Making sense of cancer
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsLucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and a friend are organising a coffee morning to…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsA MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site in Eskdale could create dozens of jobs. An…
Lamont joins deal-makers
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set up to get a deal with the EU…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE of the best show days in years produced a bumper crop of winners at the Benty last…
Wayne starts career on the beat
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsA FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police college and is now ready to serve the…
Do more for communities
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsA REGIONAL MSP has urged the Scottish government to do more to support community ownership in southern Scotland.…
Will inclusive growth work for Langholm?: Conference discusses how communities can reduce inequality
LANGHOLM was represented at a national conference which gave an…
Lorry drivers advised to “keep on parking”: Council never wanted to impose restrictions in village square
LORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
AFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
AN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
A REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health…
Crossdykes construction commences in earnest: Communities will benefit by more than £300k from windfarm
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a windfarm near Langholm without the…
The Holm Showed us: Sunshine on Copshaw
FARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a…
Aaron’s sheep wins
THE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm…
Hold the front page! We’re up for an award: E&L Advertiser is on shortlist for a rural resilience accolade
THE E&L Advertiser’s Hold the Front Page! project has been…
An eagle named Ally NAMED ALLY
CONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the relocation of six white-tailed sea eagle…
Langholm chillis on telly: BBC’s Landward comes to town to film its passion for spice
DOUGIE Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, was in…
Ban on lorry parking is proving unpopular: Residents say they were unaware of consultation on restrictions
A BAN on lorries parking in Newcastleton’s Douglas Square has…
Eagle death shocks team:Golden eagle project suffers setback after young bird killed
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in southern Scotland has been attacked by another eagle…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsA CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target in only eight days. The Langholm Initiative is…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through a project supported by the South of Scotland…
Liz is jumping for joy
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsLIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive for charity. My husband got me what he…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival shortly and it includes a range of exciting…
Show will shine despite weather
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is going to pick up for this Saturday’s annual…
Timing seems perfect for moorland buyout: South of Scotland MSP, Colin Smyth, backs the bid to buy
THE potential community buy-out of thousands of acres of Langholm…
New hub for Outpost Arts: Focal point for arts organisation will bring great benefits
AN EXCITING new opportunity for creative people of all ages…
Band’s successful season
LANGHOLM pipe band has had an extremely busy summer-time playing…
Fourteen wet and windy miles along the wall
MONIQUE Steele, her sister Colette Mather and Colette’s 14-year-old daughter…
Unseasonal weather wreaks roads havoc transport havoc
by Sharon Tolson EXTREME weather conditions caused widespread disruption during…
Ice-cream vans and Aston Martins share the stage
By Glen Laidlaw THE weather forecast said “wet” but the…
Langholm darner sews together a new future
THE Welcome to Langholm shop in the Market Place is…
Chairman warns: don’t cut vital public services: Council consults town on the future of town hall and toilets
ANY cut in provision at the customer services centre in…
MoD objects to turbines: Windfarm will adversely affect defence interests, says ministry
THE Ministry of Defence has objected to the proposed windfarm…
1,000 say yes to centre: Survey on redeveloping sports venue attracts positive response
A GROUP working on the redevelopment of a sports centre…
Truly the best window in town
LANGHOLM town centre was looking very much in the pink…
Wrestling draws a crowd
Wrestling THE Cumberland wrestling was very popular with the crowd…
Rum and milk the flautists’ downfall
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Flute Band’s drummers took revenge on the flautists during their annual refreshment stop at Hillhead this year,…
Finlay is Playcare Cornet
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsONE of the highlights of Cornet Henry Jeffrey’s busy schedule last week was attending the Langholm Playcare Common…
Cornet rides out to where heather blends with sky: Record crowds enjoy a truly amazing day at Langholm Common Riding
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsTO BE where heather blends with sky on that last Friday in July – the words which rang…
Elderly give best wishes
Week: 30 | 25th July 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM’S senior citizens have been enjoying the company of Cornet Henry Jeffrey and his right and left-hand men…
A rare ride out
Week: 30 | 25th July 2019 | NewsAFTER a 17-year gap, a Langholm woman has decided to take up the reins once more tomorrow. Sharon…
The day of all days
Week: 30 | 25th July 2019 | NewsIT’S the day when Langholm celebrates all that is so cherished in this town: family, friends, tradition, a…
A night of fun and songs
LANGHOLM Social Club hosted its Cornet’s night last Friday with…
Commission seeks views on land use decisions: New protocol will help organisations to work better together
The Scottish Land Commission has launched a new survey seeking…
To the moon and back for tea
FIFTY years after the launch of Apollo 11, Langholm enjoyed…
Boys’ reading challenge: Langholm and Canonbie schoolboys get a helping hand with books
WHEN it comes to reading at school, the boys have…
Call of the hills
THE build-up to the Common Riding continued on Sunday with…
Kerbside recycling to save money and planet: Council highlights the benefits of helping residents to recycle
A VISION to recycle more waste and send less to…
Eskdale lift-off for our Highland Coosmonaut: VisitScotland launch out-of-this-world anniversary campaign
A NEW tourism map highlighting Scotland’s links to space exploration…
Sun shines on the Benty
CORNET Henry Jeffrey and his followers enjoyed glorious weather on…
Nearly 1,000 people sign petition to buy moorland: Langholm and Newcastleton are delighted with the support of the public
A COMMUNITY buy-out of Langholm Moor by groups in Eskdale…
Dry century could end if new distillery opens: Langholm business seeks town centre premises to distil gin
MORE than 100 years after the Langholm distillery closed, the…
50th festival of folk
SINGERS, dancers and musicians tuned up last weekend for the…
Delicious Tub with Flake: It’s our 21st birthday and we’re having a ball
COPSHAW Common Riding came of age last Saturday but, despite…
