Biggest wildlife petition presented to Scottish Parliament
Week: 02 | 8th January 2026 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton22,000 signature document is with Scotland’s decision-makers The petition going before the Scottish Parliament in a bid to…
Is Canonbie the friendliest town in the Borders?
Week: 02 | 8th January 2026 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsSome new residents certainly think it should be in the running By Jenny Curtis I was recently in…
FTS Dyers help maintain the Muckle Toon’s textile history
Week: 02 | 8th January 2026 | Community LifestyleSouth of Scotland Enterprise report on crucial Langholm business A Langholm specialist yarn dyer is helping keep alive…
Cards, cakes and jazzy jumpers, it's all about kids at Christmas
Week: 51 | 18th December 2025 | Community News SchoolFestive entertainment and competitions keep the children focussed! Langholm Pupil scoops festive design prize There was a musical…
Langholm Whisky Run 2026
Week: 51 | 18th December 2025 | Community SportThis year’s Langholm New Years Day Whisky Run will be held again, unsurprisingly, on January 1st.The organisation benefitting…
Sherwood Shenanigans hit the Langholm stage!
Week: 51 | 18th December 2025 | Arts Arts and Entertainment Community NewsYet another sell-out for Muckle Toon Panto…oh yes it is! The Langholm festive season wouldn’t be complete without…
Canonbie PO and store: How's it going?
Canonbie Community Enterprise answers some questions We asked the Canonbie…
Christmas thoughts from Rev Morag
As we move through another season in the life of…
Center Parcs receives official council go-ahead
Major leisure development near Hawick willsurely have a knock-on benefit…
Muckle Toon Christmas Cheer
Langholm group excel once more in creating an event to…
Excess water and blocked drains beleaguer the A7
The A7 Action Group and BEAR Scotland promise to address signage,…
Wind farm worries for distinctive goats
Oxygen Conservation’s plans at odds with Trust Conservationists have hit…
Rotary's Umbrella Walk raises an incredible amount
Over £40,000 raised for 38 local organisations by 192 walkers…
One of Langholm's mainstay organisations gets a colourful rebrand
Childcare facility is seen as a crucial lifeline for many…
SWAG concerned report will favour developers
Action Group gives us an update on the state of…
Windfarm windfalls for local organisations
Many applications for funding from Eskdale have been honoured A…
Wool, Woven and Wild
Creation Mill has just announced plans for a new festival…
Wind Farms versus the Eskdalemuir seismic array
Local MP calls for extra protections for monitoring station New planning…
ACTS looking for volunteer drivers
Week: 47 | 20th November 2025 | Lifestyle NewsAnnandale Community Transport Services (ACTS) is seeking volunteer drivers. If you have a clean driving licence, a few…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Week: 47 | 20th November 2025 | Community E&L LifePopular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John Reid, locally known as Treats, has opened an…
Third flood in a month leads to urgent calls for a solution
Week: 46 | 13th November 2025 | Community NewsSecuring the A7 at Townfoot from flooding must be a priority for BEAR Scotland and D&G Council By…
Oxygen Conservation have wind farm ideas.
Week: 46 | 13th November 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsLetters have been sent to all Copshaw households informing them of proposals for a new windfarm development. The…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
Week: 46 | 13th November 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Eskdalemuir NewsRemembrance Sunday marked in both valleys8-page supplement in this week’s E&L Read much more in this week’s E&L…
Caroline in tears at the kindness of everyone
Week: 46 | 13th November 2025 | Lifestyle NewcastletonCommunity in mourning at sad loss of Sam Cropper Copshaw Mum Caroline Blackie has said a huge and…
Muckle Bang brings Muckle Folk
Over 3,500 people attend Langholm’s Big Bang to see a…
Sports Centre project closes
For the past few months the project to open a…
MURTHOLM NO MORE!
Widespread disappointment as Loreburn Housing reneges on its promises for…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Langholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in…
Bloch Wind Farm £27m community benefit package
RES, a British company has joined forces with local Community…
Bus Network review
Council officers are recommending to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee…
Astonishing Alphorn music comes to the Buccleuch
Mark Hallam presents Mountain Adventures 2: The music As described…
BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
Recent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
Scottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has…
Hallpath flooding petition
A petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
BEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr…
Royal Mail sponsors girls' new 'Kit for Kids'
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
Week: 42 | 16th October 2025 | NewsLangholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows the success of The Langholm Alliance Man2Man sessions…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community NewsResident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the storm along with some crazy drivers and a…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie WalkingStorm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s annual mega-fundraiser to take place Thanks to all…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community Farming and EnvironmentGoat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The Langholm Initiative announced on 22nd September their intention…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Week: 41 | 9th October 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsPolice are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to harm Representatives for a groundbreaking conservation initiative, which…
Official plans submitted for Irvine House Holiday Lodges
Week: 39 | 25th September 2025 | Canonbie Community E&L Life NewsAfter local enthusiasm for the project, last year, Buccleuch have taken the vision to the next stage of…
Much-loved music festival has new team at the helm
Fresh committee have lots of ideas to carry the event…
Local Derby sees a win for Harlequins
It was looking good for Langholm until last-minute penalty Langholm…
Umbrella Walkers to step out for big Rotary event
Since its inception, the sponsored walk has raised of £390,000Rotary…
Langholm's locked and lacklustre lavvies
But behind the headline lies a more serious issue Following…
Goat Petition reaches Scottish Parliament
Board gives sympathetic hearing after 13,000 signatures The Wild Goat…
David Corrie Calvert MBE 1940 - 2025 : Obituary
Popular bandsman and Langholmite leaves behind a huge musical legacy…
Public Service Excellence award for Councillor Archie
Recognition for outstanding contribution to local government Councillor Archie Dryburgh…
Westerkirk Horticultural Society: A fine affair!
In this chaotic world, full of nonsense, a day at…
Our caprine friends are notoriously hard to count
There could be as many as 900 goats roaming the…
Langholm Pipe Band stars at Braemar Highland Games
King and Queen were ‘blown away’ by the Muckle Toon’s…
No comment from the public on Kilngreen’s transport hub
Potential risks of cycling on an E-bike down the A7…
Holm Show 2025
Copshaw’s big day expertly captured by the Camera Club Words…
