
Happy 100th dear Marion
Week: 10 | 5th March 2026 | Lifestyle NewcastletonLong-time Copshaw resident joins the Centenarian Club A very happy 100th birthday to Marion Powolny Smit – probably…
8.5% Council Tax hike needed to protect essential services
Week: 10 | 5th March 2026 | Community NewsD&G and Borders both introduce revenue-saving measures Council tax in both the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway…
'Langholm Eyesore' is not an Environmental Health issue
Week: 09 | 26th February 2026 | Community NewsErskine Church unsafe but not regarded as a ‘nuisance’ Councillor Male recently received an email from a local…
Big Farmland Bird Count 2026
Week: 09 | 26th February 2026 | Farming and Environment NewsIf you intended to take part in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count but just didn’t manage to…
Aoiffion wins last leg of 4 x 200 relay by 3 seconds
ATHLETICS On Sunday 8th February, 13-year-old Aoiffion McVittie Brangan from…
World Day of Prayer 2026
“Come… and I will give you rest” On Friday 6th…
Councillor Male contacts D&G chief regarding funding anomalies
Answers sought for long-standing, unanswered questions Councillor Denis Male has…
Farming and forestry’s prospects in the Southern Uplands in 2026
This month, we introduce a guest columnist who has spent…
Ain't no mountain high enough!
Langholm’s Roger Maxwell ‘compleats’ 282 Munros by Mark Hallam Roger…
Residents press for action at Langholm Flooding meeting
Mark Hallam reports on Community engagement event After four major…
Emirates a second home for Langholm athletes
ATHLETICS By Calum Graham Four pupils from Langholm Academy travelled…
Encouraging noises for Holm's No8 Club
A number of possibilities for future running of venue Newcastleton’s…
Dolomites skiing trip a triumph!
Langholm Academy has fantastic time in Bardonecchia, Bella Italia Pupils…
Blackburn and Hartsgarth:
Gilly Fraser finds out what 2026 has in storefor Oxygen…
Mutual benefits as old and young meet
By Mrs Nicol, Nursery Manager There was a meeting of…
Owners made aware of dangerous state of Kirk
Loose scaffolding beam over A7 sparks urgent safety concerns Fearless…
Holm pre-school care gets another set of top marks
Week: 06 | 5th February 2026 | Community E&L Life Gilly Fraser Newcastleton SchoolCare Inspectorate full of praise for Childminder, Katrina Skelton It won’t surprise anyone on Newcastleton to hear that…
100 years of Burns celebrations in the Tin Tabernacle
Week: 06 | 5th February 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsGilnockie Burns Supper celebrates its centenary in style with Grandfather and Grandson involved a century apart A fantastic…
Community concerned as kirk continues to crumble
Week: 05 | 29th January 2026 | Community NewsCampaigner has another attempt at challenging Council Langhom’s dedicated Erskine Church campaigner, Denise Irving, has raised urgent concerns…
Copshaw and Canonbie on 2027 Tour de France route…
Week: 04 | 22nd January 2026 | Canonbie Newcastleton News…but hey-ho, Langholm to miss out as the world’s biggest bike race speeds past! The Scottish Borders and…
Flooding - and how you can help Langholm Resilience Group
Week: 04 | 22nd January 2026 | Community Lifestyle NewsAs we know from recent flooding and debris flows in Langholm, when drains and gullies are blocked, the…
Glenfirra to close after 27 years trading
Week: 04 | 22nd January 2026 | Arts and Entertainment NewsLangholm firm Glenfirra of Langholm closed for business at the end of December. The business was started at…
Canonbie Nursery receives second-highest rating possible
Staff, parents, pupils and commitment to improvement all praised by…
Murtholm land WILL be sold for ‘residential development’
Following our brief report that Loreburn Housing Association was putting…
Ewes SWI gets Burns off to a great start
President Tessa Lumley welcomed a good turnout of members and…
Tropical paradise trip for E&L gardening guru
HELEN KNOWLES, was in seventh heaven among the abundant flora…
Worst flooding this winter as water cascades through Ashley Bank onto A7
Locals unblock drains and clear debris in what should have…
Biggest wildlife petition presented to Scottish Parliament
22,000 signature document is with Scotland’s decision-makers The petition going…
Is Canonbie the friendliest town in the Borders?
Some new residents certainly think it should be in the…
FTS Dyers help maintain the Muckle Toon’s textile history
South of Scotland Enterprise report on crucial Langholm business A…
Cards, cakes and jazzy jumpers, it's all about kids at Christmas
Festive entertainment and competitions keep the children focussed! Langholm Pupil…
Langholm Whisky Run 2026
This year’s Langholm New Years Day Whisky Run will be…
Sherwood Shenanigans hit the Langholm stage!
Yet another sell-out for Muckle Toon Panto…oh yes it is!…
