Firefighter Shaun celebrates 30 years
Week: 17 | 27th April 2023 | Community Gilly Fraser Newcastleton NewsLong-service award for dedicated Copshaw watch commander Thirty years of dedicated service by Newcastleton firefighter Shaun Turnbull have…
Storm over windfarm plans
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Community NewsNew 62-turbine scheme ‘unacceptable’ say campaigners A massive new windfarm near Langholm will destroy roads, cause untold disruption…
A LAODS legend with a passion for athletics
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsOBITUARY: BRENDA ISABEL MORRISON 1938-2023 by Alan Weatherstone Brenda Morrison, who has died aged 84, was a stalwart…
All set for Sevens heaven!
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Community News Rugby SportAfter 115 years, the Langholm Sevens has lost none of its appeal, and this weekend’s tournament promises to…
Festival wash-out threat?
Week: 16 | 20th April 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community Newcastleton NewsFlood prevention scheme could impact Copshaw music event By Gilly Fraser There are fears that Newcastleton’s new flood…
Back to the future!
Week: 15 | 13th April 2023 | Community NewsPlan for state-of-the-art Heritage Centre to revitalise Langholm Ambitious plans have been unveiled for a new hub dedicated…
A mind-boggling menace!
Driver Emma forced into ditch by ‘absolutely huge’ potholes By…
Langholm’s Centre of attention!
Langholm Day Centre has been a hive of activity of…
Council unveil pothole cash pot
£30m earmarked for workers to repair our crumbling roads More…
Funding boost leaves group In Stitches
Langholm textile sessions to extend to other communities It was…
Revised centre plans to be presented to the public
Meeting will inform about sports centre latest after development rethink…
Drivers needed for vital service
Elderly and infirm rely on ACTS vehicles for hospital visits…
Residents fire back
Rifle range opponents: ‘We don’t hate guns, but plan puts…
All hail the poppy president!
Plant expert Helen elected head of worldwide club The E&L’s…
Busy Copshaw mum’s virtual marathon bid
Emily will take on London challenge…using phone app A Newcastleton…
Pickles cleared for pulpit
Church exonerates Langholm minister after police complaint – but separate…
‘The people who object to our shooting range just don’t like guns’
Controversial plans for a long-range rifle range at Clerkhill are…
Mountain memories for Alastair’s fund
Rotary talk in aid of cancer charity which supported family…
Kids out of control?
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Community NewsTeen gang blamed for vandalism spree…yobs giving Langholm kids a bad name A gang of teenage tearaways is…
Farewell to a sports-mad family man
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Community NewsOBITUARY: BRYAN RAE (1951-2023) Bryan Rae, who has died aged 71, spent his working life as a banker…
Time to spring into action to ensure your summer garden looks stunning!
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Community E&L Life GardeningThe arrival of March means some astute planning – and plenty of elbow grease – is required to…
Triumphant return for Fiddle Club
Week: 10 | 9th March 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsPacked house as musicians converge on Langholm Langholm Accordion & Fiddle Club made a welcome return after what…
Moor funding is nowt to grouse about!
Week: 09 | 2nd March 2023 | Community Farming and Environment NewsAward will improve iconic birds’ wild Langholm habitat A project to restore upland habitats, including Langholm Moor, for…
Leo proves he’s top dog!
Week: 09 | 2nd March 2023 | Community Newcastleton NewsYoungster lands debut win in canine competition Newcastleton youngster Leo Page got off to the best possible start…
High Noon at the Eyesore
As Erskine campaigners finally met with the council last week,…
Movement at Murtholm
After four years, delight as work finally starts on 200-home…
D-Day for Erskine campaigners
Council chief to visit Langholm Eyesore Hundreds sign petition demanding…
Fugitive Neville behind bars
Fugitive Neville behind bars A Canonbie car dealer, who helped…
ON THE RUN
• Canonbie conspirator avoids arrest• Neville’s lenient sentence increased• He…
Wattie great idea for Langholm’s ace Arch!
Facelift will transform short-cut into community info point A well-known…
A fine farewell to a true son of Langholm
OBITUARY: James Grieve Hotson (1945-2023) Hundreds of people attended a…
‘I unfolded it – and almost wept’
Found: the 260-year-old map at the heart of Langholm’s history…
‘I ask myself why? But there will never be an answer’
A year ago, Veronika Zolotoverkha fled the war in Ukraine…
Funding bonanza for Langholm charities
Grants secure future for local groups and communities It’s been…
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Langholm seal promotion As the referee’s whistle blew to signal…
Murtholm care homes ‘in 18 months’
Plans to build 35 homes for elderly and disabled people…
Cannabis plant for Langholm
Week: 04 | 26th January 2023 | Community NewsMedicinal cannabis to be grown in Muckle Toon £2m ‘farm’ will be the first in Scotland Langholm is…
Road is like ‘a badly ploughed, frozen field’
Week: 04 | 26th January 2023 | Community NewsMore pothole horror stories revealed by E&L readers It’s not just our remote country roads which are under…
Ewes Ladies launch Burns Season
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Community NewsThe Burns Night season got off to a splendid start last week, when members of the Ewes SWI…
Hole-y unacceptable!
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Community NewsLangholm pothole misery grows Fed-up residents contact E&L The pothole plague affecting roads in and around Langholm is…
The girl who’s putting a new spin on the humble Frisbee
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Community News SportGB star Amelia is tipped for the top – and the pride of her Langholm family Had I…
‘Roger was one of a kind’
Week: 02 | 12th January 2023 | Community NewsFond farewell to self-taught musician from Newcastleton The traditional music community lost one of its best-loved members on…
'This road is a death trap!'
Lives could be put at risk unless action is taken…
Christmas fun for Benty Kids
By Mairi Telford Jammeh A super party for the children…
Merry Christmas, and many thanks!
You’ve made it a special year… let’s do it again…
New Year, new Hope?
Optimism over hospital’s future after NHS meeting The New Year…
Scrooge... a fantastic Christmas Present!
By Alison Aston Photos by : Veronika Zolotoverkha What a…
An Xcel-lent Christmas party!
Almost 60 youngsters enjoyed a brilliant Youth Club Christmas VIP…
Lockerbie suspect 'deserves death penalty' - prosecutor
Scottish justice not tough enough says former attorney general The…
Bone-chilling!
Folk shiver as we head for coldest December in 10…
Have a very Happy Copshaw Christmas
Over the years, Copshaw’s Christmas lights switch-on has taken place…
What the Dickens? It’s Panto time!
Very few seats left for this year’s Muckle Toon Extravaganza…
‘There’s no justice!
Outcry in court as killers’ accomplice walks free Community order…
What a brolly good show!
Langholm’s wonderful Umbrella Walkers raise a record £30k There’s be…
