Sports centre group makes good progress
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | NewsDesign feasibility study will be ready for the public during May THE group investigating the redevelopment of a…
Roger to step down from chairman’s job
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | Common Riding NewsHe followed in his father’s footsteps to lead the Common Riding THE chairman of the Common Riding members…
£10,000 is raised so far for village flood victims
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | NewsDonations pour in as Newcastleton residents clear out houses A FUNDRAISING campaign launched after the devastating flood in…
Objections rise over flood protection plan
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | NewsWalls and embankments lining the rivers are not very popular flood protection scheme for Langholm, which would line…
Launch of Digital Hub
Week: 08 | 20th February 2020 | NewsTHE South of Scotland Skills and Learning Network Digital Hub at Dumfries and Galloway College has been launched.…
D&G to face £11m cut to services budget
Week: 08 | 20th February 2020 | NewsRethink by SNP government called for by councillors DUMFRIES and Galloway Council faces £11m worth of cuts in services…
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…
Floods, Gales, ice and snow a typical Scottish February
ESKDALE and Liddesdale were battered by Storm Ciara last weekend…
Fashion regenerated
TURNING scrap fabrics into eye-catching and colourful clothes and showcasing…
Upland bursary for Langholm ceramicist
Organisation will provide programme of mentoring and support EMERGING ceramic…
Oz flags fly at tower
Perth couple send flags in memory of their border ancestors…
Moor buy-out deadline approaches
THE Langholm Initiative is continuing to work towards a community…
Plan for troubled kids’ school must go public
Company urged to talk to Langholm residents about proposal CONCERNS…
Floods, gales, ice and snow a typical Scottish February
Eskdale and Liddesdale struggle through atrocious winter weather this week…
Plugging the hole in lost European funds
Council writes to politicians to ask for their support post-Brexit…
Krakow and the real horrors of Auschwitz
An account of a visit to this marvellous city and…
Council struggles over windfarm objection
Community councillors debate the need for more wind turbines TWO…
Rural poverty missed
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsDeprivation index is biased towards urban not rural locations EW figures showing levels of deprivation in Scotland should…
Langholm cannabis oil factory gets go-ahead
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsA number hurdles still to cross but it’s a step in right direction MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil…
Popular event packs out hall
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsEVERY seat was filled in Newcastleton village hall for the annual Holm Show coffee morning last Saturday. It’s…
Copshaw in spotlight as campaign launches
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsScotland Starts Here will raise profile to attract more tourists A NEW tourism drive for the Scottish Borders…
Log wagon driver admits killing cyclist
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsCanonbie trucker admits causing death by careless driving CANONBIE trucker has been found not guilty of causing the…
Expanding industry needs more workers
Week: 05 | 30th January 2020 | NewsLangholm and Hawick collaborate on textile training course A GROWTH in demand for workers in the textile industry…
Vital public service will not be lost to Langholm
Good news for both locals and visitors THE news that…
Low wages contribute to more food bank use
Report shows a 22 per cent rise in use in…
Food parcels are only the start
HAZEL Thompson, manager at Kate’s Kitchen, has watched demand steadily…
Positive response to holiday pod proposal
Business wants to expand park to attract more overnight visitors…
Town’s ambition to be a creative place
OutPost Arts receives funding to run art clubs for all…
Up to 20 turbines are on cards for Bentpath
Developer proposes to construct a windfarm in Meggat Valley A…
Libby... the finest girl!
A SENSATIONAL performance on the ice produced an astounding first-round…
Call to act quickly over dangerous Eskdale road - Water pours on to the A7 at same spot as an earlier landslide
HEAVY rain and high winds disrupted travel last Saturday and…
Sounds of the past - Original school bell to be rehung at the new primary
AN IMPORTANT piece of Langholm’s heritage has been rescued and…
A previous year test
Academy plant sale flourishes
IT’S time to get planting so make a bee-line for…
A most exciting year for initiative team: Langholm body calls for public to attend AGM and find out more
THE Langholm Initiative has been here for 25 years writes…
Chance to buy land offers a “new dawn”: Consultation underway on the potential purchase of Holm Hill
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsA COMMUNITY buy-out of Holm Hill will provide a new dawn for Newcastleton, it is claimed. The Newcastleton…
Everyone a winner at awards to celebrate rural life
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | News NostalgiaJUDITH Johnson’s three decades of work in the community of Langholm has won her a prestigious regional award.…
Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsA FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After continuing heavy rain and saturated catchments, flooding was…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern times concludes in an atmosphere of high drama…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Week: 49 | 6th December 2019 | NewsYoung Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional stage career in September after securing a coveted…
Lighting up Langholm
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Lifestyle NewsTHE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and his reindeer; music, food; stalls; entertainers; and, the…
Government cuts would damage recycling efforts
DECISION to bring waste services back in-house could be costly…
Have Pen Will Travel
HAVE Pen Will Travel is the most apt name for…
£27k for Eskdale: Windfarm company gives grants to three organisations
MUCKLE Toon Media, the owner of the Eskdale & Liddesdale…
Sweeping changes to refuse collections
Dumfries and Galloway Council staff were in The Buccleuch Centre…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Railway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension…
Speaking with one voice
Launch showcases skills to take on Langholm’s regeneration THE news…
New Town, new store
As one door closes, another opens on TT Road After…
Town's regeneration vision scoops £60k
AN AWARD worth £60,000 is being given to the Langholm…
Canonbie crafters collect: Another successful fair
THE annual Canonbie craft fair attracted stallholders from near and…
Bill’s film boosts vital community bus service: Common Riding enthusiast presents money raised by DVD sale
THE proceeds from the sale of a Langholm retailer’s Common…
Three Eskdale groups given £8,300 in total: Windfarm developer donates first round of community grants
CASH totalling £8,300 is being pumped into Langholm and Eskdalemuir…
