MP: It's Brexit now or election showdown
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsESKDALE’S MP has pledged to continue to back the Prime Minister’s policy on Brexit. David Mundell, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale…
Unique bothy is restored
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsPRIORSLYNN Bothy in Canonbie hosted an open day recently, giving the community the opportunity to visit the clay-walled,…
Loughborough learns lessons around Langholm
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU were to design a visitor centre to reflect the culture, history and geology of Eskdale and…
Firm’s community work earns award nomination: Langholm windfarm developer is in line for a national prize
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsTHE developer of the Crossdykes windfarm near Langholm has been nominated for a prestigious national award in recognition…
90% want flood scheme: Newcastleton residents have their say on wall and other options
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsNINE out of 10 Newcastleton residents, who responded to a survey, believe the community must have a flood…
Going wild in the woods is so much fun
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU went into the woods last Thursday, you were sure of a big zip line… Wild Eskdale…
Having a fun-gi time, won’t you join us? Mycologists hold their get-together in Langholm countryside
A GROUP of fungi enthusiasts are so impressed by their…
Bank customers to lose post office cash service
Barclays Bank says it will introduce its own cashback scheme
Bursting with ideas: Moorland community consultation attracts positive interest
THE options for the future management of an area of…
GP earns care award nomination
A GP in Newcastleton has made it to the finals…
Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Residents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and…
Little White Rose blossoms
TAKE a stroll down Langholm High Street and pause for…
Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may…
Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
A LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
LIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
THE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
ENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to…
It’s sew simple to recycle
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsPUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time getting to grips with machine sewing. Volunteer Jim…
Huge opportunities to help boost jobs market: Eskdale will benefit from a £15m investment in Chapelcross
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsA £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear power station will have far-reaching effects on…
Just champion for Campbell
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of the show ring in their stride at Langholm…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western Isles has shown how exciting a prospect such…
Delays “out of control”: Hospital patients can’t leave because they have nowhere to go
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsDELAYED discharges from hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway are “spiralling out of control”, says an MSP. Colin Smyth,…
School’s out for climate
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsTWO Langholm schoolgirls made their voices heard at the climate strike in Edinburgh last Friday. Cerys Gough and…
Shining a light on awards
STAFF at the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser had the cameras…
Progress on moor: Harris visit will give lots of ideas for Langholm
THE group behind the Langholm Moor community buy-out is ready…
Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
A VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm…
Proposed turbines will devastate landscape: More than 100 objectors claim windfarm will damage their valleys
MORE than 100 public objections to a windfarm development in…
MP impressed by campus expansion
A MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony…
Making sense of cancer
Lucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
A MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site…
Lamont joins deal-makers
LIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
ONE of the best show days in years produced a…
Wayne starts career on the beat
A FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police…
Do more for communities
A REGIONAL MSP has urged the Scottish government to do…
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
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in Douglas Square in Newcastleton while new restrictions are…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Golf News SportAFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of the Neil Stevenson memorial four-ball Texas Scramble couldn’t…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsAN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out to public consultation in the next few weeks.…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | News SportA REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health and well-being and provide a venue which supports…
Crossdykes construction commences in earnest: Communities will benefit by more than £300k from windfarm
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsCONSTRUCTION has begun on a windfarm near Langholm without the support of government subsidies. Muirhall Energy of Lanarkshire…
The Holm Showed us: Sunshine on Copshaw
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsFARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a gripping interbreed contest at the Holm Show last…
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
ONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
A CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
ESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through…
Liz is jumping for joy
LIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
THE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival…
Show will shine despite weather
THE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is…
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…
