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
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsA MAJOR conference for public sector organisations and communities all over southern Scotland focused on the future of…
OH CALAMITY!
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | Arts and Entertainment NewsIT’S hotting up for the cast of Calamity Jane after their move from rehearsals in the Telford Room…
Return to glass proving successful
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsBOTTLED milk is making a comeback in Langholm, thanks to the environmentally-aware retailer J M Ritchie at his…
Call for a rethink on town’s flood barriers
Week: 10 | 5th March 2020 | NewsResidents seek a pause in the process after concerns voiced OPPOSITION to a comprehensive flood protection scheme in…
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
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…
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
Week: 07 | 13th February 2020 | NewsCompany urged to talk to Langholm residents about proposal CONCERNS have been raised with a Langholm councillor about…
Floods, gales, ice and snow a typical Scottish February
Week: 07 | 13th February 2020 | NewsEskdale and Liddesdale struggle through atrocious winter weather this week Scotland said officers all over Dumfries and Galloway…
Plugging the hole in lost European funds
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsCouncil writes to politicians to ask for their support post-Brexit A EUROPEAN programme, which has funded organisations in…
Krakow and the real horrors of Auschwitz
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsAn account of a visit to this marvellous city and its bleak past Last week marked the 75th…
Council struggles over windfarm objection
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsCommunity councillors debate the need for more wind turbines TWO new giant windfarms, proposed for sites near Langholm,…
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
A number hurdles still to cross but it’s a step…
Popular event packs out hall
EVERY seat was filled in Newcastleton village hall for the…
Copshaw in spotlight as campaign launches
Scotland Starts Here will raise profile to attract more tourists…
Log wagon driver admits killing cyclist
Canonbie trucker admits causing death by careless driving CANONBIE trucker…
Expanding industry needs more workers
Langholm and Hawick collaborate on textile training course A GROWTH…
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
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsHEAVY rain and high winds disrupted travel last Saturday and caused a scare at the site of a…
Sounds of the past - Original school bell to be rehung at the new primary
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsAN IMPORTANT piece of Langholm’s heritage has been rescued and a new home found. The bell, which was…
A previous year test
Week: 01 | 2nd January 2020 | News
Academy plant sale flourishes
Week: 50 | 16th December 2019 | NewsIT’S time to get planting so make a bee-line for the Langholm Academy plant sale next week. The…
A most exciting year for initiative team: Langholm body calls for public to attend AGM and find out more
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative has been here for 25 years writes Jason Railton, but this is our biggest and…
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
JUDITH Johnson’s three decades of work in the community of…
Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
A FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
ONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Young Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional…
Lighting up Langholm
THE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and…
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…
