No pause on flood scheme disappoints
Week: 17 | 24th April 2020 | NewsTHE council team in charge of developing Langholm’s flood protection scheme has squashed a rumour that the project…
100 not out for Jean
Week: 17 | 24th April 2020 | Community NewsCENTENARIAN Jean McKie celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday with a greeting from Her Majesty the Queen and…
Jobs at risk at mill after orders dry up
Week: 17 | 23rd April 2020 | NewsMOST of the 16 employees at Drove Weaving in Langholm are at risk of redundancy, it has been…
EWM cancels orders with Asian suppliers
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | NewsMillions of pounds worth of lost business has been catastrophic EDINBURGH Woollen Mill is among a number of…
Boost for flood victims
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | NewsFORTY households in Newcastleton, hit by floods during Storm Dennis earlier this year, have been given help, thanks…
Langholmite in lockdown
Week: 16 | 17th April 2020 | News ReportersBy Ken Turk WE ARE now into our fourth week in lockdown which came in on Sunday, March…
Nurse catches virus from hospital patient
Langholm woman had sore throat, cough and was short of…
Eggs-actly what’s needed
THE Easter Bunny did not let down the children of…
Langholm gets £60k boost for shopfronts
A TOWN centre improvement scheme, which provides half of the…
On the frontline
Paramedic is committed to the service ONG-SERVING paramedic Hazel Jeffrey…
Full support promised after exams cancelled
Headteacher pledges that no exam pupil will be disadvantaged. NO…
Horseracing BRIAN Hughes, who rides regularly for James Ewart Racing…
Kia ora from Aotearoa
by Heather Kennedyof Newcastleton HELLO from New Zealand or Land…
Centre progress
PROGRESS on redeveloping the Townfoot Sports Centre in Langholm continues.During…
Rainbows shine a light
THE rainbow pictures, which have been appearing in windows all…
EWM denies it has treated staff badly
Redundancies were “out of the blue” and “heartless”, it’s claimed…
Care for our carers
NEW immigration rules are coming into place, barring “unskilled” workers…
Don’t ignore vital grants
Council encourages application ESKDALE businesses could miss out on emergency…
Virus setback for Murtholm housing
Week: 15 | 10th April 2020 | NewsScheme is delayed by three months but could still be on time THE construction of extra-care sheltered housing…
Brown’s the Butcher opens
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsA welcome new shop as High Street starts to make a come-back A NEW food shop has opened…
Day’s tree appeal dismissed
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsPHILLIP Day, owner of The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, has lost his appeal against his international firm of solicitors,…
London in lockdown
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | News ReportersA Langholm man’s perspective on the capital in quarantine By Nicol Nicolson THE FIRST thing that strikes you in…
Amazing support from the community
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2020 | NewsLangholm COVID-19 support group garners 900 members We are living in a time of crisis and it’s heartwarming…
The Rainbow Connection
Week: 14 | 2nd April 2020 | Lifestyle NewsFollowing the coronavirus lockdown, many families in Langholm have decided to spread some cheer to their neighbours by…
AMAZING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
We are living in a time of crisis and it’s…
Lockdown in the Land of the Long White Cloud
Rhea Cavers AFTER a couple of months of travelling round…
Walk the Walk
E&L Life columnist Gavin Graham has an ambition to walk…
Money does grow on trees in Eskdalemuir
FIVE miles along a rough forestry track north of Eskdalemuir…
Langholm goes live!
A NEW project has been started during this difficult time…
Village at odds with official flood report
Diaries show residents were left to cope on their own…
Health helpline set up to manage more demand
NHS24 opens dedicated service as a response to virus crisis…
Virus may put paid to most treasured event
Common Riding cannot take place in its customary way THERE…
Electric vehicle ports coming to Langholm
Council is waiting for a sub-station to be built on…
£3.5m price tag to buy Langholm Moor
Private donations and crowd-funding will be essential to success AT…
Joint response
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council leader Elaine Murray has called a…
Community rallies to support people at risk
COMMUNITY and business life in Eskdale and Liddesdale is grinding…
Langholm teenager is elected to parliament
Week: 11 | 12th March 2020 | NewsCameron is keen to start his fledgling parliamentary career A LANGHOLM youth councillor has been elected a Member…
Region poised to deal with potential outbreak
Week: 11 | 12th March 2020 | NewsAll 33 tests for virus in Dumfries and Galloway are negative A CO-ORDINATED approach is in place in…
Project awarded £600k
Week: 11 | 12th March 2020 | NewsTrust to develop Buccleuch House for learning and enterprise MORE THAN half a million pounds has been awarded…
Moorland purchase reaches critical stage
Week: 11 | 12th March 2020 | NewsEXCLUSIVE: Public urged to get behind buy-out and sign petition THE potential community buy-out of Langholm Moor has…
Cleaning up the Liddel
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsEWCASTLETON Wildlife Club members braved more rain last Friday to take part in the Great Borders River Clean.…
Patrons follow lunch with a talk
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsCAMPBELL Scott, a trustee of the Langholm Initiative and project leader for the proposed community sports centre in…
Community ownership conference a great success
A MAJOR conference for public sector organisations and communities all…
OH CALAMITY!
IT’S hotting up for the cast of Calamity Jane after…
Return to glass proving successful
BOTTLED milk is making a comeback in Langholm, thanks to…
Call for a rethink on town’s flood barriers
Residents seek a pause in the process after concerns voiced…
Sports centre group makes good progress
Design feasibility study will be ready for the public during…
Roger to step down from chairman’s job
He followed in his father’s footsteps to lead the Common…
£10,000 is raised so far for village flood victims
Donations pour in as Newcastleton residents clear out houses A…
Objections rise over flood protection plan
Walls and embankments lining the rivers are not very popular…
Launch of Digital Hub
THE South of Scotland Skills and Learning Network Digital Hub…
D&G to face £11m cut to services budget
Rethink by SNP government called for by councillors DUMFRIES and Galloway…
Survey will identify windfarm funding
Group encouraging people to use questionnaire to propose ideas A…
Devastating flood rages through seventy homes
River bursts its banks leaving residents wading through water up…
