Great weekend kicks off 2022 celebrations
Week: 29 | 22nd July 2022 | Common Riding NewsUnder beautiful blue skies, more than seventy riders gathered for the Benty Rideout, making a welcome return to…
Bowler presented
Week: 29 | 21st July 2022 | Common Riding NewsA dinner was hosted by Langholm Young Riders on Friday the 8th of July at the Masonic Lodge.…
Shot down!
Week: 29 | 21st July 2022 | Community NewsOfficials rule Clerkhill range must be demolished By Penny Johnstone The guns have been spiked at a controversial…
Ruairi banishes the baby-blues!
Week: 28 | 14th July 2022 | Common Riding NewsOn Wednesday, Langholm Baby & Toddler Group held a party for Langholm Cornet Ruairi Hotson and his right…
Public Meeting
Week: 27 | 11th July 2022 | News
From Dawn to Dusk
Week: 27 | 8th July 2022 | Common Riding Lifestyle NewsThe first of a series of extracts from Betty Little’s classic book about Langholm’s Great Day Introduction by…
Suited and booted for the Royal Garden Party
Last week a garden party was held in the grounds…
Holm is where the heart is
Much-missed event finally returns to Copshaw Organising agricultural shows takes…
Faw Side campaigners ‘pleased’ with inquiry
Wind farm objections heard at Langholm meeting Campaigners fighting a…
KEEP AWAY!
Sightings of ‘Britain’s most dangerous plant’ in Langholm Dog-walkers have…
‘Scott would have been so proud’
Parents give heartfelt thanks for Langholm bowls memorial Last week,…
‘Wolf-whistles? We’re too busy listening to Radio 4!’
As shock research suggests Britain’s macho builders are now embracing…
All aboard the late-afternoon last bus
Fury as X95 night service to Carlisle is axed by…
‘We feared foot & mouth was back’
Farmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak…
‘Blame the Duke’, Loki tells Langholm
By Penny Johnstone Rapper wades into buyout debate in latest…
Tub Turnbull’s ‘Ride Oot Bye’
By Gilly Fraser For the first time in three years,…
‘My boy is broken-hearted’
Lennon, 12, left devastated after ‘despicable’ thieves target his beloved…
Institute raises a cuppa to 100 wonderful years
Retiring president Nancy McLure welcomed members and guests to the…
Showing Charolais
Week: 24 | 18th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsBy Gilly Fraser “The Royal Highland Show is special for its incredible atmosphere, but also for the quality…
Drummer Kyle kills it with Brandon & Co
Week: 24 | 16th June 2022 | Arts and Entertainment NewsSheer delight is etched on Kyle Grieve’s face as he fulfils the dream of a lifetime on stage…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Week: 24 | 16th June 2022 | Community NewsAfter torrent floods derelict church, residents unite in campaign to tear down the Erskine Church The fight is…
Leila's a vintage virtuoso!
Week: 23 | 9th June 2022 | Arts Community Lifestyle NewsIf vintage clothes make you think of mothballs and third-hand cast-offs, then Leila Hallam is a on a…
New owners for town's 20-year Erskine eyesore
Week: 23 | 9th June 2022 | NewsBut clamour grows to tear down derelict, ‘dangerous’ High Street kirk It’s an eyesore that dominates the Langholm…
The blissful sound of silence
Week: 22 | 3rd June 2022 | Community NewsResidents celebrate after church bells are finally silenced
Let’s do it for Dylan!
As his mum appeals for a life-changing loo in Langholm,…
Pyrotechnics and parties for our marvellous monarch
Locals plan to hold a weekend of right royal celebrations
'I'm so glad my dad isn't here to see this'
Local opponents hit back at Tarras Valley plans
2022 Tub Hopefuls go head-to-head
by Gilly Fraser Newcastleton is buzzing with election fever as…
Ruairi to lead the way as Big Day returns at last
Langholm elects its new Cornet with 1,100 votes cast
Male is back as just 19 votes decide council seat
Ron Tait ousted in Ward 12 by returning independent candidate
Obituary to well loved lady
Tributes paid to much love
Last gasp lifeline for Tarras Valley project
Two month extension agreed for £450,000 needed to secure buyout
Butchers facing chop
Refurbishment row leads to couple’s decision to quit
Care village moves a step closer
£1.4m footbridge will connect new scheme to town
Rail group sends signal to Holyrood
New Waverley route must include Langholm say campaigners
Election briefing
Use your vote wisely
For whom does the bell actually toll?
Week: 17 | 28th April 2022 | NewsParishioners and minister clash over ‘intrusive’ ringing
Explore Langholm and Eskdale Guide Launched for Easter
Week: 16 | 24th April 2022 | CommunityEaster weekend saw the launch of a new guide to Langholm and Eskdale in the form of a…
Buccleuch to put 30 homes on the market
Week: 16 | 21st April 2022 | Community NewsTenants of Buccleuch Estates say they are shocked and distressed after receiving letters from their landlord, notifying them…
Bus driver crisis is getting serious
Week: 15 | 14th April 2022 | NewsTransport company Borders Buses has introduced an emergency timetable after sickness, covid and problems recruiting new drivers forced…
Ukrainian Hosts meet wall of silence
Week: 15 | 14th April 2022 | NewsGenerous residents frustrated with housing delays
Janet's in the frame for gallery as Phil steps down
Week: 14 | 8th April 2022 | Arts and Entertainment Community News ReportersBy Nick Brownlee It’s the end of an era at a popular Langholm art gallery – but it…
High Noon for Eskdalemuir Marksmen
Opponents claim elite rifle range could put lives at risk
End of an era as Common Riding trio announce retirement
By Nick Brownlee Three stalwarts of Langholm Common Riding say…
Butcher's face the cruellest of cuts
Heartbreak for couple faced with closure of their High Street…
New lease of life for leisure centre plans
Facility would provide “huge health and wellbeing benefits for area”
Local plans drawn up to host Ukrainians
Polish charity will match families with hosts in Eskdale
"Pristine" items wanted and calls for cash donations
When the call went out last week for donations of…
Proud memories of Langholm's Moon Man
On the 50th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s Visit
Unmanaged vegetation is potential tinderbox
Heather Trust member expresses his concern over wildfires
Favourite local walk is changed forever
Gaskell’s footbridge removed over increasing safety concerns
Ill-considered approach
Analogue phone switch-off will leave remote communities vulnerable
Objections to four hour online consultation
Residents call for more time to examine rifle range scheme
Local Authority plans Council Tax hike of 3%
Very difficult decisions will have to be made
