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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
Week: 43 | 23rd October 2025 | Community NewsA petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and Townfoot has been sent to Dumfries and Galloway…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
Week: 42 | 16th October 2025 | Community NewsBEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr Male pointing out issues Following last week’s article…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community NewsResident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the storm along with some crazy drivers and a…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community Farming and EnvironmentGoat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The Langholm Initiative announced on 22nd September their intention…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsPolice are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to harm Representatives for a groundbreaking conservation initiative, which…
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
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…
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…
Everyone is behind Ewan
Family ties and a heart for Langholm have nurtured Ewan’s…
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
Week: 28 | 10th July 2025 | Community LifestyleLangholm textile project launches new centre along with new hope for the industry A new era has begun…
Unwanted changes coming to Langholm Town bus service
Week: 27 | 3rd July 2025 | Community NewsLifeline local transport is in danger of having itsoperation reduced without any public consultation SWestrans, the South West…
No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’
Week: 25 | 19th June 2025 | Community NewsSNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in D&G Council The Scottish National Party has assumed…
Langholm's Front Three have a great Day out at Hawick Common Riding
Week: 24 | 12th June 2025 | Common Riding Community NewsRead much more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE
Huge attendance at crucial Town Meeting
Week: 23 | 5th June 2025 | Community NewsStrength of feeling of townsfolk made plain to panel…but will it make a difference? Almost three hundred people…
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
A poignant reminder of resilience and unity rising from adversity…
New Post Office opens on Tuesday
It’s countdown now until the new post office opens on…
End of Langholm banking era as BoS closes its doors
Scotland’s oldest bank bows out of High Street The Bank…
Goat group presses Council
Campaigners want protected status David Braithwaite, Chairman of The Wild…
20 might be plenty, but is anyone heeding the signs?
Over the years, the Scottish Government has made so many…
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
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsLangholm, Ewes and Westerkirk community council is working with Langholm social club to commemorate the anniversary Victory in…
Return of full Post Office is first-class news for town
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Community NewsElizabeth and team are all trained up and ready to run the service seven days a week Below…
A healing moorland…
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsSphagnum moss wound dressings during the Second World War By Timothy McCracken Around this time of the 80th…
NHS D&G announces massive funding shortfall
Week: 15 | 10th April 2025 | Community NewsBoard seeks public support to manage £33.6 million funding gap in the new financial year… Some shocking news…
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1949 style
Week: 15 | 10th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community LifestyleAudrey Maxwell and friends reminisce about their first exposure to the world of Pantomime 76 years ago! 76…
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…
A well-used community resource for over 30 years
Mairi Telford Jammeh takes a look at what goes on…
Wheatley has “No plans for housing in Eskdale
Scotland’s second largest social landlord is also “not considering the…
Langholm Town Band do well in regionals
By Christine Calvert This weekend saw the latest contest outing…
As predicted, D&G raise Council Tax by 9%
Furthermore, they will “implement increases inselected fees and charges relating…
Community Council hears from concerned residents
Number of derelict sites in the town is a major…
