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
Unmanaged vegetation is potential tinderbox
Week: 09 | 4th March 2022 | Community News ReportersHeather Trust member expresses his concern over wildfires
Favourite local walk is changed forever
Week: 09 | 3rd March 2022 | Community NewsGaskell’s footbridge removed over increasing safety concerns
Ill-considered approach
Week: 08 | 25th February 2022 | Community Gilly Fraser NewsAnalogue phone switch-off will leave remote communities vulnerable
Objections to four hour online consultation
Week: 08 | 24th February 2022 | NewsResidents call for more time to examine rifle range scheme
Local Authority plans Council Tax hike of 3%
Week: 07 | 17th February 2022 | NewsVery difficult decisions will have to be made
Digital donations
Week: 06 | 12th February 2022 | Community News SchoolYoung and old receive new computer equipment
Holey Unacceptable
Stock reply from Council leaves road users frustrated and angry
Exact cost unknown
‘In reply to some statements in Councillor Tait’s column in…
D&G Council objects to Faw Side turbines
Borders QC takes on fight against windfarm
Opposition advised over Faw Side Windfarm
Windfarm would be inappropriate and overbearing
Common Ridings
Organisations hail return of ancient celebrations
Significant uncertainty surrounding flood scheme
Concerned residents say the plans will be unaffordable and undeliverable
Knock back for shooting range
Developers will carry on with plan for training facility
Park Drain Ditched
Council remove drainage channel from park in flood scheme proposals
We welcome Penny as new community editor
Penny Johnstone brings her positivity and experience to the E&L
Confidence will return
Talk of change from Pandemic to endemic gives businesses hope
Massive donation to Tarras Valley Reserve
Anonymous donor takes funding over the quarter-way mark
Communities have pulled together despite the setbacks
Better days are coming, so let’s all look forward to…
Scott’s coachman
Week: 50 | 17th December 2021 | NewsLangholm sisters investigate their forebears
Everyone encouraged to follow new Covid rules
Week: 50 | 16th December 2021 | NewsEvidence suggests Omicron cases are set to double every two or three days
Flood gates installed
Week: 49 | 10th December 2021 | Community NewsCopshaw residents get extra protection
Chillifest is a hot topic on BBC’s The One Show
Week: 49 | 9th December 2021 | Community NewsOrganisers interviewed and event shown on national television
Arwen becomes unexpected guest at twins’ birthday treat
Week: 48 | 3rd December 2021 | News ReportersA BIRTHDAY treat turned into a real adventure for one Langholm family caught in the midst of Storm…
Aftermath of Arwen
Week: 48 | 2nd December 2021 | NewsHuge storm leaves structural damage and hundreds of trees down in its wake
Positive response to Callisterhall wind farm
A PUBLIC consultation of the Callisterhall wind farm saw a…
Call for bus company to revert to old timetable
Politicians support petition to return to pre-Covid service
Newcastleton will benefit from its share of £1.34m. government funding
NEWCASTLETON and District Community Trust has secured funding from the…
Fast progress with jags in face of increasing cases
Region ploughs on with roll-out of boosters and flu vaccinations
11 brass bands descend on town for day’s contest
Langholm Town Band hosts 2021 Borders Entertainment Contest
Shooting range appeal
Scottish government asked to overturn council decision
Walking in the rain
Rotary Umbrella Walk raises smiles and funds despite the weather
Public meets flood experts face-to-face
D&G Council’s two-day engagement attracts large numbers
Faw Side wind farm will see public inquiry
Dumfries & Galloway Council and developers come under fire
Fiery, friendly fun at first ChilliFest
Several hundred visitors make all the preparation worthwhile
Trip Hazard
Surface of suspension bridge unsafe
Second phase buyout
If successful, nature reserve would expand by 5,300 acres
