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Third flood in a month leads to urgent calls for a solution
Week: 46 | 13th November 2025 | Community NewsSecuring the A7 at Townfoot from flooding must be a priority for BEAR Scotland and D&G Council By…
Muckle Bang brings Muckle Folk
Week: 45 | 6th November 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsOver 3,500 people attend Langholm’s Big Bang to see a spectacular fireworks display organised by Langholm Family Events…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Resident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the…
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…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Since its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
But behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Recognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh…
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…
Dumfries & Galloway’s bold vision for future housing needs
Councils new Local Housing Strategy sets out five key priorities…
Fly-tipping in the area reaching epidemic level
Week: 35 | 28th August 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsMost roads around Langholm have seen junk dumped Fly tipping continues to be a problem in our area…
Bus services review leaves passengers wanting better
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Community NewsFrom the Co-Op to Eskdalemuir, new timetable has crucial holes in it that must be addressed Residents of…
Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
Week: 34 | 21st August 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsMoonman and locals feature in screening at the Edinburgh Festival “Out of the world and into Langholm” is…
Langholm Common Riding 2025
Week: 31 | 31st July 2025 | Community NewsCornet Ewan Patterson carried out his duties last Friday in a calm, unassuming manner and was a credit…
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 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…
Unwanted changes coming to Langholm Town bus service
Lifeline local transport is in danger of having itsoperation reduced…
No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’
SNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in…
Langholm's Front Three have a great Day out at Hawick Common Riding
Read much more in this week’s E&L available at your…
Huge attendance at crucial Town Meeting
Strength of feeling of townsfolk made plain to panel…but will…
Engaging with Ewan
First visit to the Hut for Langholm’s new Front Three…
Let’s get the Muckle Toon back to its former glory
Community Council to chair event where you can have your…
Glowing report for Langholm Nursery
Staff delighted after “Very Good” Care Inspectorate visit Staff and…
Ewan Patterson elected as Langholm’s 2025 Cornet
Over 50% of the town turn out to vote as…
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
After months of work and training, Elizabeth and staff finally…
A quality quartet
Another healthy contingent of fine young men put theirnames forward…
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…
New Post Office opens on Tuesday
Week: 19 | 8th May 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsIt’s countdown now until the new post office opens on Tuesday 13th at 1pm and everyone is invited…
End of Langholm banking era as BoS closes its doors
Week: 18 | 1st May 2025 | Community NewsScotland’s oldest bank bows out of High Street The Bank of Scotland on Langholm High Street closes its…
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…
20 might be plenty, but is anyone heeding the signs?
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Community NewsOver the years, the Scottish Government has made so many cutbacks that it is impossible to police Since…
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…
Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemoration events
Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk community council is working with Langholm…
Return of full Post Office is first-class news for town
Elizabeth and team are all trained up and ready to…
A healing moorland…
Sphagnum moss wound dressings during the Second World War By…
NHS D&G announces massive funding shortfall
Board seeks public support to manage £33.6 million funding gap…
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1949 style
Audrey Maxwell and friends reminisce about their first exposure to…
Scottish Woodlands plan ' voluntary' Environmental Impact Assessment for Warblaw
Scottish Woodlands, which has been developing the woodland creation design…
New health team sought for Canonbie Surgery
Husband and wife medical partners to hang up their stethoscopes…
18-month trial of 20mph has begun
A7 Action Group discuss various issues The A7 Action Group…
No caravans or motorhomes to cross Milntown bridge
Far-reaching effect on the community as Ewes Water site has…
Some beautiful moments in LAODS’ latest show
Annie Get Your Gun is chock-full of love, laughter and…
Parking restrictions and 20mph limit from next week
By the end of March, the speed limit throughout the…
