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Week: 05 | 30th January 2025

Update on long-awaited Townfoot Sports Centre

Presentation of latest designs sketches for project The Townfoot Sports…

Week: 05 | 30th January 2025

Touching tributes to an incredible young man

Both the Langholm Primary and Secondary schools and the Xcel…

Week: 04 | 23rd January 2025

Langholm’s firefighters are the pride of D & G

Best Dumfries and Galloway Fire Station for 2024/2025 awarded to…

Week: 04 | 23rd January 2025

Langholm’s ‘model’ citizen hits the highlights in Milan

Proud Langholm Mum, Deborah Laidlaw, set off on a four-flight…

Week: 03 | 16th January 2025

Langholm Housing Needs survey – the results are in!

Exceptional response captures the views of 24% of the town’s…

Week: 03 | 16th January 2025

'Carter's Rest'

…US President in Langholm After the news of the death…

Week: 51 | 19th December 2024

Langholm Fire Station wins ‘best in D&G’

Audit of regional facilities puts Langholm on the top rung!…

Week: 50 | 12th December 2024

Cumberland commits to Langholm High Street

Building society seeks to assure customers that it has no…

Week: 50 | 12th December 2024

Serious inaction by D&G Council

Letter to the Editor I am writing again to express…

Week: 49 | 5th December 2024

Busy first meeting for new community council

Unclear how access to LEWCC finances will be resolved and…

Week: 48 | 28th November 2024

Another blow to Langholm as Skinyards set to close

Up to 10 jobs to be lost as 176-year-old employer…

Week: 48 | 28th November 2024

A new future for three local churches

By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…

Week: 43 | 24th October 2024

Disappointment with LINK’S response to cash worries

Cash machine company not a lot of help in finding…

Week: 42 | 17th October 2024

Holiday village plans for Irvine House and grounds

Buccleuch’s vision for up to 150 lodges couldbenefit Langholm businesses…

Week: 42 | 17th October 2024

Eskdale has fitting finalists for D&G Life awards

Regional recognition in prestigious shortlist for inspirational locals Two Eskdale…

Week: 41 | 10th October 2024

Town loses out on funding due to mis-reported population

Discrepancy between census statistics andBorderlands figures has cost Langholm dear…

Week: 40 | 3rd October 2024

Banking possibilities under investigation

After announced closure of Bank of Scotland,solutions including a Post…

Week: 40 | 3rd October 2024

BT and OutReach: Appalling service

Eskdalemuir Hub STILL without a phoneline Eskdalemuir community hub is…

Week: 39 | 26th September 2024

15 nights road closure for A7 improvements

Overnight works to resurface road south of Canonbie will run…

Week: 39 | 26th September 2024

Could a banking hub be the answer for Langholm?

By Mairi Telford Jammeh On a recent visit to Kirkcudbright…

Week: 39 | 26th September 2024

Signage, speed limit, flooding and potholes

An update from the A7 Action Group’s meeting The A7…

Week: 38 | 19th September 2024

Bank of Scotland to close Langholm branch

As High Street loses its last remaining bank,residents are saying…

Week: 38 | 19th September 2024

Inaction by BT leaves Hub incommunicado

Eskdalemuir venue unable to function properly without phoneline or broadband…

Week: 38 | 19th September 2024

Nearly 1,000 objections to Warblaw Woodlands

Langholm locals object to commercial forestry on their doorstep An…

Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024

Borders author captivates Benty

Alistair Moffat speaks of Lowland life Westerkirk Parish Church was…

Week: 34 | 22nd August 2024

Much opposition to plan for Warblaw woodlands

Action Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’…

Week: 31 | 1st August 2024

Over 100 years of Thomas Hope service between them

Angela, Kate and Sheena have all worked in a job…

Week: 30 | 25th July 2024

Have your say on the future of Langholm Housing

New survey aims to gather opinion on what the town…

Week: 29 | 18th July 2024

Holes filled, wall secured

At least the Common Riding route is more or less…

Week: 29 | 18th July 2024

Future-proofing the Common Riding

No less than 63 ponies and their riders sallied forth…

Week: 29 | 18th July 2024

Copshaw artist Paula to display her “Wild Side”

Newcastleton Nurse is to retire to follow her passion ~…

Week: 28 | 11th July 2024

The Langholm Alliance: facing challenges head-on

‘Despite funding limitations, we are dedicated to transforming Langholm into…

Week: 27 | 4th July 2024

20 WILL BE plenty!

 Blanket 20mph limit for all Langholm streets plus more…

Week: 26 | 27th June 2024

Team work helps secure Langholm Day Centre

Manager Sandra Graham pulls out all the stops to negotiate…

Week: 25 | 20th June 2024

DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing

CEO will contact every household in region with online safety…

Week: 24 | 13th June 2024

Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial

Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…

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