Reaching for the stars... well done to Ruairi!
Week: 31 | 4th August 2022 | Common Riding NewsHuge crowds and great atmosphere welcome back Langholm Common Riding 8 page pictorial in this week’s E&L Advertiser.…
Howzat for real community spirit?
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Community Cricket News SportPublic digs deep after thieves strike at cricket club By Nick Brownlee and Gilly Fraser Kind-hearted folk have…
All eyes on Cornet Ruairi
Week: 30 | 28th July 2022 | Common Riding NewsWishing Ruairi all the best! As Common Riding Day approaches at last, let’s make it one to remember!
Flagging up Langholm
Week: 29 | 22nd July 2022 | Common Riding NewsBy Brian Hinchcliffe Langholm gets in the mood Bright and early on Sunday morning the Muckle Toon started…
New home button for the Holm
Week: 29 | 22nd July 2022 | NewsPeople who visit Newcastleton often find they have something in common – namely that they come back. Again…
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
A dinner was hosted by Langholm Young Riders on Friday…
Shot down!
Officials rule Clerkhill range must be demolished By Penny Johnstone…
Ruairi banishes the baby-blues!
On Wednesday, Langholm Baby & Toddler Group held a party…
Public Meeting
From Dawn to Dusk
The first of a series of extracts from Betty Little’s…
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’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsFarmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak By Gilly Fraser Farming families who lived through…
‘Blame the Duke’, Loki tells Langholm
Week: 25 | 24th June 2022 | News ReportersBy Penny Johnstone Rapper wades into buyout debate in latest book Langholm is an “ageing, sleepy village, completely…
Tub Turnbull’s ‘Ride Oot Bye’
Week: 25 | 23rd June 2022 | Common Riding Community NewsBy Gilly Fraser For the first time in three years, the streets of Newcastleton echoed with the cries…
‘My boy is broken-hearted’
Week: 25 | 23rd June 2022 | Lifestyle NewsLennon, 12, left devastated after ‘despicable’ thieves target his beloved bantams Lad raised birds from eggs A Langholm…
Institute raises a cuppa to 100 wonderful years
Week: 24 | 18th June 2022 | Lifestyle NewsRetiring president Nancy McLure welcomed members and guests to the Ewes SWI Centenary Celebration Tea Party in Ewes…
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
Sheer delight is etched on Kyle Grieve’s face as he…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
After torrent floods derelict church, residents unite in campaign to…
Leila's a vintage virtuoso!
If vintage clothes make you think of mothballs and third-hand…
New owners for town's 20-year Erskine eyesore
But clamour grows to tear down derelict, ‘dangerous’ High Street…
The blissful sound of silence
Residents 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
Week: 19 | 12th May 2022 | Community NewsTwo month extension agreed for £450,000 needed to secure buyout
Butchers facing chop
Week: 18 | 5th May 2022 | NewsRefurbishment row leads to couple’s decision to quit
Care village moves a step closer
Week: 18 | 5th May 2022 | News£1.4m footbridge will connect new scheme to town
Rail group sends signal to Holyrood
Week: 17 | 29th April 2022 | NewsNew Waverley route must include Langholm say campaigners
Election briefing
Week: 17 | 28th April 2022 | NewsUse 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
Easter weekend saw the launch of a new guide to…
Buccleuch to put 30 homes on the market
Tenants of Buccleuch Estates say they are shocked and distressed…
Bus driver crisis is getting serious
Transport company Borders Buses has introduced an emergency timetable after…
Ukrainian Hosts meet wall of silence
Generous residents frustrated with housing delays
Janet's in the frame for gallery as Phil steps down
By Nick Brownlee It’s the end of an era at…
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
